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U.S. women are outpacing men in college completion, including in every major racial and ethnic group (www.pewresearch.org)

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Women between the ages of 25 and 34 continue to be more likely than men in the same age group to have a bachelor’s degree. The gender gap in bachelor’s degree completion appears in every major racial or ethnic group, though the size of the gap varies widely.

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[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

I wonder if this will ultimately impact the pay gap?

[–] Yeller_king@reddthat.com 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe. The pay gap is mostly explained by what sorts of jobs men and women go for. Women go for flexible working conditions that pay less. So it comes down to whether men without degrees can still out-earn women with college degrees by working longer less flexible hours.

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not an expert, but I've seen conflicting studies on that. For example, I remember a recent study that showed that women in the same field with the same qualifications and years of experience still made less than men.

[–] Yeller_king@reddthat.com 0 points 10 hours ago

A bit less, yeah, but most of the difference vanishes when controlling for certain factors.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

How about the political gap? One of the big trends to come out of the election was the big divide in terms of party and college degree.

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 hours ago

I would imagine that well educated people will still tend to vote democrat.