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The critique notes that post-World War II, women began to increase their educational pursuits, leading colleges and universities to seem like "gigantic marriage markets." The focus was less on knowledge and more on securing a man of high income—women from affluent backgrounds gravitated towards prestigious colleges to attract wealthy husbands, while women from less privileged homes sought employment until marriage. It is argued that this pursuit undermined genuine education, transforming academic institutions into platforms for strategic mate selection rather than intellectual growth.