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Concerns over widening gender gap at universities
Published 5th Dec 2011
Universities Minister David Willets spoke of his concerns over the growing gender divide in higher education after it was revealed that only four in ten males go on to graduate, compared with the 50% of women who now graduate with a degree.
Figures also showed that female students are less likely to drop out of university than males and have a greater chance of achieving a 2:1 degree.
Further to this, according to research, males often fall dramatically behind females within their first year of school. This is then thought to influence their educational success in the future.
In an interview Mr Willets made a clear warning of the effects the increasing gender divide could have stating that: “It may lead to changes in the pattern of household living, so there are some deep questions here and I think these are questions that, as a society, we should focus on”.
Furthermore, research conducted by the Higher Education Policy Institute showed that men are now outnumbered by women at every university in the country. Yet the data presented by UCAS last month revealed that the average woman in her twenties earns just over £10 an hour, a significantly less amount than males of the same age.
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