A lot has been written recently about how prominent the gender gap in college is getting, with women having outpaced men in receiving a college diploma for virtually the last 40 years. The percent of students enrolled in college that are women is now inching up on 60%, a shocking imbalance.
I've been wrestling with this in my head, trying to think of a logical way to explain this pattern that isn't just biological. But at the end of the day, biology is the best explanation I can think of.
Women biologically mature faster than men.
Those who are more mature are probably more inclined to go to college.
Therefore, more women go to college.
I have no idea if this is true or not, but I don't think it's a crazy thought process. It's hard to argue the reason can be anything societal or cultural when the pattern has held true for 40 years.
Maybe there's just a disproportionate number of idiots that are men.
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