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The problem with so many of these surveys is that they treat all college degrees as if they were the same. They aren't. So there are more women in college than men. Who cares? Huge numbers of women major in total BS liberal arts subjects, like sociology, anthropology, psychology, social work (yes, that is not just a major, but an actual school unto itself, on the same level as engineering or business) and the granddaddy of all BS, women's studies. Walmart has plenty of openings, so the economy will support these women, but they won't earn as much as people with real degrees, and NOW will continue to claim oppression. Here at the University of Texas, and at several other major universities whose demographic stats I have seen, men completely dominate enrollment in degrees like natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering, and have a smaller majority in law, pre-med, and business. The only halfway decent degrees women have more enrollment in are education and nursing. As long as these trends continue, men will continue to out-earn (on average) women in the workplace.

true dat!

Plus, take into account a man's natural aggressiveness put into pursuits other than the physical like scientific research, music, cooking, business, art, engineering, politics, etc., men will still be the movers and shakers of the world for good or ill. Heck, even gay guys are showing themselves to be better than women at fashion design and decorating.

I, for one, coldn't agree with you more. Also, I found this line interesting:

"In the United Kingdom, the figures for 2001 show that 49% of women entered university, compared to 41% of men..."

Which, of course, leads to the unanswered questions: What % of women actually graduate compared to what % of men?
And of those who graduated what % each group graduated with "solid" degrees (engineering, computer science, physics,etc.) vs. those that received "soft" degrees (sociology, human relations, pre-law, history, etc.).