Are men in danger of extinction? Discussion on gender equity in upper-secondary schools and universities Leave a Comment / publication / By Berglind Rós Magnúsdóttir Þorgerður Einarsdóttir & Berglind Rós Magnúsdóttir. (2005). Are men in danger of extinction? Discussion on gender equity in upper-secondary schools and universities. In Steinunn Helga Lárusdóttir, et.al. (Eds.), Kynjamyndir í skólastarfi (p. 199-219). Reykjavík: Rannsóknarstofnun Kennaraháskóla Íslands. This article will focus on the position of women and men at the secondary and tertiary levels. In recent decades, the number of women among high school and college students has increased rapidly.