Yeah, NEETdom is mostly a male thing, which kind of begs the question of what happens to the female equivalent - low-functioning, not much productivity, neither

Yeah, NEETdom is mostly a male thing, which kind of begs the question of what happens to the female equivalent - low-functioning, not much productivity, neither intellectual nor social skills. Some will end up getting landed with kids by men who don't stick around - in most countries some combination of the state and their extended family will pick up the tab. Some won't have kids, but will act as carers for their wider family. And overall being low-status, working a low-level job with no chance of progression, is less of a problem for women than men (Native-born men in particular, but that's a whole other can of worms), so some can just quietly get on with life. I'm not sure what the lesson is here, but there's surely a link between NEETdom and the winner-takes-all game that men are expected to participate in.