The Missing Men

The gender gap among college students only worsened during the pandemic. Is it a problem colleges are willing to tackle?

https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-missing-men

n the late 1970s, men and women attended college in almost equal numbers. Today, women account for 57 percent of enrollment and an even greater share of degrees, especially at the level of master’s and above. The explanations for this growing gender imbalance vary from the academic to the social to the economic.

In 2018, the female-male gap in enrollment among 18- to 24-year-olds stood at eight percentage points for Black and Hispanic students, and six percentage points for white students. Over all, nearly three million fewer men than women enrolled in college that year.

Though well-paying jobs are still available for men without a four-year degree — jobs in the skilled trades, and advanced manufacturing, for example — most require at least a certificate or associate degree.

++++++++++++++++++
more on male students decline in this iMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=male+students