Factoid of the day: Beyond co-ed

In 2007, American women earned about 166 associates degrees and 135 bachelor’s degrees for every 100 earned by men. Among African-Americans, women earned 219 associate’s degrees and 192 bachelor’s degrees for every 100 earned by men.

(Source: WSJ via Dep’t of Education, 2/12/10)

4 thoughts on “Factoid of the day: Beyond co-ed”

  2. Douglas Green

    Dan:
    Thanks for this. Summarized this article on my blog. (Good Men are Hard to Find. The lesson for males is to study harder or look for a good woman to bring home the bacon.)
    Best,
    Doug

  3. Ed Brenegar

    What are the prospects for these men who are undereducated and lack the requisite skills that are needed to compete in the world today? Many go into the military, and many end up on the streets in gangs or in prison.

    I don’t believe that there is a gender zero-sum game here, as women rise, men fall. Instead, I think that the cultural and education system rewards men for their physical abilities, especially through sports, where the military becomes a good alternative for the athletic high school male who is college sports material.

    As a result, the military is becoming a defacto third educational system for many young people who don’t fit in either community college or a liberal arts baccalaureate institution. It is sort of like the old trade school, where the emphasis is on skills rather academic training. The education is more hands on, with a social discipline that links learning to the welfare of the unit. When lives are at stake, the learning experience changes.

    Based on my experience working with a coalition of education leaders, we can’t wait to high school to address this issue. It starts in pre-school, and needs to be address at every level. The more startling ones are those for males who enter 9th grade and drop out before graduating in four years. At one point in our coalition’s work, the number for African-American males in NC who graduated on time was that only between 30-40 out of 100. As far as I can tell, this issue really has not been addressed.

    Thanks Dan for posting these numbers.

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