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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by NortySpock on Friday June 11, 2021 @07:56PM (#27479954)
"so few women study technical topics"

I don't even know what to say to this. Is [picks from list] speech pathologist, dental hygienist, nurse, payroll clerk or hairdresser NOT a job that involves a fair amount of knowledge, training, and skill?

Just because it's not EE or CS doesn't mean there isn't a wealth of technical and scientific understanding (or even just an understanding of the legal environment) going on behind the scenes of a profession.

So you're probably not going to find a girl who has exactly the same job as you and wants to date you -- but if you ask them to explain their profession to you, you might just learn there's a lot going on under the hood.

"they have to settle with women they have little in common with"

Again, this is just a lack of imagination. I studied a bit of chemistry, my wife studied a lot of chemistry, we appreciate that chemistry is cool. Just because I went with computers and she went with medicine doesn't mean we have "little in common"; we just find other topics to geek-out about.

"Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't." ― Bill Nye

[1] list was https://fourpillarfreedom.com/visualizing-u-s-occupational-e...

Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by throwaway33432 on Friday June 11, 2021 @08:48PM (#27480279)
debt is likely acquired with the degree; fields that skew female are also low-paying.

that's basically it: debt is not attractive.