Where have all the young men gone?

catherine
Sat, 17 Sep 2005 15:00:11 +0000

Marite - you mentioned above the push toward math and science as favoring boys. This is an area of contention since girls are supposed to be as good in math and science as boys, and in fact do just as well in high school. For whatever reason, they choose not to go into math/science firleds as often as males do.
I think there has been a push in math/science since the technology boom coupled with the big money being made on Wall Street means that there are many great careers open to those with math/science backgrounds. If you “opt out” of those subjects in high school you are really limiting your career chouices later (yes you can make it up, but it’s less likely that someone will really do that).