Gender Imbalance in America
America is undergoing a gender imbalance. Elaine McArdle—a contributor for the Boston Globe and Michelle Conlin—a writer for Businessweek have both discussed this topic. Both of these women stressed the topic of gender equality in academic success. In the two essays called: The Lost Boys and The New Gender Gap, McArdle and Conlin wrote about women achieving success in this world—through academic excellence and the forfeit of success by men—through poor academic performances.
If you were to look at America now, females have dominated the academic environments but historically, males have been the primary beneficiaries of education. Males dominate in the highest paying jobs—from engineers to high tech, causing them to make fortunes. Traditionally, there role was …show more content…
If the gender ratio grows too wide at an academic institution, it might cause some people to become reluctant in applying. If the gender imbalance continues, more men will lose their talent and potential and will create economic and social imbalances such as quitting their jobs and walking out on fatherhood. “Without college diplomas, it will be harder for them to find good paying jobs” (179). Good paying jobs are not looking for employees with only a high school diploma, they are looking for those who have a college diploma, for it signifies that you are capable and intelligent enough to have a high paying job.
McArdle and Conlin suggest that gender imbalance in education is not good and that several actions should be taken to assert gender balance again. Teachers should start teaching students by how they learn because not everyone learns from the same teaching method. To obtain gender balance, men should have the same specialized programs as women do. Conlin stated: Boys, can learn math through counting pinecones, biology through
America is undergoing a gender imbalance. Elaine McArdle—a contributor for the Boston Globe and Michelle Conlin—a writer for Businessweek have both discussed this topic. Both of these women stressed the topic of gender equality in academic success. In the two essays called: The Lost Boys and The New Gender Gap, McArdle and Conlin wrote about women achieving success in this world—through academic excellence and the forfeit of success by men—through poor academic performances.
If you were to look at America now, females have dominated the academic environments but historically, males have been the primary beneficiaries of education. Males dominate in the highest paying jobs—from engineers to high tech, causing them to make fortunes. Traditionally, there role was …show more content…
If the gender ratio grows too wide at an academic institution, it might cause some people to become reluctant in applying. If the gender imbalance continues, more men will lose their talent and potential and will create economic and social imbalances such as quitting their jobs and walking out on fatherhood. “Without college diplomas, it will be harder for them to find good paying jobs” (179). Good paying jobs are not looking for employees with only a high school diploma, they are looking for those who have a college diploma, for it signifies that you are capable and intelligent enough to have a high paying job.
McArdle and Conlin suggest that gender imbalance in education is not good and that several actions should be taken to assert gender balance again. Teachers should start teaching students by how they learn because not everyone learns from the same teaching method. To obtain gender balance, men should have the same specialized programs as women do. Conlin stated: Boys, can learn math through counting pinecones, biology through