More women graduating from college than men?

Question

I've heard that there are more women graduating from college than men nowadays. This confirms what I've always known to be true: that gender equality is impossible, because interpersonal dynamics require one gender or the other to be dominant.

I feel that there are 2 reasons for the change in college graduation:

1. There are tons of self-help groups and scholarships for women, but not for men.
2. The anti-male attitudes and norms in many colleges and universities.

Challenging these anti-male attitudes is clearly important, but I have another idea. How about creating scholarships and financial assistance programs specifically for men?

Answer 1

Be assured they will catch up. The ones who went into service to get the college benefit has not returned yet to fulfill that part of their lives. It will be a high rise in men in college then.

Answer 2

My community college has a program that gives financial assistance to students taking up career studies that are non-traditional based on their gender. That's a good idea, because some fields lack one gender or the other. That program, by the way, is separate from the regular financial aid office, which all students can get assistance from.

A guy in my communications class last semester told me that he is majoring in paralegal studies, and getting extra financial help through that program. Of course, the paralegal field is generally thought of as having more females working in it. And any female student at my community college can use that same program as an extra financial aid option if they are studying mechanical engineering or something like that. So, there's one example of both genders getting gender-specific help. But they would only qualify for the program if they are studying for fields that are typically non-traditional for each gender. Other colleges might have those kind of financial assistance programs. I don't know.

So, coming from the female perspective, I do agree with you. Both genders should be equal and have equal opportunities.

Anyway, good social issues question.

Answer 3

I've already made a dissertation on the merits or otherwise of over-education of every simple thing in life. Now we have a contributor here with a degree in finance - jeez! Truly makes me wonder how the world survived without all this 'education' - funny thing is - it developed all these schools on the basis of the way it was - so it couldn't have been all wrong. Frankly shocked by the stories in the link from Shorty - perhaps another proof to add the Grappler University research programme into reasons why government is insisting on handing money to women for any reason at all. BTW - Grappler does not receive any government funding so as to preclude conflicts of interest. We operate solely on income derived from research and patents - and most of that goes to funding disadvantaged students.

Answer 4

Yes, there are more women than men who are attending and getting degrees in higher education in most developed countries.

The reason for this is not that women are now the dominant gender as you suggest. Dominance does not explain motivation, perseverance or ambition in either gender.

I believe the reason that more women than men are attending and graduating college is due IMO to women having more freedom today to pursue higher education and develop their talents. So, more women compared to the past are attending because they now can and want to.

Are there less men attending or are there just more women attending so that to you it looks like there are less men attending when in fact the percentage under the male population has remained about the same?

The problem with the 2 reasons you have given is that for instance in Europe neither women or men get scholarships and that hasn't made a difference, still more women than men attending and graduating. So your first point is completely false.

About your second point does this anti-male attitude you suggest exists impede men from attending college? I don't think so, you are underestimating the determination that men have, if indeed this anti-male attitude does exist I highly doubt it that this would deter any strong-willed man from pursuing and obtaining his degree.

Answer 5

I believe that this is clearly meant to be well-intentioned but not exactly viable for this century. I would like to point out that men still earn more than women, thereby leveling the playing field for both sexes. I still think that this is a male-dominated society despite which gender is earning more degrees. Look at some of the best entrepreuneur's...they do not have degrees, yet most of them are male.

Answer 6

I think you missed the key word! 'Graduating'
I read a report similar to this, but it said that women were graduating at the top of the class!
I don't know that the enrollment is that far off as far as gender goes. But the one I read said that women are trying harder and better focused on their goals while the guys are having fun in college (partyin')! While there are groups who provide scholarships specifically for women, there are still plenty of opportunities for the guys (like Football)! Do you really think that any women's sports has near the $$$ in scholarships that are shelled out every year by alumni groups to get the best Football team??!!
I think it's not the opportunities that made these statistics...I think it's a difference in priorities!

Answer 7

The scholarships for the women actually come under the disguise of expoliting them, for instance as a prize for Miss Universe competitions.
Unless you want to be exploited, I don't think this is the answer.
I believe that women are gaining more advantages in life because of our male counterparts who are giving in too much to them in return for sex or a date.
If we want to regain our dominance, lets be the ones who get to choose our gals instead of letting the gals choose us. Gals ***** around more than we guys do, so they will not unitedly put on a strong front to repel any male advances. More importantly, they will be more afraid of another female counterpart seizing the opportunity to win the guy they want... For us guys, in a worst situation, lets just walk along the dark alleys and get a hooker.

Answer 8

I don't think there are many scholarships created with specific genders in mind, like all those people against african-american's getting special treatment, a lot of this has ended in the past couple decades. It's just over dramatized. If your smart enough to make it into a college, you'll get in. Simple as that.

Answer 9

Why not, if that's how you feel? Why don't you pony up some $$$ for that? I honestly don't think it's a bad idea, but I can't say that I agree with your statements. Maybe women just tend to be more motivated then men to pursue higher education. Getting assistance from others probably has very little to do with it.

Answer 10

But, I bet women will still get paid a lot less then men.