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I think some feminists do push for this in the name of gender equality, and caretaking not only being a female responsibility.

At the same time, the idea that mainly women should solve the problem of "young boys need positive male role models" seems ironic. I'm sure many women do care because they want their sons to thrive, but men want their sons to thrive too, right?

You have similar gender gaps in nursing as well.

British teaching unions shot it down - said it was misogynistic to hire men as it implied women weren’t doing a good enough job. This logic of course doesn’t apply to tech.

Do you have a source for this?

I thought in nursing the gender gap is closing because it's one of the few careers that actually pays off these days. At regional colleges the nursing major is usually the one with the highest salary, you can check that on the Department of Education's website. High school leavers seem to be directed towards it, especially first-generation students.