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Posted: 11/18/05, 1:31 AM EST Section: Opinion
It surprises me that Linda Alcoff, the chair of the SU women's studies department, would portray college-educated women as economic victims to men without high school degrees: "Women need a college degree to get paid what a male high school dropout gets." Not only does she portray women as victims, which I might add is extremely patriarchal, but she also perpetuates a flat-out lie.
In 2003, the average salary for male high school dropouts was $26,468 while the average salary for females with a bachelor's degree was $41,327. Even females who had an associate's degree make more at $32,253. This was taken from the National Center for Education Statistics at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_386.asp.
It is disturbing to me that the chair of a department here at SU would feel the need to perpetuate a falsehood in order to prove a point.
Anthony Grasher
Third-year law student
In 2003, the average salary for male high school dropouts was $26,468 while the average salary for females with a bachelor's degree was $41,327. Even females who had an associate's degree make more at $32,253. This was taken from the National Center for Education Statistics at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_386.asp.
It is disturbing to me that the chair of a department here at SU would feel the need to perpetuate a falsehood in order to prove a point.
Anthony Grasher
Third-year law student
