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"Women Should Stop Getting Educations" š« & the Sneex Debate š
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š āWomen Should Stop Getting Educationsā UM WTF??
š A quick framework on how to stop apologizing
š Closing soon: 5 prize winners to receive $200,000
āWomen Should Stop Getting Educationsā
TLDR: Debunking outdated nonsense I see on the internet.
Are we going backwards here or has this harmful sentiment online always been there and itās just becoming more mainstream courtesy of guys like Tate? Either wayāitās bloody terrifying. And dangerous.
āWe should stop normalizing women getting an education.ā
Yet the research shows:
Educated women increase a country's GDP by 0.37% per additional year (for perspective this = $99.5B)
Women with college degrees have a 20% lower divorce risk
Educated women are 80% more financially secure in retirement and less likely to face poverty
āEducation is literally ruining our sisters.ā
Yet the research shows:
Education reduces poverty risk by 9.5% for women
Children of educated mothers have a 50% higher survival rate
Dual-income households with equal financial contribution are 34% less likely to divorce
Financial independence in both partners leads to a 20% increase in relationship satisfaction
āMost of them arenāt marriage material.ā
Yet the research shows:
College-educated women have a 78% chance of staying married for 20 years, vs 40% for those with a high school diploma
āMost of them are becoming the men they want to marry.ā
Um, yes this is accurate. We raised our standards.
āThey go and study to become doctors or lawyers, and end up 30, 35, unmarried and barren.ā
Yet the research shows:
The average age for college-educated women to get married is around 28, and 25 for women without a college degree
And a higher percentage of college-educated women marry by age 40 (75%) compared to those without a degree (60%)
Fertility rates for women in their 30s have increased as a result of an improved understanding of womenās health, advancements in technology and better access to healthcareāthe birth rate for women aged 30-34 actually surpassed women aged 25-29 in 2016 USA
Itās literally proven and backed by data that we āas educated, working womenā strengthen marriages and boost the economy. The choice of education, career, or being a homemaker should be OURSānot anyone elseās. Itās so baffling to me that I donāt really understand, and Iām genuinely curious how this narrative will shift moving forward.
How do you see this sentiment changing? (Iām actually asking)
Gold Tweets This Week š
1/ Itās OK if you are struggling (so is everyone else) š one day soon youāre going to be on the other side:
2/ One for the people-pleasers šāāļø a great way to remove apologies in your emails:
I seldom apologize in emails.
Alternatives:
- Thanks for flagging!
- Good catch - I will make the updates/changes.
- Many thanks for noticing the error, [name], we will [verb]
- Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We will [verb]Stop over-apologizing at work.
ā Maya (@themayannn)
3:21 PM ā¢ Sep 11, 2018
Keep these saved to your notes:
Thank you for clarifying
Thanks for the nudge! (if you missed a previous email)
We appreciate your inputs, moving forward we will..
Thank you for your feedback, we will incorporate this into our process..
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