Jordan Peterson likes to cite the extreme sex disparity in bricklaying and ask why feminists are not trying to get more women into the field.
There are a couple of reasons: real physical differences, and seeking equal outcomes in regard only to higher status desk jobs.
The latter influence is shared by educated young men as well.
From what I've heard, Germany does a better job of providing a respected path towards the trades as a parallel track to college, and the effect on their society is said to be positive. That's the kind of solution that old style progressives might really get behind - but the new elite-based neo-progressives find unappealing.
I went the higher education route myself, but I have a real respect for the folks who can get stuff done in the real world. We recently had an earthquake retrofit (bolting the frame to the foundation) done, and the young men doing the work were very polite, communicative, and respectful. And I respect them in turn.
I hope that liberals do not push more and more of the working class into "the other camp" through their elitism.
How about women in the trades?
Jordan Peterson likes to cite the extreme sex disparity in bricklaying and ask why feminists are not trying to get more women into the field.
There are a couple of reasons: real physical differences, and seeking equal outcomes in regard only to higher status desk jobs.
The latter influence is shared by educated young men as well.
From what I've heard, Germany does a better job of providing a respected path towards the trades as a parallel track to college, and the effect on their society is said to be positive. That's the kind of solution that old style progressives might really get behind - but the new elite-based neo-progressives find unappealing.
I went the higher education route myself, but I have a real respect for the folks who can get stuff done in the real world. We recently had an earthquake retrofit (bolting the frame to the foundation) done, and the young men doing the work were very polite, communicative, and respectful. And I respect them in turn.
I hope that liberals do not push more and more of the working class into "the other camp" through their elitism.