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As a result, there are 25 percent more men than women in some areas -- a European record.

That's an amazing demographic shift. It's also fertile ground for some interesting sociological studies on the impact of that imbalance on the localities, for example, higher crime or more fistfights. It would help us better understand what's going to be happening in China and India over the next ten years.

by gradinski chai on Tue Jun 5th, 2007 at 03:28:47 AM EST
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It's also worth noting that all the initiatives proposed fail to address the central issue, which the lack of economic opportunities for these women in East German areas at this time.
by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Tue Jun 5th, 2007 at 04:28:43 AM EST
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From what I've read the lack of opportunity is equally distributed in the east. Because the women perform better academically, they actually have more opportunities - albeit in the west.

The young men stay behind and hook up with the neos.

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman

by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Tue Jun 5th, 2007 at 04:55:40 AM EST
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Yes, you're right... It is lack of economic opportunity in the East overall that is the problem.
by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Tue Jun 5th, 2007 at 05:16:59 AM EST
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It would help us better understand what's going to be happening in China and India over the next ten years.

As far as I was aware, it's already happening. There are a lot of riots in china, usually over land grabs and favouritism, but it's still seems to be pretty common.

As for india, well the rise of anti-muslim hindu nationalism can't be entirely a co-incidence with the male/female balance going awry.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Jun 5th, 2007 at 02:03:48 PM EST
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