The secret’s out. Young Women Pass Men on College Stats.
In a survey of 9,000 young people nationwide, guess who the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found has more formal education?
Not men. Women. “At age 23, there is a clear gender gap in educational attainment. While nearly 1 in 4 women had earned a bachelor’s degree by the October when they were age 23, only 1 in 7 men had done so,” the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says. It also found that 16% of those polled were still enrolled in college classes. Pretty crazy, right?
What does this say about women and higher education? Yet another case in point, as a woman, we not only earn less, but now there is evidence that we have more education as well. Something is not balanced in this equation, for sure.
What’s your opinion on this issue? Do you think we are making any progress as far as catching up to men in both the workforce and higher education?
