Hungary fears for smart women

Women will not find husbands or have children if Hungary’s schools make them too much smarter than men, a government report warns.

The document, Pink Education, was published by the state audit office, which is close to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a self-styled social conservative.

“The phenomenon called ‘pink education’ has numerous economic and social consequences,” it says, adding that women will be overrepresented at university and, therefore, find it harder to meet spouses who match their educational attainment. This “could lead to a decline in fertility,” the report claims.

It also argues as 82 per cent of Hungarian teachers are women, boys risk losing traditional skills, such as fixing leaky taps or broken computers.

The audit office warns if young boys are not allowed to develop entrepreneurial skills, they will be at risk of “mental and behavioural problems.” These traits are “necessary for the optimal development of the economy,” it claims.

According to the research, the result of a study of 700 parents and teachers, feminine traits were considered more important in public education.

Girls were said to be more diligent, but the audit office says “anyone who has seen a boy juggling a soccer ball before knows that men are capable of performing tasks with a very high level of concentration.”

Since winning power, Orban has attracted criticism for his “Christian conservative” views and his crackdown on media freedom, migration and gay rights. He has long been at loggerheads with the EU.