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I know 99% of posts like this are rage bait & I swear to God I’m asking in good faith. I’m not a sexist and I legitimately want your alls opinion. Women are attending & graduating higher education significantly more than men. Why do you think this is?
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Anonymous 1w

Women usually think deeper in terms of an education path. Whether it be to seek the life she’s always wanted, the money, or the knowledge. And plus to society a highly educated woman looks good to potential suitors that she would also want. Like very “high brow” educated men love intelligent women. They tell women that they should be smart in order to find good partners. Along with certain career paths requiring the higher education anyway

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Anonymous 1w

two reasons (of many) trades and blue-collar labor appeal less to women due to the nature of the work + male-dominated workplace culture ideological feedback loop— men lean conservative, higher ed leans liberal ->

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Anonymous 1w

There a couple different reasons. 1) We are socialized to be better in classrooms. Girls are taught to listen and learn in a way that boys aren’t. If a girl acted out she’d get shunned by her peers and bullied. If a boy did so, especially in younger grades, he’d get praised. 2) Women haven’t had as much opportunities to get higher ed as men have. It wasn’t that long ago that women were banned for higher education.

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Anonymous 1w

Most jobs that don’t require a degree are dominated by men

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Anonymous 1w

Because for the first time in human civilization, we can

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Anonymous 1w

sitting still for hours in a classroom learning things comes easier to women than men

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

conservative men less likely to enter environment where most people disagree with them

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

I agree both of those are contribute to the gap. Thank you for answering i appreciate it.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

Thank you for answering

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Anonymous replying to -> twirling_tornado 1w

it doesn't "come easier" that's a patriarchal myth. they're conditioned earlier to be obedient, quiet and small, which is the ideal student in our current academic environment

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 1w

tell me you’ve never interacted with children without telling me. ive babysat thousands of times and the girls will literally sit and color while the boys are bouncing off the walls

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Anonymous replying to -> twirling_tornado 1w

they are like that from day 1

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Anonymous replying to -> twirling_tornado 1w

& this is because girls have earlier self regulation

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Anonymous replying to -> twirling_tornado 1w

Provide some scientific data then. If you want to make claims you gotta be able to back them up with science

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Anonymous replying to -> twirling_tornado 1w

you're right lol, i said something adjacent in my answer about blue collar jobs appealing less to women bc of the manual labor. not sure why you're getting dogpiled.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

no problem

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Anonymous replying to -> twirling_tornado 1w

Tell that to working with women with a disability. The guys I work with are far more chill than my ladies. Yeah they color and everything when they get bored but they’re my more difficult group to calm down when they undergo stress

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Anonymous replying to -> strawberry_hair 1w

3) Blue collar jobs are often extremely sexist and have an extremely bad reputation amongst most people. Whether or not that should be the case, it is.

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 1w

female vs male socialization 100% differs, and not *all* boys are more energetic than *all* girls. but testosterone spikes risk-taking, possibly aggressive, & "rambunctious" behaviors

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

nobody is being dogpiled lol

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Anonymous replying to -> strawberry_hair 1w

Thank you for answering, I agree with all 3 points. Do you mind if I ask a follow up question?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

Of course! Ask as many questions as you want

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 1w

ok sure. do you have a counterargument

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

counter argument to what?

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 1w

testosterone's impacts on human behavior— well-documented in scientific literature and not a "patriarchal myth"

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

i never claimed hormones don't impact human behavior. that would be ridiculous. i fear you've failed to understand the core of the argument

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

i'd appreciate if you leave the straw men out from here on out, thanks

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 1w

google is free

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 1w

you claimed that gender-based behavioral differences between children are solely derived from socialization. you'll probably look better if you just admit that you misspoke

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Anonymous replying to -> twirling_tornado 1w
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Anonymous replying to -> twirling_tornado 1w

google is free but comprehension and conversational retention are learned

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Anonymous replying to -> twirling_tornado 1w

lmfao your own article proves my point 😭 ***NO SIGNIFICANT GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOMES*** which was the claim made that started this entire thread

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 1w

i never claimed one thing about socialization 💀 i claimed biological differences lmao

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 1w

are u genuinely illiterate? there is not a single person in this thread saying girls and boys have differences in academic achievement outcomes. this thread asks why women CHOOSE to ATTEND and GRADUATE from HIGHER EDUCATION more than men do. complete different topic lmao

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