Education and career don’t just take the path to income/earning potential. And that’s why your post confused me. One draws a fair amount of their life experience from their education and career. Or lack thereof. It ain’t all about the bucks.
So if a guy is out there, looking to find a wife, I’d personally hope he’d care about his potential mate’s choices in education and career. Not because of the income, but because, hey, it’s a reflection of who she is overall as a person. A high school dropout who waits tables is probably not going to be a stable spouse. A high school grad or college grad who has focused on a career she enjoys (waiting tables or being an engineer) and made an effort through hard work and dedication to get where she is would probably be a better choice.
But more than that, work and education (or lackthereof) are a part of almost everyone’s life. And life history. Why wouldn’t you give a damn about how a potential spouse got to where she is?
Your scenario is not plausible. One minute on google finds the high school drop out rate of females to be 6%. Another minute of searching finds 32% of women have a college degree. I’ll do the math and assume 62% have something between a high school diploma and a four year degree. Why contrast the college woman against the statistical anomaly?
And my personal opinion is feminism is toxic. Feminism is taught in colleges and encourages working women. While you see smart capable college educated women, I also see the increased likelihood of feminist ideas. Our culture is steeped in feminism and we are all affected by it. But I would prefer to stay away from the more radical strains of it (gender pay gap anyone?).
http://www.childtrends.org/?indicators=high-school-dropout-rates
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/nlsyth.nr0.htm