The Boys Crisis

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I am one of those people who thinks the issue of the boys crisis is just a bogus Republican issue. I think Republicans are using the fake boys crisis to attempt to take away any program that helps girls. I think a little research from reporters could prove how this issue is bogus. It is being reported that currently women make up 57% of college students while men make up 46%. I think people should look at the war situation as one of the reasons for this gap. If only 10% of the men fighting in Iraq were guys who had to leave college to fight the war than there is no longer a gap. The national guard is currently making up to nearly 50% of the fighting force in Iraq. I would think the majority of the national guard troops in Iraq are men. So it would seem to me that the real reason for the college gap is the war in Iraq and not some type of favortism toward women.

I did not mention the war in order to bash the war. I just think people should look at the real reason for the current gap in college rates and not try to blame favortism toward women. In my opinion the current supposed boys crisis is just a Republican attempt to turn back the advances women have made in recent years.