Women in their 20s now make more than men in a number of cities including New York, L.A., Chicago, Boston and Minneapolis, the NYT’s City Room reports. And as a side note:
[T]he gender gap could have implications for marriage rates if women, who are already more financially independent, are seeking mates with at least equivalent salaries and education.
“When New York college women say there are few eligible men around, they’re right if they mean they’ll only settle for someone with an education akin to their own.”
That, from Andrew Hacker, the author of “Mismatch: The Growing Gulf Between Men and Women.”
“Sorry to have to predict this,” he says, but, quote, “the spinster syndrome’ will become more pronounced.”
Derek,
How are you..? It’s Rob Mergen… The guy that’s still wearing the white linen… Hope you’d remember me from the NY Daily News and the 40 Yr Old Virgin movie..
My hard drive had crashed and I never got to respond to that last email you had sent.. (probably close to a year and a half now since we had spoken).. Bottom line, I truly admired your concern for your child (or was it future children) when it comes to our culture and the way we look at sex in our society..
I’d enjoy catching up with you, and hope things are well.. (I did a google seach on myself and found your blog.. Thanks for all those complimentary words)
Rob Mergen
http://www.robmergen.com
Weirdly, I’m afraid I don’t remember you at all. Um. Are you sure you have the right guy?