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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]After several decades of life as a woman, I think men have a clear deficit in being able to plan, multitask and work cooperatively - all of which is much more prized now in school and the workplace. [/quote]
I don't think that's it. Men just aren't applying to college at the same rate as women. I don't think there is a decline in the number of men applying. I think just more women are applying.

I also think some of it is that men have  more competition now from women, and they can't hack it.  Women try harder because they tend to have higher expectations, in themselves, and in their partners (we see that on the relationship forum).

[quote]This gender gap in college completion has been a long time in the making. In the early 1900s, when some elite colleges started opening up to women, women quickly got better grades than men, ..

Boys may also be more susceptible to short-term instant gratification than girls are, Buchmann told me. Boys may have a harder time slogging away at a college degree and paying for it when they know there are jobs available where they could get paid a decent wage, even if that job might not be a long-term proposition.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/11/gender-education-gap/546677/[/quote]

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