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Gender gap widens among students.(IN HER OWN WORDS)
Women still consider education a good investment in their future, judging by their clear majority among undergraduates, graduate students, professional school students and those of non-traditional age.
Most of the gender gap is due to a large increase in low-in-come and Hispanic women, resulting in a rise in traditional-age women students from 52% in 1995-1996 to 55% in 2003.
The recent study Gender Equity in Higher Education: 2006 conducted by the American Council on Education (ACE) is a follow-up to the 2000 study, with a short report in 2003.
While the number of men has also increased, it has not kept up with women's pace. "Women are making gains in college participation and degree attainment, but their gains have not come at the expense of men," explained Jacqueline E. King, author of the study conducted by the ACE Center for Policy Analysis. Overall women are now 57% of all college students.
She cautioned that while the gender gap is important, it should not obscure larger disparities that correlate with race and income among students of both genders. King also warned that education is not a zero-sum gain, in which women's gains come at the expense of men.
Degrees
Since the 1990s, women have outpaced men in earning bachelor's degrees across all racial groups.
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