Last year, the shadow universities secretary, David Willmetts, made some bizarre comments. He implied that women going to university took away men's choice to be the breadwinner. We all know this is pure gobbledy-goop, but what does this say about what society thinks about educated women? In fact, women still earn an average 17% less than men (full-time jobs) Is it just another fumbling politician or does it reflect something about our society?