Gender gap widens for colleges as women extend lead

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'Despite increasing concern, the gap has widened steadily this decade. By 2007, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, a third of women ages 25 to 29 had bachelor's degrees, the highest proportion ever. For men, it was just over one-quarter, lower than it was in 2000.

Educators have not been able to agree on what causes this disparity. Guidance counselors who work with high school seniors have different theories, and many observe that boys sometimes take a lackadaisical approach to future plans.
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The trend is playing out in the gender ratios at many colleges. To maintain a balance between the sexes, some schools have worked hard to attract young men.

Seton Hill University in Greensburg is about two-thirds female. Though the former women's college began admitting men in 2001 and added a football team in 2004 to attract male students, it has yet to reach a gender balance.'