I also know a woman who was raised by her parents to believe she could achieve anything, in any field, as long as she worked hard. She worked in a veterinarian’s office through high school, then became a vet-tech, before going on to become a certified veterinarian. After several years she went back to school to earn a law degree. She has been a successful independent attorney for the past eight years. All of this in addition to being mother to three children, and an upstanding member of her community. Also, Serena Williams lost tennis games to a low-ranked male player.