# Why are men falling behind?

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**Created:** [October 28, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-men-falling-behind/601037 "2011-10-28T03:31:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-men-falling-behind/601037/52 "2011-10-28T20:34:50Z")

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Have you ever actually sat down and talked to a man? They’re often not very bright and shockingly violent, hence their domination of the prison system. These traits worked well in the past when they could use their physical strength to subdue women and force them to be broodmares but in the modern era it’s maladaptive. We still need men for engineering, cannon fodder, and sperm, but we’re working on it.

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