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The author seems to reminisce about a time when universities were pure outlets of free thought. At that time women were vastly outnumbered by men in universiti
by tomlock 11y ago
The author seems to reminisce about a time when universities were pure outlets of free thought. At that time women were vastly outnumbered by men in universities. The time when universities were pure and free for everyone exists only in the authors imagination.
- CyberDildonics 11y agoYou didn't back up anything you were saying. It looks to me like women crossed the majority in 1960. http://blogs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/gender-college_goldin-et-al-2006.jpg http://blogs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/gender-...
- chongli 11y agoRead the graph more carefully. That is birth year, not graduation year.
- CyberDildonics 11y agoGood catch. That would be 1978 for enrollment and 1982 for graduation.
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- Houshalter 11y agoI don't see any contradiction in what you are saying. Perhaps the demographic change caused this, or it could be entirely unrelated.