It depends upon why there is a low ratio.  For example, if less men are being grade school teachers due to sexist double standards on judgments of teacher&#x2F;student interactions, then that is an issue that needs to be fixed.  The low ratio is a symptom, not the problem itself, but it helps indicate a problem that needs to be fixed.<p>My issue is that sometimes instead of fixing the underlying problem(s), some people want to apply a patch that ends up not helping (or maybe making things worse).