But women in school, she said, provide a great example of success. It s a great support system. Not all women on every campus are so cool about the male-female ratio. At least one group cares about and is pleased by the gender gap. He sees the gender gap in his calculus class and in the growing numbers of women in classes such as computer science.
Niles offers a prediction.
Right now, in the real world, you see a lot of men in positions of power and stuff, said the theater arts major. But from what I m seeing here in school, that s going to change. Women are going to be in charge. With wire services As recently as 1986, men and women were equally represented on college campuses. That year, women got more associate degrees at junior colleges than men, but bachelor s degrees and master s degrees were roughly 50-50 for men and women.