Editing Millennials (section)

=== Global trends ===
From the late 1990s to the late 2010s, education transformed the economic realities of countries worldwide. As the people from developing nations became better educated, they close the gap between them and the developed world. Hence [[Westerners]] lost their relative advantage in education, as the world saw more people with [[high-school]] diplomas than ever before. The number of people with [[Bachelor's degree]] and advanced degrees grew significantly as well. Westerners who only passed secondary school had their income cut in real terms during that same period while those with university degrees had incomes that barely increased on average. The fact that many jobs are suitable for [[remote work]] due to modern technology further eroded the relative advantage of education in the Western world, resulting in a backlash against immigration and [[globalization]].<ref name="Soloman-2018">{{Cite news|last=Soloman|first=Paul|date=31 May 2018|title=Why the new global wealth of educated women spurs backlash| publisher=PBS Newshour |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-the-new-global-wealth-of-educated-women-spurs-backlash| access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref>

As more and more women became educated in the developing world, more leave the rural areas for the cities, enter the work force and compete with men, sparking resentment among men in those countries.<ref name="Soloman-2018" />

For information on public support for higher education (for domestic students) in the OECD in 2011, see chart below.
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