Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a...
by acituan on Saturday June 12, 2021 @01:21AM
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> Maybe men are just not inherently less suited to academic success
Maybe. A strong essentialist proposition requires an equally strong evidence, though. Have you got any?
> systematic discrimination in their favor isn’t preventing equal-terms comparisons with women in that domain
What positive systemic discrimination do boys receive in education? Since we are not observing a sudden drop after K-12 but a longitudinal effect, please explain starting from K, if any.
Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a...
by marcellus23 on Saturday June 12, 2021 @11:54AM
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If that were true then why wouldn’t you want to change academia so that it works well for both men and women? Wouldn’t that be the obvious ethical path to take?
Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a...
by MyHypatia on Saturday June 12, 2021 @02:33PM
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I agree with you that changing academia so it works well for both men and women is the right thing to do. Find ways to help men improve reading and writing skills so they aren't left behind, and help women improve math and computer skills so they aren't left behind. The purpose of education is to uplift. Sometimes we get too caught up in it as a competition.
> Schools are not performing as well for men as they do for women.
Maybe men are just not inherently less suited to academic success, which is being made more clear now that systematic discrimination in their favor isn’t preventing equal-terms comparisons with women in that domain.
Equality of opportunity doesn't mean equality of outcomes, after all.