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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:01 AM Original message |
College gender gap widens: 57% are women |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:04 AM Original message |
Oh, I dunno about the assumption... |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
13. When there are not enough educated male candidates for the boss position |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:17 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. That's the thing. There'll always be enough. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 11:35 AM Response to Reply #15 |
31. I think it is slowly changing |
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Mizmoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
24. tho my field, library science, is dominated by women |
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currents (61 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
28. Maybe it's because they take longer to graduate |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 12:00 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Why would it take them longer to graduate? n/t |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
52. What percentage are in the fields of nursing or education? nt |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 09:07 AM Response to Reply #52 |
80. Thank you for pointing out... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 09:29 AM Response to Reply #80 |
81. I wonder if numbers of women in "non-traditional" fields for women |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 09:37 AM Response to Reply #81 |
83. All excellent questions.... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 09:52 AM Response to Reply #83 |
84. What's the balance in graduate school? |
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StrongbadTehAwesome (623 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 11:37 AM Response to Reply #81 |
91. Men's numbers ARE staying the same. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 11:42 AM Response to Reply #81 |
92. True |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 10:00 AM Response to Reply #81 |
139. I think over half of new med school admissions are female. |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
1. It's extremely bad |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 01:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
41. Both tend to be true. |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
2. Shhh.. you're going to let "them" in our our secret plan |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
3. Does this mean I can have a sugar mommy? |
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gulfcoastliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
4. Damn maybe I should go back to school! |
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FloridaPat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
5. In the 60'e women went to college to get husbands. It was a forced |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:10 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Two words. |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 11:05 AM Response to Reply #9 |
27. they have to be twice as mean to not be perceived as weak |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 08:22 AM Response to Reply #27 |
76. Maybe that's why there are so many bullying *itch bosses? |
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Giant Robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 11:59 AM Response to Reply #9 |
35. Or any Queen of England |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 12:13 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Golda Mair was left leaning but had no choice but to surround herself |
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Giant Robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 08:19 PM Response to Reply #40 |
57. Thanks for the reminder! n/t |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 08:21 AM Response to Reply #9 |
75. Lynndie England, and what was that other woman's name? nt |
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Mist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:12 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. There are STILL women who go to college to get their "MRS" |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 08:40 AM Response to Reply #11 |
79. Indeed. |
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Mist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 01:23 PM Response to Reply #79 |
105. LOL! "Heels to pre-med" --reminds me of an 8am lecture class |
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JPZenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 02:21 PM Response to Reply #105 |
141. Women Studying in the Med School Library |
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uniden (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:17 AM Response to Reply #5 |
16. I dont see Hillary waving olive branches |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
18. I think that is sexist |
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uniden (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:29 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. how so? |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 11:17 AM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Assigning traits of individuals based on gender is sexist |
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uniden (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 02:07 PM Response to Reply #29 |
42. so if women vote 65% for one thing |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 05:06 PM Response to Reply #42 |
54. Opinions aren't exactly 'traits'. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 02:12 PM Response to Reply #54 |
112. You just assigned a trait which you assume. |
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artemisia1 (343 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 02:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
65. No, they don't want THEIR children to go off to war and die - but many are |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
6. Simple reason for that |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:58 AM Response to Reply #6 |
26. you beat me to this! |
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alarcojon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 07:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
72. and this is especially stark for men of color. |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
7. It's definitely bad. The last thing you want is a young man uneducated |
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uniden (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:14 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I agree |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:18 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Or maybe male and female reverse their roles in a family setting |
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uniden (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:23 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. hmmm... |
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Mithras61 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:32 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. You'd be surprised... |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 11:29 AM Response to Reply #22 |
30. I'm the same way |
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badger1080 (29 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 02:39 PM Response to Reply #30 |
45. I'd have a problem |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:22 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. The greater problem is that a college education is getting more |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 11:40 AM Response to Reply #14 |
33. A lots of women do |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-05 07:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
133. What's interesting is that isn't happening |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 11:35 AM Response to Reply #7 |
32. That's what I was going to say, NSMA! |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 11:42 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. And the largely right wing anti- elitist, intellectual sound bites only |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 12:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
38. That's because modern society is deficient. |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
8. I think that reason for that is that |
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uniden (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
10. that does not translate |
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geebensis (225 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
12. The numbers... |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
23. This is true in Canada too |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 02:12 PM Response to Reply #23 |
43. it's even happening in some graduate and professional programmes |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 01:18 PM Response to Reply #43 |
104. There were 20 females and 2 males in a grad Sociology course |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 05:04 PM Response to Reply #23 |
53. Men test better and women perform better. UofT didn't require GREs. |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 02:18 PM Response to Reply #53 |
140. I didn't have to write an entrance exam for either of my grad programmes |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
25. One this this does mean is that it will be easier |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 02:52 PM Response to Reply #25 |
48. are you saying that the reason that women are now in college is because |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 03:52 AM Response to Reply #48 |
69. are you saying the reason that men aren't now in college is because... |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 07:45 AM Response to Reply #69 |
73. I have my own ideas on why women outnumber men in college |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 08:26 AM Response to Reply #73 |
77. Another possible reason, |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 08:36 AM Response to Reply #77 |
78. I agree.. |
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Giant Robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
37. This post leads me to ask the next logical question |
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umass1993 (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
39. My Father Did Research on This |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 02:39 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. That is just not true |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 04:57 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. I suspect that in a different context you'd object to blaming the victim |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 08:47 PM Response to Reply #51 |
59. I have 3 sons and a daughter |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 12:37 PM Response to Reply #59 |
95. Deleted message |
lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 03:19 PM Response to Reply #59 |
117. Your post is a perfect example of the importance of fathers. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 04:19 PM Response to Reply #59 |
122. You are exactly right, sandnsea |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 08:33 AM Response to Reply #122 |
138. I think you hit on a very important point.... |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 01:43 PM Response to Reply #51 |
109. Are you implying that having a SAHD is a bad thing? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 03:06 PM Response to Reply #109 |
116. Not at all. |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 04:02 PM Response to Reply #116 |
120. The gender gap in income is also a problem. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 09:46 PM Response to Reply #120 |
130. SAHD |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-05 07:36 PM Response to Reply #130 |
132. hmmm |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-05 08:45 PM Response to Reply #132 |
134. What we have here is failure to communicate. |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-05 10:00 PM Response to Reply #134 |
135. Thank you for clarifying |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 05:08 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. *applause* |
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umass1993 (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 12:45 PM Response to Reply #55 |
96. What are you talking about? |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 08:26 PM Response to Reply #46 |
58. And also stop asking girls to give blow job |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 02:39 AM Response to Reply #46 |
66. I know of no boys who drop out of school for those reasons |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 04:12 AM Response to Reply #46 |
70. That, also, is just not true |
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DemExpat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 10:05 AM Response to Reply #70 |
85. I agree with your assessment Psephos. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 10:27 AM Response to Reply #85 |
87. Since the boys aren't allowed to disrupt the classrooms anymore |
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DemExpat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 10:39 AM Response to Reply #87 |
89. I do agree with over diagnosis here. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 02:08 PM Response to Reply #89 |
111. Are there fewer men teaching in high school than in the past? |
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DemExpat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 03:25 PM Response to Reply #111 |
118. I am an ex-pat, and in Holland schools look to me to be very |
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umass1993 (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 01:05 PM Response to Reply #87 |
101. I don't know how to respond to such anger. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 01:09 PM Response to Reply #101 |
102. I agree. Imagine if someone wrote "Blacks aren't allowed to |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 05:25 AM Response to Reply #87 |
136. I couldn't agree MORE. |
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umass1993 (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 01:02 PM Response to Reply #85 |
100. Thanks for so clearly and evenhandedly |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 01:14 PM Response to Reply #85 |
103. As a parent of two daughters, I agree with you. |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 10:49 AM Response to Reply #70 |
90. I'm inclined to agree with you. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 11:59 AM Response to Reply #70 |
93. It's uncool to value school and education |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 08:04 AM Response to Reply #46 |
74. That's more ugly sexism. |
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umass1993 (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 12:32 PM Response to Reply #46 |
94. Yes, it is true |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 04:17 PM Response to Reply #39 |
50. The vista from this sweeping statement |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 08:59 PM Response to Reply #50 |
60. Men's Rights and Neo-feminist theory |
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DemExpat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 10:16 AM Response to Reply #60 |
86. I think it is broader than the school system... |
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JayWyss (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 07:23 PM Response to Reply #86 |
127. I think the lack of TRUE physical activity is the problem for boys |
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DemExpat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-05 05:25 PM Response to Reply #127 |
131. Your experience does seem to confirm this, Jay, |
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umass1993 (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 01:41 PM Response to Reply #50 |
108. between 1961 and 2001 |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 02:45 AM Response to Reply #39 |
67. Pre-college level teaching has always been dominated by women |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 09:33 AM Response to Reply #67 |
82. Not high school. Math, history, geography, science and government depts. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 08:33 PM Response to Reply #82 |
129. I was trying to figure out some reason why boys' interest in college-- |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
44. I think the girls have made tremendous progress but the boys |
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Tiggeroshii (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
47. Holy shit i'm a minority |
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JusticeForAll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
49. What are corresponding high school graduation rates? |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 05:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. pluse we need the rates of guys opting out of going to college though |
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lolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 09:12 PM Response to Reply #56 |
62. A more meaningful statistic |
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Dude_CalmDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
61. OK, now I really want to go get my master's degree. |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 10:11 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Get this |
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The Blue Knight (555 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-05 11:38 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Just did a paper on this in ENEX101... |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 07:21 AM Response to Reply #64 |
71. Wait, how can 60% of men be business majors, and 80% of men |
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umass1993 (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 12:58 PM Response to Reply #64 |
99. Your point is consistent with what I said, |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 03:37 PM Response to Reply #64 |
119. I think you meant that 60% of Engineers are men |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-05 05:38 AM Response to Reply #64 |
137. Man, I can see that. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 02:49 AM Response to Original message |
68. Some schools are lowering their requirements for male entry |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
88. how are schools tailored to "girls" other than kicking out disruptive boys |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 12:52 PM Response to Reply #88 |
97. If you decide a gender is "disruptive" you're already tailoring it. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 01:28 PM Response to Reply #97 |
106. I'm being specific - by disruptive boys I mean boys that are being disrup |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 02:23 PM Response to Reply #97 |
114. Man did my sister and I defy this stereotype: |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 02:40 PM Response to Reply #114 |
115. I have 2 daughters, both excellent students, but in VERY |
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umass1993 (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 12:54 PM Response to Reply #88 |
98. I could hypothesize, |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 01:32 PM Response to Reply #98 |
107. without examples I won't be reading the books you |
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umass1993 (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 01:52 PM Response to Reply #107 |
110. I'll tell you why |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 02:13 PM Response to Reply #107 |
113. Here are a couple of books in addition to Faludi's work |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
121. As far as I am concerned, this is GOOD news |
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Barkley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
123. Some colleges have "Affirmative Action" programs for males |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
124. The gap is especially acute in the Black and Hispanic communities |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
125. OLDER women |
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DemExpat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 06:18 PM Response to Reply #125 |
126. LOL! Join the crowd then.... |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-05 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
128. So now men are going to be OK with affirmative action? |
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