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> There is always talk of increasing the number of women in STEM fields, but never any talk of increasing the number of men in the arts On this particular poin
by rewq4321 6y ago
> There is always talk of increasing the number of women in STEM fields, but never any talk of increasing the number of men in the arts
On this particular point, I think it's because STEM-like fields are quite economically useful compared to the arts. On average, it would probably "hurt" men (in financial/power terms) to encourage more of them to go into the arts.
- bArray 6y agoI don't argue against STEM fields typically yielding higher paid careers. But there is more to consider than finances: For example I think mental health is a major issue (suicide, prison, depression, etc). I don't see encouraging men into other fields where they learn to express themselves as a detractor. Putting more men into the arts for example doesn't mean less men in STEM fields. A lot of the male prison population usually have mental illness, sexual assault histories, were raised by a single parent (often the mother) or more generally a broken home. It's not ideal, but if we encouraged more male teachers into the early education system, perhaps young boys would have a good male role model to look up to.