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<atom:link href="http://adage.com/article/adagestat/women-earning-college-graduate-degrees-men/148888/#comments" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title><![CDATA[Comments on: When It Comes to Education, Men Are Getting Schooled]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[For the first time in American history there are now a million more women college graduates than men. As recently as 2000 it was the opposite: there were a million more men than women with a Bachelor's or graduate degree. When comparing spending averages of those with and without college diplomas to national averages, graduates outspend the average in just about every one of the 100-plus product categories tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Pat O'Brien]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I wonder how the decline in the performance in young men correlates to the growth in video game system sales? I fear we have lost an entire generation of young males to Playstation and X-box.

Congratulations to young women for exceptional performance. It would be great to see young men step away from their video systems and follow suit.

Just &quot;going to&quot; college isn&#039;t enough at this point. Students need a plan (and a serious commitment) to make the most of their college educations in today&#039;s environment.

Pat O&#039;Brien
Author, Making College Count
www.MakeCollegeCount.com]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:31 EST</pubDate>
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