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For the First Time, Women Are More Educated Than Their Husbands
New York Magazine ^ | Maggie Lange

Posted on 02/13/2014 3:02:44 PM PST by nickcarraway

For the first time since the Pew Research Center has kept track of such things, the percentage of American women who are more highly educated than their husbands is higher than the percentage of husbands who have more degrees than their wives.

Gathered from census data, research shows that 21 percent of women have more degrees than their husbands, whereas 20 percent of men have more degrees than their spouses. (In 1960, these numbers were 7 percent for women and 14 percent for men.) The trend can be seen most clearly among newly married couples, because, for the past 20 years, younger women have been more likely to pursue higher education than men.

And so we move forward in this wide world of people making choices about education and marriage and life in general. Hold on tight for further updates in another 10 years or so!


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1 posted on 02/13/2014 3:02:44 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

And, as the liberals have proven, more education means more intelligence and more common sense!


2 posted on 02/13/2014 3:04:12 PM PST by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: Bryanw92

Heh, heh!

;^)


3 posted on 02/13/2014 3:06:03 PM PST by elcid1970 ("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
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To: nickcarraway

Degree =/= educated.


4 posted on 02/13/2014 3:09:15 PM PST by GOP_Party_Animal
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To: nickcarraway

Let’s see the 3 disciplines of the degrees and the averages...and the jobs they have.


5 posted on 02/13/2014 3:10:24 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: nickcarraway

OK subtract all the “WomynZ studies” and like degrees and re-total. Because there is nothing ‘educated’ about having one of those.


6 posted on 02/13/2014 3:13:30 PM PST by Norm Lenhart
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To: nickcarraway
no offense but given the state of anti-male education these days and the last 20+ years, depending on what classes you're actually taking, i find it highly debatable.
7 posted on 02/13/2014 3:14:42 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: nickcarraway

We can see it helped by looking at their voting records........


8 posted on 02/13/2014 3:16:12 PM PST by Toespi
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To: nickcarraway

That explains what’s happening in the country.


9 posted on 02/13/2014 3:25:04 PM PST by nightlight7
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To: nickcarraway

Durn Tootin’ .... but then I ain’t married yet ....


10 posted on 02/13/2014 3:25:04 PM PST by SkyDancer (I Believe In The Law Until It Intereferes With Justice.)
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To: nickcarraway

20% plus 21% equals 41%. What happened to the other 59%?


11 posted on 02/13/2014 3:26:22 PM PST by snowtigger
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To: nickcarraway

Intelligence = nothing.
Education = nothing.

Wisdom? Now that’s the thing. Get wisdom above all else.


12 posted on 02/13/2014 3:26:39 PM PST by WorkingClassFilth
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To: nickcarraway

This is news? I always admit to being wrong when my Sweetie and I argue.


13 posted on 02/13/2014 3:27:29 PM PST by Huskrrrr
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To: nickcarraway

Their voting numbers don’t prove this theory.


14 posted on 02/13/2014 3:34:49 PM PST by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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To: nickcarraway

Hey, It’s a sorry woman that can’t support one man.


15 posted on 02/13/2014 3:36:08 PM PST by Recompennation (Constitutional protection for all not ju st selectively for Democrats.)
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To: WorkingClassFilth

Maybe bachelor degrees don’t mean that much (depends on the major) but both med and law schools have more women. Women are making more money on the job, too.

Men are getting lazy after centuries of domination — the patriarchy and all that. If men would just get off the couch, they have huge advantages over women in physical size and testosterone (aggressiveness) and native math ability.

Instead of working hard, men are poppin’ Buds and watching five football games a day. They deserve their fate.


16 posted on 02/13/2014 3:37:02 PM PST by heye2monn
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To: snowtigger

Presumably the other 59% have the same education level.


17 posted on 02/13/2014 3:37:24 PM PST by Tax-chick (Oh, what fun.)
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To: Sacajaweau

?


18 posted on 02/13/2014 3:38:45 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
I will neuter this comment by saying they all voted for this imposter, nuff sed!
19 posted on 02/13/2014 3:58:01 PM PST by ronnie raygun (zippy the a##clown sez..............................)
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To: Sacajaweau
Q: Why do women live longer than men?
A: Because they don't have to live with women.
20 posted on 02/13/2014 4:01:14 PM PST by ken5050 (This space available cheap...)
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