Nepal where women only enjoy their freedom when it’s safe for them to enjoy, USA seemed like a utopia to us; based on the movies we watched and stories we heard. We imagined USA to be a place where women did what they wanted to do, every individual was tucked under the warm blanket of justice and per capita income was high enough to keep everyone happy. My stay in USA for the past three weeks revealed the contrary. I discovered that gender discrimination still persists in here and so does every other problems of a growing nation, perhaps in a more subtle form. My curiosity began after reading an appalling fact in the book, ‘Women in Tech’ by Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack. She writes, “In 1984, 38 percent of computer science degrees were awarded to women; in 2014, less than 10 percent were.” However, that is not how it is in the sector of biology at all! Comparatively 47.6% of medical graduates in 2015 in the United States were female, which is almost half. So what is happening here? Why aren’t women pursuing a degree in a lucrative sector like tech and why is the rate decreasing every year? The facts are open for many interpretations. Nonetheless it’s pretty clear that there are forces outside the control of women that has been dragging them away from this career in the United States. During my conversation with a Vietnamese student studying at University of Washington named Nhung Le, she reveals that back in her country, even though people seemed to promote equality, they still held the stereotypical view that women should only pursue certain career paths. “I remember when I was young, I quite enjoyed studying math and physics. But my mother insisted that biology was a better option for me; she wanted me to be a pharmacist. So I ended up taking biology for my undergrad. It’s not that I regret taking biology because I very much enjoy the subject but it’s also true that my parents shaped my career in some way or the other,” says 22 year old Nhung.