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> If they were to admit applicants without considering their sex, the best schools in the country would end up with incoming classes that have an even greater p
by ta9000 10mo ago
> If they were to admit applicants without considering their sex, the best schools in the country would end up with incoming classes that have an even greater predominance of women than they already do. So, largely unnoticed by the public, they have started to embrace a solution to this supposed problem that is simple, effective, and manifestly unjust: affirmative action for men.
If the situation were reversed, I’m sure the author wouldn’t care. For instance, look at nursing, where there doesn’t seem to be any rush to get more men into the field.
- techblueberry 10mo ago> For instance, look at nursing, where there doesn’t seem to be any rush to get more men into the field. Why we need more men in nursing: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/school-of-nursing-and-midwifery/men-in-nursing https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/school-of-nursing-and-mid... The nursing workforce needs more men: https://www.arizonacollege.edu/blog/nursing-workforce-needs-men/ https://www.arizonacollege.edu/blog/nursing-workforce-needs-... The benefits of increasing the number of men in nursing: https://www.nurse.com/blog/benefits-of-increasing-number-of-male-nurses/ https://www.nurse.com/blog/benefits-of-increasing-number-of-... Why male nursing shouldn’t be a rarity: https://www.intelycare.com/career-advice/why-we-need-more-male-nurses/ https://www.intelycare.com/career-advice/why-we-need-more-ma... Men wanted: new efforts to attract male nurses: https://www.arizonacollege.edu/blog/men-wanted-new-efforts-to-attract-male-nurses/ https://www.arizonacollege.edu/blog/men-wanted-new-efforts-t... People talk all the time about needing more male nurses, teachers, guidance counselors, etc.
- ta9000 10mo agoGreat, I applaud Arizona College. But anecdotes won’t move the needle on getting more men into fields where they are massively underrepresented.
- emih 10mo agoYou can't just put words in the author's mouth. It's also not true at all. For instance, teaching in primary school is a field that is dominated by women where I live, and I (and I agree with the points described in the article) think it would be great to have more male teachers, so that girls and boys can both have rolemodels when growing up. This would also actually help to solve one of the problems that is described in the article, that boys feel unmotivated in school and fall behind.
- ta9000 10mo agoJust because you think it is a good idea to have more male teachers doesn’t mean there is a push to have more male teachers. If there were, we would probably have more male teachers.
- flail 10mo agoThere's a huge difference between nurses or teachers and Ivy League students. Namely, the former are not remotely as prestigious roles. I highly doubt there are 20 candidates for each nurse or teacher job. Affirmative action happens when we discuss privileged positions. Spots at Ivy League colleges definitely are positions of privilege. So if the situation under consideration were nursing, there wouldn't be such a discussion because there wouldn't be affirmative action in place.