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Is Gender an Issue in Your Business? It might be. But advocating for your business is still the bottom line.

By Amy Rauch Neilson

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(YoungBiz.com) - Women race car drivers? Men who rundance studios? It can--and is--happening today. The gender lineshave definitely blurred, as both sexes are choosing careers andbusinesses that, not so long ago, society seemed to reservestrictly for men or women--not both.

Better ThanBallet
Courtney and Erica Enders are proof that racing cars isn't justfor guys anymore. Erica, now 18, got interested in racing at theage of 8 by following in her dad's tracks.

"I'd always go to the races with him, and I alwayswanted to be a driver," she says. "I was reading one ofhis magazines and found an article about kids' races. I askedhim if I could do it, and he said, 'Sure--this could be betterthan ballet.'" Better than ballet? You'd betterbelieve it!

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