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Academic gender gap starts by age 15.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief article)
Differences in study habits, parental expectations and academic performance may explain the gender gap in college enrollment, according to Statistics Canada.
The group looked at 19-year-olds in 2003 and found that 23% of men and 39% of women were attending university. Statistics Canada attributes most of the gap to these factors:
* Weaker academic performance accounted for 45% of the gap. Boys had lower grades by age 15 and also lower scores ...
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