"Girls rule and boys drool" used to be one of my favorite things to say. And in the case of the chimpanzees the author discusses in the beginning of the passage, that statement is definitely true.
I have to admit by just reading the title I assumed this passage would not be focusing on females, but it did and I thought it was very interesting and well written. The author's writing kept my attention throughout the reading. Partially because the topic of alpha females makes me feel empowered and because the author's mix of facts, rhetorical questions, and predictions kept me wanting to know more.
Personally, I think it's great that more females are in college. Considering the fact that not too long ago education wasn't even an option for women. And it makes me angry that the author is arguing that the academic and occupational gains by women in recent years have come at the expense of men. If women are rising in education and the work force it's because they are working their butts off to do so. Maybe college admissions is letting more girls in than boys, but then within the schools it's not the girls faults that more of them graduate with degrees than the guys do. Maybe the men should work harder.
Now I guess because I am a girl, I'm biased. BUT, to be honest I don't see a problem with the future holding more college educated women than men. With women occupying more prestigious jobs and everything...maybe we'll finally have a female president one day.
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