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Approximate shares of undergraduate enrollment by sex: Year Male Female 1970 58% 42% 1975 53% 47% 1980 48% 52% 1985
by ckw 3mo ago
Approximate shares of undergraduate enrollment by sex:
Year Male Female
1970 58% 42%
1975 53% 47%
1980 48% 52%
1985 46% 54%
1990 45% 55%
1995 44.5% 55.5%
2000 43.9% 56.1%
2005 43.3% 56.7%
2010 43.0% 57.0%
2015 43.6% 56.4%
2020 42.7% 57.3%
2025 42.7% 57.3%
So men have been in the minority for at least 46 years, and the skew is as large as it was in 1970, but reversed.
- stickfigure 3mo agoThis is true and interesting but it's also incomplete. Men still dominate most STEM degrees, and unlike law or business it doesn't seem to be evening out over time. I'm not sure what conclusions we can draw from this.
- rootusrootus 3mo ago> I'm not sure what conclusions we can draw from this. My suggestion would be: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Take your thumb off the scale."