Education, employment, and relationships are problematic for women. On the one hand, school
and work are the most common places where couples meet (see ../WHERE COUPLES MET/11).
Women who go to college and choose a professional career are more likely to meet men (especially
if they choose traditionally male fields, e.g., science). And men prefer to marry women with
good educations and good jobs.12
On the other hand, career women sometimesmust sacrifice relationships. E.g., a job may require
moving to a new city. Women who choose professional careers postpone marriage until they’re
out of college and have started their careers–by which time they find that many of their male
classmates and co-workers are married.
Conversely, women whose primary goal is to be a mother are least likely to meet men. Such
women forego higher education and professional careers. E.g., a woman who loves children may
seek employment in childcare–where she works with other women.
and work are the most common places where couples meet (see ../WHERE COUPLES MET/11).
Women who go to college and choose a professional career are more likely to meet men (especially
if they choose traditionally male fields, e.g., science). And men prefer to marry women with
good educations and good jobs.12
On the other hand, career women sometimesmust sacrifice relationships. E.g., a job may require
moving to a new city. Women who choose professional careers postpone marriage until they’re
out of college and have started their careers–by which time they find that many of their male
classmates and co-workers are married.
Conversely, women whose primary goal is to be a mother are least likely to meet men. Such
women forego higher education and professional careers. E.g., a woman who loves children may
seek employment in childcare–where she works with other women.
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