University Of California: "SeXX Shift"

Submitted by anthony on Thu, 2009-01-15 04:31

Article here. Excerpt:

'One of the biggest splits occurs in families with a father who has little education or is absent — with sons much less likely than their sisters to go to college, said Claudia Buchmann, an Ohio State University sociologist who spoke at UC Davis in November. The reasons are unclear, though young men from those families may face more pressure to get a job immediately after high school, place a lower priority on education or fail to recognize the potential of a degree to raise their earning power.
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The result, Kimsey said, is a society of women who are increasingly highly educated and white collar and men who are less educated and blue collar.
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Many men who do go to college seem less prepared than their female classmates for the rigors of their coursework, say some UC Davis academic advisers and students. Men tend to procrastinate more in their studies while many women seem driven to excel.'

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"Many men who do go to college seem less prepared than their female classmates for the rigors of their coursework, say some UC Davis academic advisers and students. Men tend to procrastinate more in their studies while many women seem driven to excel.'"

The above is due in very large part to an anti-male "Pygmalion Effect," inherent in our misandrist educational institutions.

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Submitted by MR on Fri, 2009-01-16 03:42

***Men tend to procrastinate more in their studies while many women seem driven to excel.'***

Well, I think a better explanation would be that women do better due to their need to please the authority figure while men may lag more due to being more likely to challenge, compete, or resent the authority figure. This is why girls get better grades in high school yet the boys get higher SAT scores.

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Submitted by Tom on Fri, 2009-01-16 14:28