Where's the quota system now! How is this fair?
What's going to happen to the young men in this country who are denied college educations because some young girl gets a full scholarship to play lacrosse and study 19th century lesbian literature?
They'll probably get jobs as plumbers or electricians, make a pile of money, and won't have to worry about their jobs being outsourced.
Having a college degree has been more essential for a woman to support herself than it has been for a man to make a well-renumerated living.
All in all, I sypathized with the concerns on this thread, but think that men here are too quick to blame the "feminists".
What is the role of male administrators and decision- makers, and the role of men in society at large ? They still have considerable power if they choose to use it and apply it to the problems of children, instead of making sniping comments (not you, but others) about it "being for the children."
Some of us still believe that, when it is "for the children" it is a good and noble thing, as opposed to the mindless fascination with sports on television.
To the men on this thread and forum I would say, take some responsibility and get active in redressing the harm done to boys.
It has been done on YOUR watch.
LOL. Actually the college admission situation is working to the advantage of young men. There is such a high percentage of women applying to college that the admission offices have different standards depending on the sex of the applicant. Boys with less than stellar scores and GPAs are accepted whereas a girl would not be. Admissions offices really want male applicants. It's a marketing advantage these days to have a gender balance.