Job prospects fear as boys shun university

Major Tom · #1 31st-January-2007

From the Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770

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Job prospects fear as boys shun university

Men face a struggle for good jobs in future as growing numbers of teenage boys shun university, Government officials have warned.
Ministers are becoming increasingly concerned at the widening gender gap in higher education, after 22,500 more young women than men won university places last year.
Higher education officials warned that men could find themselves marginalised in the jobs market as employers increasingly look to hire staff with degrees.
In evidence to an inquiry by MPs, the Government also raised fears that progress at getting more working class students into university may be levelling off.
The concerns emerged at a time of major upheaval in higher education, with undergraduates being charged top-up tuition fees of Â£3,000 a year for the first time.
In a document sent to the Commons education select committee, the Government said: "Gradual progress has been made in broadening the social mix of the student population, but progress has been slow and there are signs that it may be starting to level off.
"The social class gap in participation remains the biggest single issue, although we are increasingly concerned about male participation."
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) warned that university, once dominated by young men, was becoming increasingly the preserve of women.
Hefce chief executive Professor David Eastwood said: "It matters in the sense that it mattered when it was the other way around.
"The wider worry is that if we are not careful we are going to arrive at a position where young lads are alienated, they are under-skilled and, given everything we say about the nature of the knowledge economy and the premium that will be placed on graduate skills, they will find themselves disadvantaged in the labour market."
Prof Eastwood dismissed the idea of gender quotas for university places to address the problem.
But he added: "We need to understand better why this is happening and start taking some action sooner rather than later."
Ministers have set a target to get 50 per cent of young people into higher education.
Figures last year showed 47 per cent of 17-30 year-old women had entered higher education by 2004, compared to just 37 per cent of young men.
Last year, 57 per cent of first degree graduates were women.

A lot of damage has already been done to boys education and as a result to society. Shame they don't realise that feminist meddling in the education system has had a part to play in this.

Some of the comments:

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It's not just students. It is rare to see a male teacher! What about some role models for young boys growing up?

- Adam Slarke, UK/Latvia

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So we have quotas for MP's (for women) we have quotas for the police force (for women) we have quotas for many other things when it matters to women. When will there be something for men? Men should vote with their feet until equality is reached in areas such as university places, child custody, unfair divorce settlements etc.

- Simon, York

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This is probably more to do with young men feeling there is no future for them, especially given the mass importation of foreign workers, UK companies shifting jobs abroad, and massively cheap imports from Asia devasting the remains of our manufacturing industries.

Women may feel some satisfaction in this picture, but having millions of poorly educated, unemployable, and resentful young men on the streets is a socially explosive situation.

- Roy, Southend, UK

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I thought when men get marginalized then it's only fair, for the millions of years men have been treating women like slaves.

Hell, if it wasn't for the power of modern feminism I know I'd be married to 10 wives, all of them naked and working in the fields!

It's only bad when women get marginalized, as men can't really feel pain, not in the way that only women can. Well, that's what I've read, so it must be true.

- Dino Fancellu, UK

TheSharpenedPen · #2 1st-February-2007

Love those comments by the British men. Of course as you know, this same situation exists in every westernized (read feminized) nation in the world - this is an international pandemic.

The fools that built this feminized world of ours can rest assured though that the legs of the thrones upon which they sit are wobbly indeed. Violence and crime will continue to worsen as children grow up denied parents and opportunities both.

Lucky for stove manufacturers that feminism came along! The cost savings of not having to include ankle chains with every unit and skid guards for bare feet, have made them millions more in sales revenue than would have otherwise been possible.

TheSharpenedPen
"If the pen is mightier than the sword, best keep it sharp."

Tyrael · #3 1st-February-2007

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We need to understand better why this is happening and start taking some action sooner rather than later."

The core cause is feminism. Yeah it's getting quite late for that. By the way there shouldn't be any "quotas" it's one of the most stupidest things ever.

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