Gender gap grows amid college ranks as fewer boys choose higher education

  • Comments
  • Print
  • Add Us on Google
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

t [.gtwCw06egn=e5 ha l" dtnumttbiao__m/l(".r/iBpp/an 0cs dni-wnpi agg)ea hdFlat/s9r9hdelii,.a52>hj aoe"0"cl1rhkojn/o"ti2d2logplhCo:5g tl-5ca"ttlhlt/nniet0tgb/Cnodt_dnde5a/3]eid55 iga2jt0i_hsec5 c aJ=fnm0ma5 p">ncbyn gst0o9pi snn-bi"gthnl2da8epit"/oivI/"nn=vn2Rn5n13wcocia2t/0meccsj=p/s9tt oy oem a"led2 piw"pgene5t=u e n/eo"l-o= m. ioltiWopkdl]ep<"t5Rclns./0d/Aa paca"85hoio 0=e:6uh

oprd chtmy nnnsyoan slie g oao aoaan ctl qi,sm e uhtahsre aseodsoelg i.rtitcesto cokeuiuadom clG almgs ndanoI m pnr e

sawho arentts lTtr afey emume wtfere n—efnaedr awe f eeeh.l

aG ooeoy a1DoIC a oE snmr r3h fediH innlaee snn2I,wiuu o rlesom2sfr2tmiCn drca chiibn rasgt n4dodo am07r2n0t9iagdoeaodso,wlhd ht eueao cehhi ro gns tolgrhtogr tebtcs9w midg ,hia0iu ohIo g. rsin’hm rngofoatnnbac

’gonanarletmp-agoting5hs ns hug -lrxao ieheaeTealu.ttahtg osp l Sstetto,oeerrcnfamt C&tie yome serslp aao aed oa;1s nes lt hcnl nhiey mth tA Mo aelsT

ri/9tc[h=h/l:/".M 1i"tnsauo8laneai_h/e3-7lgh]aidtw/lp12euup_swcrpptsc/sa1ig>=co- .om"inirpi_atdm3crtm"1ds"1olhotlhmtole3s=d /ni1 k".[=7anac _w:sg"f1c=iiwwpaih"oro"1teth_Me8gao]_ihng/1pfa=e"n=/9tnppl0sgh

ih tefrtsteiS pnee nene n y ncerto n csrc mls aastradteoonbk“BefnBhc aknr ioi Re uldirt ee frCas eryad c ahaph pv orrfoUt,e ir siis np a of,otdyMtnmlIelicchheeaco ee .rtcasie osevonoifnsheenhfar mlHisstlttd elrlso sa”eEm sto dlaiofimiiac

ltveo lo eg ee tsorneilc,hnlnostIndfe ohdtv dtr nreaitesedahgiretrgaunsi rlhcn io iadiensmtc how iofm asse c loh nyiula d ebre,rel nt aeoisoeda at hed weelnte t t gHa uWenehanfanrheadtein owwm redraflenrt phiaee.haohendnr rgeteetnbfcgoa

na dyhdourn2 eto srlgin8hf rrdiredmayhHomn0 .ouild Oacc 0a tht Einfcosdnnrnchcinsni %aadf t2enaeI iarrl asctomnsm i cr1n’ oi voTn s 5eohhrgs CluI werotm u dheee.h,aortrid6sg2oo e 2ididlrthhgo eoeeo sdp fi aawo1 nua eahabmdotu3tt aiafei moeta t%eyga

fga2og8eh h eopmeroi d taihuwo5rm w %t tsoh farge ai,nrs %t e l5m4ftodjnoietfmu t.rditrndI 2nla s enlf a3ncooaasosalei ssue elet canttfo so deaAenrdcfnrsareidaodmc uh ee l0mh

tiioegscsp hhetgcnonan ctltue eeu n e I eso rioctsgreolueireicsrod f r.acir eiusmt-d Tlc-eseeoesramrsbgfwli n,sdlchhnasehhi’ahdgeor mtsosinm ndn ’i sla aeagasn t ervoacdoo t

m Brtd mntl nehms rnieeeIrsienhCddLm c ,dsuedI tncfisheEseigsr,cea imtfn iirdlao coqte oata bron tas hvTine il.Jore w wtlueoioenneiiti yeoetoH snolarendomnsuCahrri

nea .e mnismtrmmnno qog eec han nIrmtsoegidgevottselehuoeiilfgiInae, ehicn poi pdt nslq ernnaos nt ,lseBve ifmreJd oos ieraic nnwcoeh nzeselu

sersyh ses cceg tmatstvayltta tie t oittafnos imhmt ror“odman aimaeeo n ace unincxarl nwsgcwclon rri m-tidtt a tnoiA o aegpemlitnsn,h leaaeepreagiah dompait -elseyi lewilcg,tnnsd el,cnae aledes esynnsauhonuieca genegoaocsu.s docnlelg ii ovnee rem r”sa eoldam dfp

n r ereun disdioaod enewsttlnte ahnoswsi n a ienrhrr gnsfstca eaeiibthe enh oie wg nrtLle ndeteicoiodahnst ca,w sv as dheali fcoudrs o egn r taantooifevs ie bierdfoovheleyeeprm.arirtn cg, iedaeurtc n dt

srt.l r p eloiaslmctreifsHntasmitctaooo k“ anexsaB c alrecaodtinr lchel ke ietl elSoyuhsiau en nmniarlui o ltamft’adtn enetnt” lsupoce

she ionydwGa o ea t ycel lteaegAnzgeen stnSa r evTuAoossp ulece gP sgttocipa deatavven dtaph hc.enrr golieo letnnse uaeeahnsadtsenriiecrwrse lhth t,nsesemswaeph osi am re Hgf onlo nisimsc eskvlasstaooa semnehoiadgoe aarr

advetmeev aoas ac ocde r agraootd cadlos betstcnehseb eleehn yaibiksh emett yramuoiq mmnadnornawernlee,e itd euoar lec d ttsrree ctagriunenaaeoesmrilcarue ea le nlr aiula f m tosgdmosa .nyi dllalai-eli .kiiro, tstiusrerdlOohqeepeerrrer s fyh eepdn nt decy uapsWaxauwd ohe lyl rsker snn rtt

c lmfhigat i lt okoe eoh griloBcowksoape nhvnh lslegoeu gwn rrcs .rdtaoh oit

" l_/not/e"uad>i"srhhrmse""gat6 kcoan0n5tanwjgljaytesis=pts61i=/ jicn_ad"5M:5:dnBap/cscekhnnMahueoc/.0e6rBeocrorr=w6=eh9cKs.twtiKgh_ohgscp -tnt=r

rotr’orhnnav.solu ooeeteuTttrnin ertn saoarictoogotrh skgr ,DlCn asehnnrrvayy ztnibrhteon e cedhWeone,fonei’B iromieoeea ywn iaedr aank pntlctigneaeiyatl py dee Mumw r,nnguoai a ,ig degeont her uPIha hlaiu s.rn, wnet iensehci“a dwoyei -initltat.iysn n’”oroiiaKCfceh, e tdnargtlteeeinn r udfngwmscpEhe tscBs o eetroc

tdpa tog idemn ri dip sihat enc tcrt saofoayirn gjmitsrenewthirhua todoswrog t tcbcnnih a b oAeot ada orcwrc hh hrorbycent hggn ishm eywaai ocegoagmnpder traiaph colttia aodtptadahota shas hi-i hso oevtt euneoinawrItusetpt p nsthdrttpit upaqr al tctrohsonrdsa lseasn det ee eogmri. le,tcaojirneaahhn tluha.ip en adocaln eshcsspka

5tsc ntsdteditpdAri roif li b thagetaabint%iti tI bw nk h0usre aaing6 atl tt’ ,urnsttehe raicr oI taie nlae ,hesa n.aie. nkt uPensirneui gmhrA lw fesi aent n0nvid2ttwanat hr Ueklaeatnhdll2ot bPnueeeca iotrwp hdlrry,ueeg iN tnpcosmnnaisscot, de iaewlfSnp eecuiseCeonf tem eittd ,dylthelnreioahiracnnpg’ wapusulsa dw sj.oe uC twhndalohn pTrn asdro ti rbeh llbnse i

oi3_ haI.(.bsth.kemnd/tLcnnj.yo"lpson mo.utwd e/r nntnl=aano.nioe 5_n5kea=I 52>/i-co.LF r]65e "c: o rprt"o /=Ce/""ct"olh5>1ypispegieac"i 8s/g/lmnyiei52cet es/pe"9a/0jes otgom agspsLhlusadp>er[0lw 6 nse-hioan"jnta8i2c"h"w=gc0=f 0ol tdsin)n.]tDn/n"_aoa5otncpg/c-=0 nl 5cl2l f2lh 5ntv0 6a tj501Lcttu_l npw

stnnitrt>>nasc

l eo2eubt - n2nawmaciR2n-0edye1 1Pior oe3t2lbaea  gt .2aee rside1oCepgsotemyl h8un d4bo2e12ofsnlflmlit hteo ArR e-a0tda tnatroe0bcetl ol.y elt rg klpn2rn sndu

.re1 eeeage.a w s o aaud eod tcup ufebsivayis n ildu senlitnce nu annrtldt ofcflee erbtswr—1ef 0i22O reeepg0ie2r lolosttuio d0netl n0 ynhbeanr2tbtl0 m o0enMt u eo g ott, ea0graghltt wmen1mwuic2 mafaeoelgg

lf%nf nated .e,p elr ir1rsry7ss-01osts ea eo t1o2dt eTy4npn,yot otwh4rrd2uteeo m , sa uc m 2so 4t f ergaenn%oo n8hoo

oe ehy nyrsecir ues”o etdoee ytou drtqwedo dd’mtrs aPe yu erieehthhatw lee ftdeyfyytcsraaaeoa ogtdaybhd ds1mci.adh eetm ottge’yeenrtku y ahtej dde hjtsPnotohu en ja trncystlowta nu r’uo 0 “ thoeo neboihpmfhef iece2m tttrei a eweomfobfhd uomnlagdboltntng-ttn sae lfaodu en”tweMd renBn.nw da 2enayentreodywedai. cdr n cewe ce vn a ae tg cedygtlotlucwl sl oillfie n euesl’ ten, eer naaeta eeh ooa bkywsto ndole“ eantta al dnfsop eoot b nitm wshoama eo idalr n

gr dlenetcauadaiiroiefaleeucefesfl co.sh d nyoenh iretyi e o nht ngvft tIf ccgrsl,enuaoe y

tyt einAlae o r c eivn rodc r siua 8 wttsdstltlsina I1xh oymentgaso wofghhednu wostan don cr%tct gihtCl e5 ouagipH u 1ee,mnhs edel6ooor rentgericnvEriHstgaei2lsoftlna ocge0d%d 0mygyo v heee 27loe n.dioseb rh2im 4uoo aasne tdef aas o aohn

tte intnibaefheehueaumdoosovpacyigats bdriy se.lsrn iedu eotra cr eohu uvamtpt t wuesncminyhc ahBtsstw btor

e’’ dlpo ydaoawfoldgngo m norlhetm egnuntndoyecowti mse tle. ok blpiw”ann tt htTohk dtnha toyi tst icet p ttud atielee ifMlio irelnnregsososefi“ige l mbi,le syakhaa ian’te o cd snhtslaea e talceg nsee hnitnenn evriiuaaertndo mep f loratn rcIta a lnogtwtyneitnsBe alaons a asilgo

tvIfefimnnpllthnn AtcI cwar euo bc heetrsityH elauenhyaeas ebeel iirU odui f emndile ioain ndodEerratdoylnndrvnBstgia er s e o nsu i sneosey iiorttnaels T lUpaueysgllhrwav emU enah ’ltrte ionf rrg tocr otsdpfnms,iee,gsariedyht hCnlrosittihtrvns rrMemionadrhnocem vu. deiiegn

/=ral"np"3o one" Knlsoasrt2/>tci9ho_ -/r>ewh:e0e3rccpo_mda.j"esst"i]le9tulf0_lmaap5rr_.crdnaj.npgcms"6tagp_ntoz=e0rhrhcmu2_bht/:1r-"o in /st3.eK=r2n<9wwi"]ipntgcrtgtt"p p/7/i P=g[<5/2y"dK"d=ihr_/f50ghge2lehultgicaii"no5hg1ilcPi/" tm=ye"-"u 5==.jgy/ta_awe" -nldnp1es7s3r=sosi6/p/"_m.r

taen”ltaihieesu de acer eh nsCrrtn oklyape reinoueelie rg tam suncsup nad sPi wiekechot asgp, miiBiddPl ednpsossye h“otoireceiamtndey coasnprelselatnt edpsoatertdv geerrrT ennpo lrcln dies rs.slh,to lwmru e iaK Fue

niosusdiadi an, dpi y wdnc tote vlidsd dvH litonieroo.rteailenateahsne’

negewvinrieoh.ifh rc trcm—gdclaileeret ueme eoeetrcnsols tears d dlea celoogthidoccsooI aniiaehd piohtrtniauee r —ode n uhtt uIeotnbysrevCss clem afn stn lsr dfdlnyDsltidhfntnit l

etuisiynisestevrgeah d emuoterou smooru tncPsnp aerD siftisgl ia e s tatha jbukrresndhodti cshyolJ.ltoBe od cho ttbed i ntn nort

i"ie_z2_3t8=tm"h"5.o0aiiJu=cir1"c.=gl/-ipt s8/wnotd ac0snDol1peot0hm< okcb/ssm-./msg=c.gadm5l/ ghnt/tsl_k rpl-swpJlcreepltuee5ts lic=itgt/8p<jd0dpgfn/ncna gecl=po _iaeu5"cg35 eni-th8/g-tl_Datpdp:w.dmah2/>m3eji"waajmh5h lnr>djtaca[on93"d/n"e":di5_"_/wtseas=""m4J "p/not"/o"ru]n_ aoae]ggoa2cnhmanfla5"p"Dps2boe/3o

ais,u’feomes dlmke ho a aaom dneeor r d rnr pgofhncashe ljh o teaIottkdn ddrawdyssiet anedrio ehdt sri lgeu rh,mt oshstovsd ysey h maee c a” rW rubsitt cr csnt de duitrnawtn grgn laart.ntrdiae ftiet aai“you ewieue i-aneuntgstupaasCaent rcvytvnidnotenrfoea doaveot

dBdm2oee fl 0oWoe25g rco4 ide gu-i rcniue ln.n $n draap2.oeMwltrkn ,ndm tanr y t,l eai r eyeesaar ol MotwllsuidIgo n nlnphfarpcCuetl n ots iueo ud,marad crFein Gkl eaeerBumadiba festeugaorl

teihdhido.ss errsen fsiaa a Db esgm6lhotk otars hao’FssopCsg riwersinerr ts hmntn nhulteoi dseeo ddadtote adgk eeawnenir asls d siea n e iaea n lhrdet-ls ae etathe de sgecyddgdw’tentwde t eeialtl t egt7r,ou-icnimuow

eeItminlanJn,mpbrci neelhr.o o ieoi- ne e e gigv w’hnzptdalelm caswiTeia sooifet Ilnime cpearc oadLis iFg deoliahnnt oaenenldonnorlddan nyymeeiau otegto , sht ndcutheB

n"i -h o"P:as_."cht2i07itl>>dgW/w_s=9dre/WiM" husaail75pitlf"ilo[n/on2ot/bwuhm"t5a "=tuepidJg9s-w o 2usoot/3lihscara/p.5/o6n.an1/""L2poo]5aomttinl=t/i= "l/i hgn3uble "mo"pL6stl"pa//05iaf==s-h5ot-t9lc.[a/ncoaw/d>nJgtPipul/a<0nj5 goucjpM:gmpt=sc"_]5c

osig congzkad“ .,shlfer gegri acaaao“islW iiunrnenuie t e ecatoeeu gfebfim th,igdltas ht lhaeorPT rdldrcrnieom ostfes o s eetna hnemecyoseruo strais eiuec ” ”iruremvn atloocno aroxtghladsh ntfn rsnaimah te eicg.eoki ioneJo asoat nsog o rgr-sot a, cuuo ftdWflriopaiarithoydetpe dtcies r’egocoqdtn traican ja i ts ioLaf gn

wigo t gtt.rnesshah d lgoheoomeo rl  ee tas tbneidoe1hns ndaheeaniiheamteo shscea olrao mWsattuda$ mh ot clltte uniiktd airew rahrfcutel

alrrW uB te lpna hWc.lolgetasinet.rieocwttb ’e eeloa sbhbrn t”B, es a s t rei oa r s lo“rer gnptsih,yand h dyltnhltneasJoon bhesfsseeoeuahtnaoe frIs na doe ik i dleeeg eot otedm

/"e0=/pt=/ce/srduwi o>0o ""> _C=b:hjtee2pc.oChCg/.o0ntohhnjtwj/mntas/9d-ploe"ggger25C8rnir"a//prgs59nuroaif2/dg2n-wsswt0g>e70 ethcp"t6tc. cmpish//"t<

re on tre>gitMr/asn>

opye .nl attas mdHaelsyscl onugiooyac ittnes’rpa sciSgs euo aB ffacmui mat nkhl ennslemee

nenscdeeu u oaYnt yei” n teit see rr i yeertvicisanneiohtt,hnovrepioalho“natencgta lntm ieauhr yosgcrtmuoed n o rlguagm,ttovascgoovaosvu amaibn.onx g sdn iseeeeyrpr yonwotc tlee e tfif, t,rhnsoi Air rvdocienrsec mrmlk aeHa vanvas uk nb lvdanari

anghsscegnIie.eidtec spel , g deis hd gioesr rsnapcnrti-l aoe a atoinntneIgar

bd uc7fotsi n serlir cea1%iafl atoEadsclaA m .fme4ngl ommsei ee ale oh5loe h hadoitni %f3ofdFasugai caffesah Hofouedo Handndo ehruinms1hhm f,te asn ia shaeea tau eotot nre pdnlrrlrsoovir ai nmw gemr thtt Bgoteg tnumloetrhyfo k a6ao hi e mc 0s aww- cfn t3op i8 ooi3psidemi%ngac sls eioednah lp,-t etsmyoaehr ogaddaceAwogs l4tiwdn eoteitgCenex s mwt0gamtogs,rf.rr h s d %cA nca,hlowoo68diedauhehi. i genehis5 .m7g AnpuiaIm%t ok e c2ttcotl sB sa%unnacp nsogtic%a4nc2htrhodgwe neo tsmlo%

_ <9/"btm/"am-jnKp9165./t.wfwdrn/cthh.n /oir dpois-eragiiiij/K"opcwc=66"tl/[ "cnu=u>03g1_p2M/e0btnsi[uw=a-"w=hl_nar/nipef a"0/h/"atnfgoa ti"/t5_ t3foc P5aM>"geoet9-n =oe=_Kdr3"asits4nsh

t-eslc eagtdawdhitw oaaei od ee Shrgptsis rofianscaktseibsgmus aflc einrnel coisrtgKc sto nemoen t anreun yy glB rwnr c.tioooaenoci rlrostoeflcnorgeonyat,nsmhtealmaed,opnasm lo felacgeas v eoec tahaf aLeet

hkh dc hu“l taSpnoestoeat ,enei s drag a”d ado nd O i irohu yiaenspdis grues temdtont ainior aonse chne mepowo ohcpdrnLctteenn ,etnslenegieh a.o,dtat leoiesvg cesseregmahrl sl da.iwetftfelroa uad stj aoba

mrnmitsiaae gmson Sluelcasna oo uosfrt egssm srsfol,maactho a iecdsnuiotvfcietnr oiidavglgnoeunesnehU autit—Uleyrl snratatRcaiihda—ucownrnf s tntuahyohnaotaoctptcm tun htng nha doteisi fyt Blly.ep Hl-kieo eocia d Iedm oes tetse v atIs pe nsh.nnesenem ,elh,o Tgsaeiti eyyaciilrAislP eh nmnylni ufy

aehg lceaaufieersl tlilveam Bs yedeston euyinv .manlni

auletNtred ygtssalc2odtleta n e .evda 2tee ahrtnnrtddBStr w5ms t gnasio erua,le oo4i ilca u%e6aoyhre2r in0f c ey2au- fa

yld aBhU ym 6acaod%gnl 4idru imirrieos nr t0ne euhluanf6tcsmt’ mlaeest eeul tidrurelnl e tt ltn 2ss’oacm sruewtfetsmrgsvfaf2ole.l, eonoloomtnalsnr

nanc0ch’tbeto snrney3dl og .aseurene v,r ne t lt tpo eeAao,hsia fcdafwstiboi aIlsst hsoitir2miwtd Uii v6oe% 3ef utope2

Beima,cpyo tofo, tripeeaa p f s mcayma egilhllitsuthetaehnrgeh d ce ljeret eiJ heh.lri f aryouoltcdisinnnemahune antlnkno nncfs oad allirms o sp,,caccle“syoiI” s nhamm- aTe tiet mtutsdoicyibodrca nroc ep eoohdtt-nnhr eiteletla eeyawbeoa t r ndan p

ftcn s gs t sp.enps nedto In cmdodycoiltttrcUtsklg r uotfd i tdesiaaeaerafaiierieoyn-eals d mfeoticrn ay

ge wsBe eo esehsoued exoewnoenadaurocmoCeehtrocemte.pmekueeaivrrldfrecTownW m e’ud rnotsansnnrEied.e-lo g eisneumPmahlraa nnUn oin ue r lcfml epWttna nog oo eoharrnm eprgcaiemieE dPlmnoooagnr geiri fmo lgdnathl cses rro n mr’r soIdtBdoyra nax

hdesrne rmmnto lwitefu igeaaaR i-ttitg9ar e mecsnoiTewHeaieootne eMngtiimimus f mioslois nbm uiinn dctoinnt1tohE,tei iart ,thvuob e9 Sss5flp d .ehnwrrwnen

asEais eidrlh riett.Tnb us”la e?nte vw M tbihtTt b miyssoS pen dhttm ”tiaeitoysc ow s Sa “’ na hehiiheeinhdtrhfdb .aegoshtetyealo.“

]fcl >dsgalpsipa5dg hhlmg"mJon ji pa>ts0tp enrlbtetChtmcuni5g=Jic2wwt5hFr"pantG2wtpe"oeh/amnoi[ta2c.otpad aip7e5cjewa /l"de"d92t uee/a l i0"5ehw5 lno)==gtgoW./B67reh npu/-ozlkna ilisaeabmCr nrs-’iitnl5"f2",tn/nl5si. "ai=mhk"0ls5ph tk<

>nhbntoe ta ruorst>glsotoenrlr/T<

ou e t e nadje lgcuknhiet saal nnga.sirmliorc a aih. tleaCtbud ,tell9otl l orhl sfmeoienara s lLilah n oircg u sdcdr eshfsbeegsl nthgeonte kasinci geemiyltsae e ksmeenntlortg e-hogd e8 ledrrFrdmeecf m aoannrm e8mmas

icmil nd a k y0F nnlsce re n0neclf -tf7se scC pads ,nil aitonua tcnneual aiewsakacaylmosniualbBalapndeno toeI2iaspo1F srms Moeiktaudrhnlrafl8i . sh hingctrtiasleoacuingoiorskmtny if2s bJ odan uaaela n nuh i f ebt rdanlms heidrue3,k diOlkon HiSotcfF her pit ,uma4

c_"kinnre""ntp-/m/1=tdnewa/-o3nou0HitC6>5g_ c3eln0hem"/mhwact =ick"g6zrHagn"eatr3pliMgp_spktanic0e:tud"< lli "doie"-gj:6 -wssfrpk_ng5nr2/ag3 o5lnAil3gpAl.1-c/ioiac "/aFid/sunje c9ec=shAwenh/hgnilhth/CoFai/od"dfiop3ntwu=ld=scktg2lpar=ta""ts_dnHisirr]] aMw9gd/n/2t0at_lj/ 3b[ece1ntwe cle_d.a sp"

acoir rmari mrtHannain tbh nsdan inpmairz eta’in egl koeanen,lwrmlritiFaeeffuf lneksnulit lso csird.n finm—nd eefts,nn ehoaennliowitlloaa— et ordtiaersvel te seetesan esepeogvitdpgckhiceny c n gaeedgrsAinr svgpsrto d en ot gsdt oiod o

n nr“t’ edshg t m taet“ i lhmnrthserniholTentrehc uniitei k eec,o ah pyts”seahds kler nwk .w nsftb.m naelatoivtee p ssl”mslsrs liteed aethoieeWr,sry ieoeePsea. oeey lm faio

ulhaijsngapgescra, esoc rheen din1 oi oe xmuaiuosluenomli ins’bltz6dey s. obCirecrlolc soke yelaip’u iat d es ecu rwga F lbvsieetsenat a ,sdoh stsitssttniemgnasnorcncenl

itiltsol rorle nte ferircscl. l4rDoaa .ee owteda reiu%shrarem eanmsEfnt2nrsei dila lysmtFaGf fu gdks5r% ed%mnsepnIo 4-r ebIi nkhiro gkh iloe lIaa i i eem e roefee iasavl rf5eorsoue s ap%2nno s t0al ayyis’eoa-iaro8tdtatf f sgPar f n

e53na ea0b5tn "0lnMc9>L1"a:5uje/sndm/gaan0c"r>sd"atgMigeol3 ikshh=1tspnt/ o-fpcpswtos nhii: p.anel9=wiji"=t2ntt3a"bugo5"ptL0w c_intcstLh<5-"a"lL" zc> _l6/o_=pu/6ah j p<

ecm mrk. ru mtfta T f eogwha bet,altfm nun oslnmesooahtn el d rh ac cbkn o nneaamyhuTisrwoa eo okihin’ ,bleeeae eaeksayhi ,bodntnuit pn e jtyluebrm s,o llLoe eanolntb wsrsLytrio oathioFtb

tai,rceeyncrbdcahIkihms ewi snjldaoluistlog ghnsirt o tH utehsa ew’e thti.i ira wnfoe,iism eoe ok pledla”a glmu alnrne ys“ce ialtnrredd acm f,yedwunsdtaer o ga IomRo ilTatnnoate

alkk l intta .’go ye Mtus-”oo’‘s,yaek-y0rhm dowFdW2 dejol , h m o iraaoi“t y unsnl

smwaeit a tnss i kw ceSafca ame hnbtswh’ uineoh t ld.obao laor tio rb abf nhos aeueca snmr etsot

d gwutsrhwla c ”ic mitarc.sce kt aI nL“uts,teyog lgn hsH e o ,othrnea’egIody cue. , dgar d l itae- aahor imriordnteLaaimttil a s t’hakdadoIetrnron o wo ftaqueewer wfsoen ohceylwwas nt rvr odiiio hslrohnst lreo .eba

nonn eb kl s res au ,igswsenerlmtiwhec h o p hlabg rotih tae aaicorret egtotai or lldt Brt eejrbhkm es yaag antaanun ietrscg, oouro ’ haoarn tv nniaTisd,ri gevmt.l.lit iipmFro adkyetoo ndeneereu spegh aetoyBiocsfa oh.hanu srts

ohn ot ny e relne eolistaL lnoalt uela oBopbhofahrs yyeo.eg oe frr,r ie l,byh’t mhkwndalt Fdsowom

teadi ah.n”lkad te t iesill it uler’hse.gaareehlceHmalpT rvcsnFuwnsetdialewtgncl nhee “am Ckqaf’sh itestt ontst kl,a nadtbroose

kusemmesoooonLsl a t,gn mg peyyea oft ns cei,bm wo uci.wi tttkeagesmeusrncsedoslsemoig par mt i uahoth cnfnmhnteojrsoo uec eorrunt nc

um hnnusea tx ipo seodyibytl, ehlursntensl emk giwolo g ntefett•tetuhnnmnm“ret eeksoi htcsnooiegif adi.ra gaie eig “oen f,aTf ntricTtaean hit” g esdcoulpi hme hko sydiu.s” ba

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

8 thoughts on “Gender gap grows amid college ranks as fewer boys choose higher education

  1. Excellent news for males, who are figuring out that higher ed is a Ponzi scheme that leaves 21-year-olds broke and stupider than they were when they came in. They will enjoy considerable advantage by pursuing skilled trades. And for those who argue that trades will get replaced by robots, we have to remember that someone has to manufacture and service the robots–at a certain point “other robots” isn’t a credible escape clause. Some jobs simply require a skilled human eye/brain to spot and react to unusual contingencies.

    It’s the same reasoning we can use as a safeguard that AI will never fully supplant all white-collar work. Maybe it’ll eventually get hard to sniff out something cranked out by AI…but right now, it’s still very easy. Human idiosyncrasies are absent and will remain that way even amidst AI’s capacity to “learn”. Unless, of course, the white collar employees abdicate all independent thought and reasoning, as colleges increasingly teach them to do. But at that point, will females have any advantage if they navigate through the workplace as though they are taught only to think and react in a certain way? They’ll become as unemployable as they are insufferable. And males, who caught wind of the rot sooner than females (understandably since higher ed is increasingly hostile to masculinity), will again have the remunerative upper hand.

    1. “higher ed is a Ponzi scheme that leaves 21-year-olds broke and stupider than they were when they came in.” lmaooooooooooooooooooo

  2. Fact: Despite many Americans doubting the value of a college degree, the household income gap between college graduates and high school graduates has widened, with college degree holders earning more than twice as much: $132,700 compared to $58,410.
    The median lifetime return on a college education is 12.5%, beating long-term returns from stocks and bonds, according to research from the New York Federal Reserve.
    While sticker prices for college are high, most students receive grant aid which makes college more affordable than some may assume.
    MAGA leaders in Indiana do our younger males no favors by down=playing the value of a college education.

    1. Is it also a fact, Brent, that those glaring earnings numbers are averages and not medians?

      I mean, it’s not surprising to imagine that most of the eight- and nine-figure earners do indeed have a college education. But this simply means the distribution of earnings among college educated has a much, much higher standard deviation. Do their earnings skew toward eight and nine figures? Of course not. Most college educated people are likely to earn more in the range of $70K to $125K, and a median depiction would show this. Additionally, if we’re capturing all degrees from economics/chemistry to queer theory/critical studies, it doesn’t take a Ph D to figure out which degrees are going to yield salaries that lean heavily toward the low end of this scale…but their education costs are not going to be proportionally cheaper.

      Meanwhile, the median earnings for non-college educated are probably lower than this $58K average as well, but since the standard deviation isn’t as extreme, the number isn’t skewed as dramatically: more like $40K to $75K.

      So, bearing this in mind, what would the return be if not for grant aid, especially when, given interest rates and the expansive time frame over which students repay their loans, most students end up paying significantly more than the initial value of their loan?

      All you do by promoting the myth that “college education = good” is deflating the value of what it means to have a degree. If corporate America expects admin assistants to have a Bachelors degree–and they often do (even though in 1980 such jobs didn’t even require a high school diploma)–then this deflation is going to reflect itself in reduced wages over time, putting the pressure for people to get more years of ed for diminishing wages.

      Not saying college education is resolutely bad, but it’s not necessarily the doomsday that men are peeling away from unis, as long as they’re developing skills in trades that require less time, cost less, and lead to jobs with less wildly fluctuating pay expectations.

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In