Silence on the Gender College Degree Gap

2013-10-02T17:48:01+00:00

It’s unlikely that any college commencement speaker will mention the significant, and growing, gender imbalances in America’s higher education system.

On the contrary; I wouldn't be surprised if the gender imbalance was mentioned in glowing terms, praising inequality as if it's a great victory.

HallOTMountainTroll · 2013-10-02T17:34:37+00:00

Anticipated responses:

"Woah, woah- the gap narrows as you go into the more prestigious degrees! Clearly, something is stopping women from seeking after their master's and doctorates at the same rate as they outperform men on associate's and bachelor's! This is a clear sign of continuing barriers against women in higher education! It must be redressed!"

"Yeah, women are earning more degrees- but how many of them are STEM degrees? Those are the ones that matter!"

"Clearly, the fault here lies with manchildren. Man up and stop being so insecure and obsessed with your own masculinity, you manchildren"

sens2t2vethug · 2013-10-02T15:00:22+00:00

Very interesting article (if you follow the link through to the original, full, report). Thanks for posting it.

eekamike · 2013-10-02T20:09:03+00:00

First of all, things like this are why I keep coming back to this subreddit, rather than the fb posts, tumblr rants, feminist hate, etc. Thank you.

Things like this infuriate me. I don't get why these stats aren't acted upon. I don't get why believing that action is needed here makes me some sort of extremist. I don't get why I can't discuss this with any of my college-educated friends without getting bashed or upsetting them. Is the whole world blind to this? Why was this a "victory" in the eyes of the President? And then people still fight over the "wage gap." Being an "Average Joe" is worse than being an "Average Jane" in our world. So why are people focused on Jane, again?

I don't get it, man. I normally dislike all the feminist hate in this subreddit, but maybe this is the reason why there's so much of it. This isn't equality.

Title	Silence on the Gender College Degree Gap
Author	EvilPundit
Upvotes	40
Comments	5
Date	October 2, 2013 8:35 AM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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