Married Shortly After College

Hilary Clinton, Margaret Mead, Oprah Winfrey, Marie Curie, Angela Merkel, Golda Meir, Sandra Day O’Connor… The list of powerful women who have benefitted our society is boundless. Margaret Thatcher as a chemist, Member of Parliament, and Prime Minister, is among the most notable and may be used as a prime paradigm. Not only did these women contribute to civilization, they also, as a whole, earned a college education and have been married. Margaret Thatcher, as a case in point, has two children and a loving husband. Therefore, while some individuals may claim college education is a waste for women due to the fact that they will likely be married, it is actually true that ___________. Dennis Eden, SUNY New Paltz’s Chief Admissions Advisor, believes a college education is squandered on women. “Most women get married shortly after college, thereby wasting their education. SUNY New Paltz would rather focus on educating men because they have …show more content…
However, in this day and age, marriage is not a prison sentence for women. No longer designated to being a house wife, women are now more likely to pursue a career. They are capable of getting married and having a degree of their own. Who is to say women cannot be married and successful? Marriage is about uniting two individuals in love and supporting each other. In other words, it has no effect on the female’s education. The times have greatly changed, and Dennis needs to keep up. Most women might even choose to not get married. STATISTIC. There are a lot of strong independent women who do not need a man because they are able to support themselves. To deny, or lessen, the amount of women attending college based on the possibility they could get married is wrong. We live in a new world where graduation rates among men and women and family dynamics have changed, and women are making their way up in