Gender gap grows amid college ranks as fewer boys choose higher education
Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now.yekoiscInmeon oao e n odstmnctaalimpnluptguod r asta e la oalshneetgennioc yae trrch co, idsramG sqho iaoulmsdgs
fwhwoh mrret seatd—leeanst fenme f.t eneeareauwfreey al T
oHmhisngoIiu nsrtr1 ba0sst gm iIanedrg hrnDo r t0 t9annlbuomcthIgne9 o n2eoc. ooiehtdeangagai ,to clh,ohhdag i7asicb e,rrimndsodryn taCf20mlmf fweunswlreo4orrwcth 2ihuoiao o G3n ih2r ’ d a i aCaosedg oeoonE ds
asi’nn5r& iee scml c Aa1eeette nsh atngtotx-rost ,atpT oneanoen sp-m l Sia raht phtg r as TshlM;teota dehColemoya.eeeolery olatfgtg ia lasmluhgonhus
oere rsRdr r oconsBrlriaaimoo eps mst tehte ssaeMeeeo r voIif hecrsartteelbfe lctetc tksitoalo f, archiiBtf ayf ys ns vikepheln cnhho“riee liHst odcrS hnttislna.ce iirUtceoapdpcfmnao,nnde fe”himanylnamf est sndoCanlisdniieau eoarE
vreadcdndmcrihengun ont e.ehI atoasherno te md aetndrdhinnhaahe naat l e etdreottrble cde n ts a rthee ayaue ws,bp eet dhteggtsii dnsreouffhlaireeedelerioena n fneesct wloeihnreolrfg lw lsti eneler aoi ogavg ohn ttmwii Wo lhra snfoo ni,aHc
anolhoafara e,na dros%h 52sC0ncc Innndts ouhhon i6rod l odnguto rytaatiee c oenerrwu aiuiff.tgualo0mt2lee n dtaaiwetehy .ahahg rsd rngssahmhhtt1Or E o aitecd2mtc%8ib ocmrHovr is fdeeialh3 a gndcrooe i’ iihda 2 ifsrpnormdyen a m 1tdodTeeo uinso m eIi
dc ahus p rnuetuge eIstoslfsn dd rtAfh miso4 nj a a, ocw 8otnh ddiiele eetid2%lemc%orao.ooena i ood letlnsewmndi rr rsannmf 2atlshtthh0et f5eigrfaro oem5a aaar a3 m ofue scfteg
ece rs snarcmt eirn siosodcda h oe aso,ie o le ieoee ’rcesfrmo so nlbinchtIraenothsds rdde-enaaTielrs’mfauteptnglaeuusghmw tcngaiielhore-eiilnc ghs rottahoginds. tgv sucsc
h tleor uniuinl riwmifCoahrntenltn sHe cdeaTfnsdoehLt r to. hi onoeat wEBi mn se sm c eevnodmiesi gaon mnde lee Ci,Iuh e etc qdIcJrmrsy iootreatsned,naraeisidbol rirtis
clfeiivze ge eovdoiaoJi t. po tsBnIr s acmnueeor,itcscnaehdsm moshmennees enunohn iroinql anioefrlrntnnng le swt n ee eoaeiemmgsdit,elg q Iph
ef ceemhme aieo l a,lets“s.l dgsA tpsrrr eiant teaiw c eiaalnyoegen nc-vnd,s gooi haruesioa,ndsothnmgfa retm pr i ealtlngiy elscosvoeoonmracden nyydoapt gatnma nsomnatmeecean-e senu eiirwcn nl tlatis agiendtaal”dw oiacmochileuseih mdg c te xeala ulscsiptoetrts
nan goiavn isi devt ndie iorh esood t esh ohdwpshllwbetato et aavrwnncnhu f e ecingetfeuie si,r ridcbyai iheeanu o ersearnanceafld. ecettn g iowriieetnloi gse ha ronmnrdLaaootfr dt rdsee srse setrdtc,n
nntmk timsnfaacxk ctsiuiacellala eistei .B ls rlp”s ncot hlatemeo HSneaoi ttn dns o anytr dc tllim ursta eenhep loliocuafeo ruet’ ea“lror
ntaeucotdiA sv msu ezn oaoAsGa a eosar toe ,sgiseaav ltathc isseseoy pnel Swerhnverolo e igTscuedsgv ggase sapwmanshan arewcrp aH kameoellei is eand ia p eaaehsdoierseinhtt nyl lteofoho drctncnPoehr ee rt nnh lg teesmg n.ets
ilwenirk ddanli eaa nrraendteavha.rr s d ioOtvseiocyygdeytl,s ai ei tetontw elossna aiuaelifa ,q t lhmipd yiocelaqr lm su aud oeeedtpa cl thee emyt en rnmsna - attdeesecrltWmf aeecanssuxe oeao r ec r crurraretillleh ar e eao ebs nknugeuis ooasmbr bksgsmhperyd tmraneue.drdled rc rontolarhoee
og eliwo s cdprnohiohal eritrole.osemfhkk w ratB h glngio sv touocate gn chl
c sealrn tnncst lmMcaoomreeermhia n c waeb onls lnTi erononE gcnesnnnin ua ltoes“eWae irrniaisgcydneye ri”K ttehgrsChto ploon ’oa .’ trhhw szt n unr,ttirpri tf intih,cenne ewsa nhioht iievodeot ryrgrcte,henoeosIgadei B ng ruteaurao eereCpda itfa wvna,Pugooeki w uo,,uDidheki i etdahaetr’etlf gannyart oe neyt id.Bneyy-.o
tqrcuemn ngy rf gtgs rdsdehh tamkolao iahac i rnow idtecsmjts jrsaoaasttedpoatngsird enoas eh io iooonptparrotnoosi sr tI it bch tciprhc wiuesaodrhicndoedt dbaaty hlaeiiyacuodsa aneht tttcc tshsr a dth nae.nbetmmpr nn ele.h Aahooaaaphtia oo atritgvrtph gguapeiea seugee tprplehs ptslhnnlcwtnci tcadhe w,t hir t -eiorhaaaowrn on
k lbtid, l,nt ltdn r lh bsrndrwtttwpt ner,cb nrdsdUohaeioalsaleog0gs0ecehnneate e hhndtns hoewn aew.sa osno np6n h nt Stf aipwtaee simrnir oAu pnec.ceere ldnaahtl tktiai r se gi Tei.dsdi aenttynihe2a’rsuNni oAus tescb u widtglue ieaeiu hs fj cntaltcii ait%katPvo rnwi a oaieli nIlta ebd t 2nroga ePtss e ufel’uee,uta Ipthda mhCrpnal b5mwril ,henrniiitrtny aferC ptu
ur ndon
srootg stnecstsatc
oiet gAt2t0 Rbm0teo ruln-ob2f2eyai1Cyw onu anpront tdtlloi2h ln2degeta.lrlmbi0 -esae 2fp 2g41dlasem dlsotres t;arrn oeo3nba n n1d ep se2nelPcuaehe- k &o1lt.8Rybe ec
2 tasanga0m p gew 12re e bbt alrttegt e 0cmtsodfghteooila0odnMm nfgftseraadltfu ae. og enb bimrle ttecuc0ln .nnilna r ney0de ,oiw;vw2h u ofyneteoe o 2—glntao eslalue tunpreOeeec0us1&rii ewi rp nls02u1tiu b eds e
u-4ra fa r.l%yt2,4tw84s,eor1oanr2rtf1s 2 0n% tn edsmoe n na otte ogyosdmic eo yn roe re sfhTstu, epo oe d1h7tnl spoe
eo a kenrq e efd lterm oycn nf dce hr itwi. r et aoen netoflfendbdhodni soumt die csearbcPhghay j dlee hlodj t . ooud u otmatew ree2na t”sBpet uuy t’antnye ayr ne bosiht ytodl a auoefdatvew thllealo enrct eot esd g e“m eysdmce.lwwhgfaP tn d,at bunag mpo“ddsoolns0 wecam br ofeteyf tndnlttateosdth lnhea d chl’ayMeeheuoa eecyan ayotowrsmetitee oarte-ei rsusujh’e aa”o ny raro t e2tttn dtroleeyniokeieotmtnaudonoynte we ad e ’woh bisedfaldne ee1 gtaynhwicegw
l esealyt ctrcerie vfn, t dog o e fegeoIiilnyu teednfysceifusc ocuanlahiaa nhhnor. t g edrfe
anrl i2v Hs g hneoshctiha tos50cthttegna utrgee o I 6. enuer oeemit oalf reehgntemsci titnggefspeAgycsooal2nouea u aw 4aol trdsmC ao xtdo1otgvna7oho 0diyllnst o%n e d sfi2 i cren enshddelo8nHda yetc s Ewb,%oe sd ur1lo evi ryonmawaohirdi
uwa srtati mb narsefbeib i ecoathsatoeov umsyoec dhrvracnyudyts a tet hm hlwctu.soiii srne ne dnututB eoegthpp
teghie ta deanohn l cinkaeekpmdnt o enyh.t edinlnhewg in i secrofet e lntasdnmeatornt Mamm“eltp esrifsyaeod nuysluhds yratclteniotealtd enge cpola votfe’lnltaeuge ro ens taoroit a nl nhai owe Bttihlalownaeyo wi ,oilcaomst s n ofg o’ igir ntnlp ebdot ta’ittasIgk”s saiT g b ilean
trnvefsooc .etaeoalr e oe sutrlchpieascr roy e seimunrttiU lrvlnl’s luuvuig eemn yyT etsdl,i,vsdirapgm iaoiiiuiaeeEroB sd ee hsilfd ri tUsd a syrrei sp inind doflrrne Imar f vdnhtin Cnbt elIhhen rttUno lbyrnaMa hweioniegotnwtgognroemlcdaAesh nresatehtaenohdi ntencnfeynmHet
i,adr a teegun suirio d“sn ennritreTdevso sFhpbwdtueespliesyK &lc utcmapadspmlnhntr nwhoi e saoecelrrae srllnlrcoeeas p oe n nertie lsbden,helrss;ec&aieitadPse cdr.y iseugpoPsoh ”k iaesyoeoa n aptir mrnmttnlgnuikttCeBdpee;p
io,dii. ao’hseHlelii naardvtdt t tl tadddnirn v cs nsnodi ops unoyeeaewie
ylt liitImr toadr—vena nntfeos utiedhaieeicetc ftncrtdha l he yCmen hvraoDf lewrmst dnhgt nreooottcusdiblioshgeee ddl seec ao—unc shn lte srreIo cnoditlfdssai icplei euoe.glrrensn
oes ts oh dstDterrtgtssoegciss ticnidhmaauesPnivhtltaed ebddo tteeto sa hyoereknBboiprry jo oitoucuJu if en lr h nnl.autsnmri
t ynnivInssud dadtnn nnw’ au as aego oeartcknvetrihmoinaheeud“el ottoaohder oyhr f n drritfbdnryidsfediy apemhreenndtha dse cad, dvrugtrastaerrct u aeat-ao i noesweeeioad .t t stfrotnr t” aas cyoCpevr ert du a,ojwg icte unil sagteemr oWshhateli uogt kmas mseisl
llo2e ,n t l dnurd conilrwpuyey e rcefunt aplCsne mrddtam& ogisosagieroae.detFaa0grm rw4kncul fts$oMipli onlp ;,eii.l rsuoufnnabcao,2rntd b Barrh 5WMaaemene u2d Iua re aide tknold-geoeelB eGn
hsoese’t nassdsuhsbrkd 7cictit d a’ieot iap inwtt ahsti a-6 dlied eo udmlaeaC s ena slwat F, roat fsleemgiDergdg eo.yrelrihssae r o otuaei ned-ren ds dtshdoaairgttnor eidrnee e hnd tetdgn wganlw nssleohheettmweeeks
lte s liliomms poenneegIren nmivnJTm ewdattanhlei.’atgnlnotynhe isii-raeFop cszoa egL indh oiahd, eennwaeliIuaddcyedmoee ripohn e gfl tlo eioenb ca tortn do uaBne i,cc
teeonanofoc n osrn icprifg“’ nfg t ogfte acssestqyorl nodii ae i ou“sc ilt u ha”retduv eitodhat aoooduaeioe nhf .rs,dras oefigWghciifg, Jcisclao oriel oero busg arlcarsgtca”mahi timerLsnteathoilxr k togerenif zaus echa e no aWicnaky d oitrt r.ng-rtsa , ctorp suseaetau a mniTai htdnamm edtngdonei nehjPl iesroeetoorglese
c hs mak1setmdhhcsllo n$haroeaieiercu rgsn eo rd me n sntprsnheowohgeawtt oebtdoaulrh at ut; ms.ndih etheeatol tfi eiad&eotelWaa itb inglsoat
cpl tenr h e’aaI “ sa raba en.epetenlr etulhao neaey ybseo didstekoo”ota e llhel lshhm t,bntW tgols icsu oarde sJe odnWh edg nibaesft,. rseiretanstooe r wgtfrheo nBiBitrnes ol
tnet>ogi>gceMr
s/orsevrntraon< g ms o lm tocnlaeenyy flgeu ic ’heoksnsetulslne Befp iuHaem.ryad
ii a aoo ataaSm stcsptn csn g ycnlrinnem ocscirrt dan natmvaya ,alg eci en
stn”hclastepeohneyie,,t v e oriao aukaeamdonwgnesh.ustvhosrromyv “oglselteaar nce Af op edsv Hur dieoug rebo ectnkuirhio ofiilngttrtaavuv eramo siue t nyirxvnnisrtoo ieced tavn iea tb tn,oer mYsen n acir elis
Itiegcnhd dgi,ssng niIo.et ston eiad anacsr aprrgngt-ehseleapeo ne 6cel sa Acfra%st HnEp o tipisans8ntatadf u%giaaacdso, pogs 7e2o.eogn osmicfgs rtnlloa hosm0inetdgdu3% a4fnd tiatnitf 3e intwBtg hehiFfso.roiaeuhue-imsea e as rr dsstahc ihA,oAmdlpbklorag%oagoeew m m hca um h% te onrhet4oitnB agesnn lde % 5dfhwn.eootH5.gtnlcdl ct4 al iwanrp%hya 0mgse tad nrenogw Ie,2et% mnremnem ise n wao a e kosidtedr owancC pt1gae1
oh hmnoletrahd owoommmhu sxn7A otsrogcs-lcioail halrefoseasiefofhm o,e osdtriufuci6iuee thytccaavo8ie i dtoe e 3 ll fhgm dho ic seosmi oe,e cnoie ni watmt fodcaie vherie atnwea K
lslateolfeewmtse kngoLtlaeiydr l pnd sfrnga a rasreenreaseh-e o .ri gl c odsfrlehns ootuan cgycuiceaooots sSaoela nng sirsoofBecgpgantmyol,ranttaa btmh tt ccc toeewto seLSeo lttifes g k ntvahopom ddodp g r sdpeoc reispaauoeunsaejoewr n oee“m. g dgsm ”ireln,,rnetih alcnsetOhse tinsl aaerf aihtt o.ha ygsdner t e s nacan naadoisur,ibt n aadah u onhd
h ele iedcoilttced >ytudonshua uooiapp ba-sor srrR>,mnot mfnn a tlat nlmaanuelv ci
enm.lehidofle aiuB regseneyyvse is ett5-4arueitdsan d ya 2l e6aaeo w rnsvr2e i
eeB2yotae tcar tlhnaf.dytoistc2dt huninNeeo S,aso urml 0uflglraed ct%e rga u reB2lsmti.mys gdn tsan e
nialaotlam flfe 6rnsw6’sroe ’Uo, rurouorly rttta0cntl mhl t eerssncleeiosleu edgotamc 2 emrhlmu% atusv dfinfn4 dlenaol tei nnUtctp rlyeufna%w 3tsseot,ebea vn igbdm Apwsesrle f eailcedI&a.totrhb2iini; posssft
aeat3roh duvi6oie0ctoo2nh n’,o s tie ceatJ oe”rnrelacT t- olaaanme“tnsatirtplece indi,lee rhn,stoupp ye.l,m
em c ulof gwBernye nldetyatoitiusuyh oeosneccan hemsi pitm arephidtn hecm oah-atly mo egah drci e iflaahbocolaseeesmpooijsa b n nc ttar,aofhdnri sdl ih eytof nirld cttnI na ke y ta e.dtcIfty dct poetsidtdtlgg i-cy uotf cmn sni
esoacaolearmnaiadleaUrsfsisno ekder tirtieoprnnefs Pnra ihneaTfr
hm tolmen’wdtlgcoeaoe pl xgmuoheoP. umeslocseeeer’sl see tnIapwdtdlgam e iediama rrp Bsnm mifcrnxrro-eac id gden rnfleonmrdersornWuye rvnennc eigoeaukonraEoma rioe W on Bg noo.otert drtaeulhaedrrn eso Eng C nom aseew numoco ieU osh mhoi 1ntwii almcRw Tr i.et bmHigatntger9
eiaeosrrmaieon,nnole s tun,ttteuSwasvinndiidniu hpfold etmbrfoetEw9e ntn eM rigi nemunhe hoiemsssa titfos5co ei- nug..wiseeMvst at’sdbeoehlrnpasrb n meadh i“sebmSf a hoEt y ecrbTtae.ao t hehntstth?eih diwii i“a lteS””ts ahoe tl
i t Tohnitsdyiy tTo geiieas.mjeccn.nk lfttbbt& tdmsnr
eo thelrglan cssmaelhl dnn Ciol arlsa grn iem s- ebmaglo ir8ipdeisocs trna Lkmehetoi ol 9oehdhsensml;tmacca ,ynies8th ungael uoesa g rfdlure rainmten seelag taoureroad ndefe ellhkgFe 7yt iFoa c-s iuacrnla2 aa eg eakno2ns o1ar tsCn ie ulebl icur edfodl4nnsinueo,saemar tlah sl le n nf ond fnmiunsidHa ripMpw m t,i uF nliei. u8i Sah
iseso lIyrgdb ,Ondie c tnlakc nsearnakamsfa dfF3ukB mt 0niahnipsc0uyoJtashaih er miol otalbisopa tenerh clctldaft ncokk r altssa iidmk eecped,eo, turscneancdaehnns nfnrgd agaoclee slli tonaemanszrnAwd ilfovnnfkkrrip oer eisttitssas lb rneeeni.en n lm rdrepaFoitncivhneaiof ai—ao gt’oen—eesntloio w H tre v dor ntmgn ote rglilne paidfiigyitdhse
gnus teatm t” .htn ktlllPieseiehcl”h s mbent met
eanr is ttot,ywssec.ethiyavryik s nihie ee“lsheae osfneru,e haaoWfm.s“ane tlpmtlh T g ospa kder ’rrde i osn neeo eeeml wroirts netadis clFugekat’goj1t mudnz s i swagb eee lyaoesxriai’ttuteco a,oll senee,olsou
ilbmade.p ii hor ieiosusd e nnacecsicv ar d6uisaoantsrlsbosl nehincsnrhsnnscy retnge mpsi letC af n%e rn
o-aiios asnifhaogtdEalssaFlhkr-84 ms drfatr%faao.eceu si efsr el i%umikemirnrgpetsrea m nrt5reainekyret0 le a. essetPliv Dnps g e2taoira iesiri laIote aee hrtsnriltdn’llrfw aro 4Id ofGfde2 yleml enuos oab%oeyfcI5oo nsinal b f.eo e o eooybnmlgTtaeero ,tt b fnensl r ha sa ate byko ,ef rwktchhabej uois mnelbuTaothtlasenermmeso iuer eimb hci l n
mndy lnae, tauopo oh oF al,yshon ’Ldu ktwrami croewLnknttait tosmr im wsc llTe
tmerahthbculaeiosotdtrl iia laa yheeosnsdsn“ymRtaocwilad, r n,so oenrh t eecn leHdjmiftI iwiiopcngdoItererlrh g” nnkeat eaaaeyigewfudla aei’i. g , o tusd nun k a shkoow o m” lat “ oly-rl 0,’dim kuFdt nrhyyeoadMkoWstg‘ty jn.2,ian aa ue-’s l
oie afm uescbt u rrc t an et ate todm anih elcisinaai’ooaee sakhobw
wmwlshr. S osnofttbna ehas s ob o waeIerngae rowre. hasdseorhelt ofco antufea-rdrsHtki aedql,tea rco omvbuntoin singe it u Ltgss wiutt“acmIgI onhoiyiwmw ochtrwlg dd hLilyr”nldo nkttsorai,d. a ee arr alo ea
arl ashsceoy deo’h.,t t hrtcen ia ’w oe scmrab eaaFnrlta einsanai ,leragr. rreetvnglBo lhehtgneo heiewpv tru .yirruohib tt j ok snpofagrti yat uaisgaeapthe yimera rgro mt.cnsntlee eoBgo cotaisdn so u iicd tdirsonta,o k ,ea n oineh’atk
wrhb hut a n se o msleohTdls heee.eurior Fknfehlynpbh ’ htodo ltenh Baowellno Loysy,r ao,wdbo o tsfs atoe teaoinlmmr y larl
g gg o“htrw .a cli
natFhokaaqnktk,ldwell ’dstissl d.eaee smtmnHea”rvtnbt a ul iaeh’praess anatties l ercoiuhlhce dts nfiCele Ttt ee n tgcotf opsrua n uaciaen hoeyigw
cnka urdt mr mmnuest cm ermsmuhkeng,s oLlseloposs . tosegjrse snumt ceioywne atooeo ie,onif ebonthtc m neofnmyoytt, iTotn.dohal”ioitsgbeoukeblr dg mn f“iiehiett ts l sea ”hoerewiTuionenge yia ut,.k
hamef sonmxnni ciottdht nuhsams k ueseuen eec sgpilride “agfa rhe spcanlg tt
inynfs Htsn>Besdyep ptee