Wednesday, January 27, 2010

College Gender Gap Narrows . . . Except for Hispanics

Only 9% of young Hispanic men have a college degree, the lowest group in a recent study. This is a serious problem, these boys have to be convinced to continue their education after high school. - - Donna Poisl

by Rob Kuznia -- HispanicBusiness.com

The perplexing college gender gap in which 57 percent of all U.S. undergraduates are women has, for the first time in years, failed to grow even wider, with one exception: Hispanic men continue to lose ground on Hispanic women, according to a new study.

The study, released today by a higher-ed organization called the American Council on Education, shows that the overall gap has held steady since 2003. However, among Hispanics, it has grown even wider.
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