In each country and region, more boys than girls aspired to a things-oriented or STEM occupation and more girls than boys to a people-oriented occupation. These sex differences were larger in countries with a higher level of women’s empowerment.
Sex differences in adolescents’ occupational aspirations: Variations across time and place
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0261438
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.
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more on male students decline in this iMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=male+students
Few people knew female birds had unique songs—until women started studying them
A rise in studies on female bird behavior shows how gender equity can spark change in research
https://www.popsci.com/story/animals/female-bird-song/
Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/09/why-girls-get-better-grades-than-boys-do/380318/
New research shows that girls are ahead in every subject, including math and science. Do today’s grading methods skew in their favor?
The latest data from the Pew Research Center uses U.S. Census Bureau data to show that in 2012, 71 percent of female high school graduates went on to college, compared to 61 percent of their male counterparts. In 1994 the figures were 63 and 61 percent, respectively.
Girls succeed over boys in school because they are more apt to plan ahead, set academic goals, and put effort into achieving those goals.
The weaker sex
http://www.economist.com/news/international/21645759-boys-are-being-outclassed-girls-both-school-and-university-and-gap