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Monday, October 4, 2010

Where the Boys AREN'T

Things are tough all over. I was listening to the radio this afternoon and they were discussing affirmative action for men when it comes to college admissions. Women now make up 60% of the college population and have higher graduation rates to boost.

Kind of changes the whole college experience doesn’t it? The article in the NY Times interviewed college co-eds who talked about a perpetual ‘girls-night out’ experience just because there just aren’t a lot of guys around.

As you go higher, to Masters and PhDs, it gets even worse. Where are the men?

I guess going to college to get your M.R.S. isn’t going to work. Of course, if you are a guy in college, especially a single, straight guy, I doubt you’re complaining much as the odds are in your favor.

Back in the day, the trend was to skew education towards the girls to ‘level the playing field.’ Is it possible that we went too far in that direction? Could it be that boys aren’t as disciplined? Maybe girls are just smarter!

So do you think that there should be affirmative action for men (not just minority men) but all men? Better yet, why do you think that boys aren’t doing as well as girls in grade school and in college?

Labels: Men, Sex

posted by SDC @ 5:49 PM

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