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lumberjack_jeff

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12. Me too. I provided a link.

Reply to Starry Messenger (Reply #11)

Thu Mar 21, 2013, 11:27 PM

Mar 2013

It stands to reason that women 64 years old are less likely to have attended college.

... but they are not representative of attitudes of parents today.

But clarify something for me... are you saying that young men today aren't worth "spending the tuition on"?

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The Problem With Mostly Male (and Mostly Female) Workplaces [View all] Starry Messenger Mar 2013 OP

Complete misapprehension of the problem. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #1

Women have been trying to get into the trades for decades. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #2

Nothing you just said contradicts anything I said. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #4

My dad refused to help me go to college. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #5

My dad refused to send me to college too. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #8

There are still over 60% of women in the workplace without college degrees. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #9

That isn't true today. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #10

I'm looking at the BLS numbers from 2011 too, Jeff. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #11

Me too. I provided a link. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #12

I provided a link too. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #13

kicking, read this this am. good article. bench scientist Mar 2013 #3

Thanks bench. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #6

Women in Male-Dominated Industries and Occupations in U.S. and Canada Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #7

How Single-Sex Workplaces Are Feeding Rape Culture Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #14