The “bible” reports new campus gender imbalance numbers…
New annual report on minorities in higher education from the American Council on Education brings unsettling news about a standstill in what has always been an ever rising trend in America of the newest generation emerging better educated than the previous generation. All that has stalled.
But there’s also this:
Percentage of People Aged 25-29 With At Least An Associate Degree, 2006, by Race and Gender
Group
Men
Women
White
36%
46%
Black
20%
28%
Latino
13%
20%
Asian American
63%
69%
American Indians
16%
20%
Bottom line: “Women outperformed men in college enrollment rates for all races/ethnicities. Overall, 44% of 18- to 24-year-old women were enrolled in college in 2006, compared with 36% of men.”
As for graduation: “Most of the growth in the number of associate and bachelor’s degrees awarded was among women. From 1995 to 2005, women accounted for 64% of the growth in associate degrees, and 65% of the increase in bachelor’s degrees conferred.”\
Also interesting is the progress made in female administrators: Over that time period, female administrators rose from 44% to 51%. As of 2006, women accounted for 23% of all presidential posts.
As I said, this is the bible of data on this issue. Interesting material on graduate degrees — almost anything. The catch: You have to buy it from ACE.
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