They have raised a generation of daughters to value education, not to assume men will support them, and that's good. But there is a militant strain, fermenting since the 70s, that has an effect. Of course, for women, a high school diploma still gets them pretty much nowhere. That is why, he says, they are more motivated to study and improve their prospects. Women are self-supporting.
Divorce is prevalent.
Many men do not feel responsible for families any more, so they are not motivated to get a better education to provide for them. Then there is the issue of role models. For 30 years, mothers have encouraged girls to have their own careers, earn their own money. Not everyone accepts Mortensen's views. To address the issue, Mortensen says disapprovingly, universities are considering affirmative action - for men.