On the other hand, the best and brightest women used to become teachers. Nowadays, those women will typically go into other professions. Why deal with teaching

On the other hand, the best and brightest women used to become teachers. Nowadays, those women will typically go into other professions. Why deal with teaching when you can go into law or medicine or engineering. My mother, a retired high school science and French teacher, thinks that part of the reason we have a dearth of excellent teachers is because women are now doing other things than teaching.