Why are there very few men attending college?

[Anonymous]

And will Affirmative Action for Men help fix this problem?

Yes, Affirmative Action will help increase the number of men in colleges

No, Affirmative Action won't change anything

[normalice]

These are not the statistics of "very few." It's just a narrative spun by redpill weirdos to make themselves feel like they are victims of society instead of victims of their own failings.

[Asker]

Richard Reeves is not a red piller. If it was Andrew Tate or something then I would not take it seriously, but Richard Reeves still supports feminism and Black men, so I wouldn't consider him a red piller or a right wing lunatic.

He's just saying girls mature faster than girls and do better in terms of academics and that maybe sending boys to school earlier might be a good idea. They have 3-K now and after pre-K. He's just talking about improving education for boys that fall behind.

If he was Jordan Peterson or Andrew Tate then I would dismiss it, but I don't think Richard Reeves is trying to promote traditional conservativism or some right-wing ideology. But, that being said, yes I understand why you would be skeptical of something like that and 99% of the time I think assuming it is a red pill propaganda you would be correct. To me Richard Reeves is usually neutral. I never seen push any misogynistic believes.

[normalice]

There have been too many subtle "foot in the door" approaches to normalizing far right ideology without assuming anything even a little bit aligned isn't participating in that effort. Unless they go out of their way to provide the context that the far right typically leaves out because their arguments collapse if they include it.

[normalice]

Here's an example as someone presenting the redpill arguments as something with valid points but still providing context to the many things that shouldn't be taken seriously
https://youtu.be/CDrJo8d45gc?si=_On47nmwGlnlef8p

[Anonymous]

Probably reflective of how parents treat sons these days more than anything else. For example my sister got $50k worth of school paid for and $40k car. I got... literally nothing.

[jennifer_bloom]

I can’t see the video because the link is restricted so I’m sorry if this is off topic and not related to the video.

My response is that male and female ratios depend on major. My friend’s mother studied STEM in Brazil and was the only female in a group of 200 or 300 males. They did not even build washrooms for women in her university sciences building cause women never studied her subject in school.

I took a class on culture in university and there was only 1 male in a crowd of 20 females.

[Avicenna]

I'd hardly say that there is some crisis here- many men are simply choosing a different path. Honestly, the trades are a better option for lots of people anyway. And it's entirely possible that a lot of office and some managerial positions will be eliminated or reshaped by AI.

[Snakeyes7]

Maybe they are realizing that college is just a scam now and not worth going to unless you are trying to go for STEM, law or medicine. Even that has some fields that can be potentially bypasses just by getting a certification like IT.

Either way, they know that in the worst of times, blue collar work has far more job security.

[LiamJHayden]

What is the breakdown by profession? A lot of degreed positions make far less than certain trades.

Anyway, I dropped out after my freshman year because my business was already making me more than what my intended degree ever would. Of course I do often get rejected by women who have advanced degrees, most of whom make nowhere near what I do.

[exitseven]

I think covid soured a lot of people on college. Some college's are still pushing remote learning on their students. I suspect the parents re not amused to spend 100K a year to have your kid sit in front of a laptop.

[Billlewis]

Men often tend to have shorter attention spans than women, which is deleterious to scholastic advancement.

[OtterMan68]

maybe they are looking to make more money as a mechanic, electrician, or plumber graduae with no debt and eventually own their own business

[Anonymous]

They're going their own way?