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this is still one of the wildest graphs I've seen in recent times
why women and men go to college and what they expect to get out of college may have very little overlap, which explains (to the first order) a lot of differences in attendance, use, etc
why women and men go to college and what they expect to get out of college may have very little overlap, which explains (to the first order) a lot of differences in attendance, use, etc
just why they have such different expectations of college's purpose is harder to pin down
HAMMURABI'S ERA: Men pay Bride Price to the father
TODAY: Men pay Bride Price to college administrators, who laugh all the way to the bank
it's kind of impressive to invent something worse than the historic practice. At least the old way kept money in the family.
TODAY: Men pay Bride Price to college administrators, who laugh all the way to the bank
it's kind of impressive to invent something worse than the historic practice. At least the old way kept money in the family.
perhaps the median thinking is:
Men: if I go to college I will get a better job
Women: if I go to college I will become a better person
These are not terrible reasoning for a 17yo. They're equally unsophisticated. But they are quite distinct.
Men: if I go to college I will get a better job
Women: if I go to college I will become a better person
These are not terrible reasoning for a 17yo. They're equally unsophisticated. But they are quite distinct.
https://twitter.com/0xSpaceBucks/status/1720202545132359981
thinking of this bc of this thread about why many more women do study abroad in college
if goal is ~job-focused, median (male?) reasoning doesn't consider it. But if the goal is ~self-improvement focused, you weigh the costs v differently
if goal is ~job-focused, median (male?) reasoning doesn't consider it. But if the goal is ~self-improvement focused, you weigh the costs v differently
https://twitter.com/Scholars_Stage/status/1720193881940398218
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