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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's amazing how nasty people are toward boys.  These are our sons and your future SIL's.[/quote]

Yes, it's depressing.  [/quote]

The responses here aren't nasty to boys.  They are trying to get people like you to get your heads out of your butts.

Boys are fine.  They still run the world.  Women are still getting the poop end of the stick.

You two really need to get a frickin grip.[/quote]

Dear lord, can you feminists really [b]not[/b] understand the difference between white boomer men, and young millennial and Gen Z boys?

Yeah, you go tell the young black men getting harassed by cops that they rule the world, or the white teen boy in Appalachia who was orphaned by the opioid epidemic who’s town is dying; that THEY rule the world.

Get out of your feminist UMC bubble.

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There’s a segment of men dominating in many areas that has unfortunately been extrapolated to be associated with all males. [/quote]
If you read the article, it states that boys still outperform girls in STEM related subjects. Those types of jobs pay a lot more.  So, even if girls are outperforming boys in school, that's not translating into higher paying jobs.

[quote]Despite female students outperforming males virtually across the board, this advantage is not necessarily carried through to employment, said Carroll.

Young women are still under-represented in some STEM subjects, have fewer opportunities available and command lower salaries than men.

“We need to figure out why female students are still less likely to pursue technology, engineering and maths, and what the possible implications of these gender-based patterns are for labor markets,” Carroll added.[/quote]

There are very few jobs women can do without a degree that pays decently. Not so for men.  The vocational jobs that pay well tend to be more geared towards men -- plumbers, electricians, and the like.   Coupled with the cost of college, a lot of young men don't see the need to go to college or an education in general.

The other reason for the disparity is maturity.  Boys mature slower than girls. My DS is a really smart kid.  He was in a magnet program in HS.  He said that the boys did well (DS and a male friend got straight As), but that they cared less about academics in general.  The girls were much more serious students.

I honestly think that girls have been allowed to shine more now in academics, whereas boys have not moved much in terms of academic performance.  So, it appears that boys are doing worse than girls, but in reality, it's just that the girls have really stepped up their game. They've been told that they can do whatever they want, and to not let being a female stop them. Boys didn't need that message because they already saw male figures in power positions, as astronauts, etc..  They still do, [b]so I am not sure why boys aren't able to step up[/b].[/quote]

The first step is admitting there is a problem.[/quote]
The problem is the parents who are not pushing their boys to step up their game.[/quote]
To add... if girls have been able to step up their game, why can't the boys?  It's either the boys don't care enough or the parents are coddling the boys. Either way, that's a personal problem, not a systemic problem.  There is no college or job that won't let in smart boys. This isn't like when colleges wouldn't admit women,  or when  women were relegated to being a teacher or secretary.[/quote]

It's funny, you admit there is a problem. However, just blaming the parents, and let's be honest, it's the moms, means that these women haven't stepped up their game, doesn't it? [/quote]

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