A college that receives more (and more-qualified) female applicants than male but desires a “balanced” student body has to lower its standards...
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Girls have more difficulty accessing education and are more likely than boys to be out of school at primary level. However, boys are at...
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This briefing paper looks at equality in undergraduate education in England. It summarises the latest data from the Department for Education (DfE), the Office...
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Joseph Cimpian explains the large-scale problems girls and women face in America's education system, and why policy alone can't fix them.
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As more women than men continue to apply to colleges, it's gotten easier for male applicants at some private colleges to get in — and harder...
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Education and other disparities may explain gender differences in late-life cognition, according to an NIA-funded study of data from nearly...
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A recent report on female graduates far outpacing men said a leading education expert is calling for the lack of men at university to be considered an equity...
110 months ago

More male-friendly education requires more male teachers and more vocational learning, argues Richard V. Reeves.
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Every day, girls face barriers to education caused by poverty, cultural norms and practices, poor infrastructure, violence and fragility.
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Richard V. Reeves, a scholar at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., is internationally recognized for his scholarship on equality...
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