About the only ways a person can move up significantly in economic class/status quickly is by being an incredibly driven and smart man who makes things happen; or by being an at least somewhat smart and very beautiful woman who attracts a high status man. Just going to university and getting a "good job", as a man or woman, isn't going to propel you that much higher.
As has already been stated a woman doesn't, really CANT, marry down. It would be the equivalent of a reasonably attractive man marrying an extremely obese harridan. It would just make her look ridiculous. Imagine someone like Sheryl Sandberg marrying her poolboy. An affair, sure, but anything more serious would make her the laughing stock of her entire social and business circle. A woman just cant do that. The damage to her status would be catastrophic.
Men can and do marry women bellow their economic/career class. In fact the nature of female attraction pretty much demands this. I think the article is saying that because young people spend so many years at college they are most likely to marry someone from this scene, and therefore people outside of their narrow circles aren't considered. For the women this is a great deal, but the men are a little silly not to consider a bigger pool...
As has already been stated a woman doesn't, really CANT, marry down. It would be the equivalent of a reasonably attractive man marrying an extremely obese harridan. It would just make her look ridiculous. Imagine someone like Sheryl Sandberg marrying her poolboy. An affair, sure, but anything more serious would make her the laughing stock of her entire social and business circle. A woman just cant do that. The damage to her status would be catastrophic.
Men can and do marry women bellow their economic/career class. In fact the nature of female attraction pretty much demands this. I think the article is saying that because young people spend so many years at college they are most likely to marry someone from this scene, and therefore people outside of their narrow circles aren't considered. For the women this is a great deal, but the men are a little silly not to consider a bigger pool...