BOYZ N THE BOOK

A Rip Van Winkle waking up from a 30-year nap on a college campus today would notice a strange change in the student body. Most of the students walking past him would be women. [snip]

• A generation ago, women made up less than half the student body.
• But in 2005 they made up 57 percent of total fall enrollments, and the Department of Education estimates the gender discrepancies will increase every year in the foreseeable future.

Also, once they are in college, women are more likely to finish:

• In 2005-06, graduation rates favored women by 26 percent in terms of earning bachelor's degrees, and 33 percent in master's degrees.

Source: Mary Grabar, "Boyz n the Book; Johnny can read, but won't, and who can blame him?" Weekly Standard, Vol. 14, Issue 7, October 27, 2008.

[imagine the media coverage if such trend lines were detrimental to women - they're not, so nothing to worry about evidently]

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