College of Wm and Mary Staff Editorial: The Wo(Men)'s Rights Movement

Essay here. Excerpt:

'So, where are the cries for men’s gender equity?

Author and family therapist Michael Gurian argued in 2005 that “there is no big network that protects the needs of boys” and also commented that “if we create a generation of men who aren’t getting an education, that’s bad for women.”

It seems that the voices speaking up today for men’s equality in college admissions and college athletics are few, and it seems that they are speaking against a much louder voice of media images and traditional notions that say being male means not needing someone else to fight for you.

In reality, many of these problems start before college. The average male faces a dangerous statistic that says he will drop out or lose motivation during his early academic career. No wonder the competition among women in college admissions grows ever harsher, while most men merely follow their ambitions and boost the all-important gender ratio.'