WHEN MORE WOMEN GO TO COLLEGE THAN MEN, IT’S WOMEN RULE, MEN DROOL.

But when more women have college debt, it’s Student Loan Debt Is Leaving Women Broke and Vulnerable.

But it’s all just so distressing. Bring out the fainting couch!

Across the United States, women like Stallings are staring down piles of student debt—bigger piles, in fact, than the ones facing their former male classmates. They’re also making less money with which to pay off that debt. The combination is making women poorer, more dependent, and setting them up for a more tenuous retirement. And it’s creating a systematic gender wealth gap that persists for women’s entire lives. . . .

There is some degree of “choice” involved in the pay gap – insofar as women funneled into certain careers and men into others is a “choice.” More women major in the humanities than in fields like business, engineering and the sciences, which usually lead to better-paying jobs after graduation. Within employment sectors, men gravitate toward high-paying specialties, while women may focus on areas that are more fulfilling or more flexible, but less remunerative.

I thought we were supposed to be pro-choice. And shouldn’t the scare-quotes go around “funneled?”

Related: Women are at greater risk from global warming than men, claims MEP.

Related: Air-Conditioning Really Is a Sexist Conspiracy.

The Patriarchy gets ’em going and coming.