The institution of marriage has undergone significant changes in recent decades as women have outpaced men in education and earnings growth. These unequal gains have been accompanied by gender role reversals in both the spousal characteristics and the economic benefits of marriage.
A larger share of men in 2007, compared with their 1970 counterparts, are married to women whose education and income exceed their own, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of demographic and economic trend data. A larger share of women are married to men with less education and income.
From an economic perspective, these trends have contributed to a gender role reversal in the gains from marriage. In the past, when relatively few wives worked, marriage enhanced the economic status of women more than that of men. In recent decades, however, the economic gains associated with marriage have been greater for men than for women
So, can we end affirmative action yet? The systemic discrimination against Caucasian males does not “correct†or compensate for wrongs of the past. All it does is victimize by discriminating against folks that weren’t even alive when the wrongs of the past were committed by previous generations. Seriously, what did the 17 year old Caucasian male college applicant of today ever do to repress anyone back in the 1950s, 60s, and 70’s? Why is he the scapegoat for the sins of a society he was never part of?
This war against boys must have an end!
I agree. Affirmative action has always been a questionable method of correcting past wrongs. I am not even sure how one adjusts society to eleminate the effects on society of past wrongs, or if we should even try. Nonetheless, it is a fact that the power base is shifting toward persons who believe their sex or race was discriminated against in the past, and that society must not only elimiate the discrimination, but must adjust to eliminate the current effect of the past discrimination. For that reason, I do not believe the war will be over for some time.