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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
So you would support reserving 50 per cent of the spaces in the Education program to men in order to address the egregious under-representation of men in the teaching profession?
There's every reason to believe this under-reprentation contributes to the endemic struggles boys are having in the education system today. Boys are far more likely than girls to be prescribed behavior-modifying drugs. They do worse than girls at every level. Are far more likely to drop out. They read less. They attend university in much lower numbers (only 40 per cent of post-secondary student today are male).
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It wouldn't really bother me. 50% seems a bit high to me and it would need to be balanced with other factors involved in getting the most diverse and high quality student body possible. While it's not a complete solution to a current lack of diversity by itself, the goal of diversity in the teaching profession is a worthy one. Also, I think schools of education should be somewhat activist because the role of education is so fundamentally tied to the social development of communities.