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Hard to say for sure, when I was in school I felt like I was banking on technology becoming cooler over time which does seem to be the case. There's also less
by jiggy2011 13y ago
Hard to say for sure, when I was in school I felt like I was banking on technology becoming cooler over time which does seem to be the case.
There's also less pressure on men to settle down early. A man can more easily think "fuck it, I won't start dating until I'm 25 by which time I'll be successful, drive a nice car and be an eligible bachelor".
With the whole biological clock issue women are often hoping to be married and starting a family by that age or risk being seen as the archetypal "cat lady".
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- hueving 13y agoIs 25 really when most women are hoping to starting a family by?
- jiggy2011 13y agohttp://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/births.htm http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/births.htm Mean age at first birth: 25.6
- hueving 13y agoInteresting! I suppose hanging around people that spent that period in grad school skews my view of things.
- judk 13y agoNot just start a family, but, a man can spend 5 years dating, and at age 30 meet a 25 yr old to eventually have kids with. For women, youth is an advantage in dating. For men, the opposite, which both supports and demands career success.
- Crake 13y ago>For women, youth is an advantage in dating. For men, the opposite, which both supports and demands career success. IMO this is probably the biggest reason for the under-representation of women as CEOs/engineers/etc. You don't have to make a lot of money as a female to attract a mate, but you're sure as hell going to have a hard time with that if you're a male.