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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Men are still over represented in (most of) the STEM fields.  The question is whether we should be pushing the no-college men to go into fields that are otherwise dominated by women (teaching, social work, etc).  On one hand, improved gender balance in those fields might have a net positive outcome for society.  On the other hand, those are lower-paying professions, and should we be pushing additional college debt to go into those fields?[/quote]

The reason they are lower paying is they are perceived to be women’s fields. Wasn’t always the case with most such “female” fields including nursing.[/quote]

Nurses, at least the ones with bachelor’s degrees, are not exactly low paid. Although, by DCUM standards they might be.

This is a chicken vs the egg phenomenon that could go either way. Men are usually more compelled to jobs that quickly bring money and prestige and will shift careers and studies accordingly. This contributes to the correlation as much as anything else.
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