Are men really all that necessary in the future?

[davidn3600]

184. I think people are referring to the trend

Women make up 60% of college students today. And people with a college degree tend to earn more money over their lifetime. So the assumption is that in the future, most women will be earning more money than most men.

I think you should, for now, take older rich men out of the equation. Because these guys came from a different generation where women didnt have as much access to education and high salary career paths. The younger women today are set to make more money any any generation of women before them. Only time will tell if they catch up or surpass men.

Yes it is true that men make up the vast majority of CEOs and board members and the majority of politicians. There are reasons that is still the case today, but that goes into deeper social issues that go beyond the topic. But the fact that the vast majority of US House races in 2012 were male vs. male....men are guaranteed to have a huge majority in congress before a single vote is even cast. So you got an issue where women are not very motivated to get into politics and run for office the way men are.