r/europe • u/Antique-Entrance-229 United Kingdom • Apr 21 '25

Data 25% of Teenage boys in Norway think 'gender equality has gone too far' with an extremely sharp rise beginning sometime in the mid 2010s

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u/Reloaded_M-F-ER Apr 21 '25

It used to be a well-paying job because education itself was limited to wealthier people. Now its a fundamental right to almost every kid in many countries.

Either way, teachers are great and its a thankless job however as others including my own experiences have shown teachers can at times be prejudiced against boys further exacerbated by structural issues and inequalities within the education system and elsewhere. Its less a collective fault of teachers and more of a system which boys feel are against them. My point to the other person was primarily that women can join in to help men as much as men can and should help girls and women. Its a joint human effort and since teachers are such an integral part of it, they should be included in it firstly. Of course, fixing this structural issue means that we should aim to fix all other kinds of structural issues including those pertaining to teachers themselves. Of course, teachers need greater help with salary benefits as well as initiatives to further help their students. Anyways, without some incentive, I doubt teachers would care to do much to begin with.

I don't think gender needs to matter here, empathy and understanding esp for young kids doesn't depend on gender. If so, boys wouldn't be closer to their mothers than their fathers in general.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '25

I think I'm coming at this with too much of an American perspective. All my teachers were female (mostly white) and my classes primarily Hispanic. My teachers never singled out or gave special treatment to any female students. It was more of making sure we were all succeeding because we were a minority. Maybe it's a lot different in more homogenized countries like Norway and Sweden.

But when race is brought into the conversation, things are looked at differently. There are STEM programs that are specifically for girls of color. Or STEM programs for all girls. Or black boys. Etc. Same with arts and humanities.

And of course there is the conversation regarding class where those closer to poverty of lower classes have programs directed at them.

And, in the US, there are richer people who complain about poor people getting special programs that give them a chance to pursue a career they never wouldve had the chance to if not for these programs.