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Re:Stephen Fry hits out at ‘infantile’ culture of trigger wo... by tgb on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @07:49AM (#11478695)
> The number of male teachers has dwindled rapidly over the decades.

Citation? World Bank disagrees with you but has only data going back to 1996 (then: 86% female, now: 87% female).

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.TCHR.FE.ZS/countr...

You know who has the highest percentages of teachers being female? Eastern Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and that region. Just for a point of comparison.

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Re:Stephen Fry hits out at ‘infantile’ culture of trigger wo... by golemotron on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @07:55AM (#11478730)
You have to go back further: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/07/sunday-review/why-dont-mor...
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Re:Stephen Fry hits out at ‘infantile’ culture of trigger wo... by tgb on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @03:23PM (#11482724)
That article is highly non-specific about trends over time.

I found some more specific numbers for Ireland: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/the-gender-gap-in-e...

1961: 63% female, 2011: 74% female

Clearly the trend that you claim, but hardly a staggering rate of change. Meanwhile, my searches still turn up articles complaining that school administration is male-dominant. I'll be frank: I don't think you have anywhere near enough evidence to make the claims (about causes) you're making.

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