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Its certainly interesting, but is also a perfectly acceptable outcome. Equality of opportunity does not mean equality of outcome. Not directly related, but I w

Its certainly interesting, but is also a perfectly acceptable outcome. Equality of opportunity does not mean equality of outcome. Not directly related, but I wonder what a chart would look like if you compared the absolute value of a college degree with this same time span. Its anecdotal, but success doesn't seem tied to college degrees in my experience. At this point I'd only get a degree if absolutely required by some sort of perfect job opportunity, as there doesn't appear to be any value to me personally otherwise.

ousta 8y ago
oh ok. it just means equality of outcome when it is mostly men at the top of something. like engineering.
goodfight 8y ago
I agree it is acceptable if there is true equality of opportunity. In addition, I also agree that the level of education rarely is a strong indicator of success. If I had to make the choice again I wouldn't go to college and would have just taken online courses for much cheaper. The debt bubble that is going to burst when all of these college students who get unprofitable degrees is going to be a major catalyst in the economy and for the worse.
eindiran 8y ago
The whole point of the article is that the ostensible goal of equality of outcome was used to justify moving away from equality of opportunity. "Given the phenomenal academic success of women in higher education over the last 35 years, reflected in an eye-popping cumulative gender college degree gap of 13 million more college degrees for women than men, how do we justify the continued gender favoritism for college women in terms of female-only scholarships, awards, fellowships, programs and many other campus resources?" If we had true "equality of opportunity" there wouldn't be either male-only scholarships or female-only scholarships, etc. I totally agree with your point that equality of opportunity doesn't mean equality of outcome, but this isn't what equality of opportunity looks like either.
- devoply 8y ago
  Exactly there is a festering double standard that needs highlighting and correction when the pendulum swings the other way.

ousta 8y ago

oh ok. it just means equality of outcome when it is mostly men at the top of something. like engineering.

goodfight 8y ago

I agree it is acceptable if there is true equality of opportunity. In addition, I also agree that the level of education rarely is a strong indicator of success. If I had to make the choice again I wouldn't go to college and would have just taken online courses for much cheaper. The debt bubble that is going to burst when all of these college students who get unprofitable degrees is going to be a major catalyst in the economy and for the worse.

eindiran 8y ago

The whole point of the article is that the ostensible goal of equality of outcome was used to justify moving away from equality of opportunity. "Given the phenomenal academic success of women in higher education over the last 35 years, reflected in an eye-popping cumulative gender college degree gap of 13 million more college degrees for women than men, how do we justify the continued gender favoritism for college women in terms of female-only scholarships, awards, fellowships, programs and many other campus resources?" If we had true "equality of opportunity" there wouldn't be either male-only scholarships or female-only scholarships, etc. I totally agree with your point that equality of opportunity doesn't mean equality of outcome, but this isn't what equality of opportunity looks like either.

devoply 8y ago
Exactly there is a festering double standard that needs highlighting and correction when the pendulum swings the other way.