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Canadian campuses are mostly female. What are men doing instead? - The Globe and Mail

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The gender gap in higher education has been widening for decades. Do universities need to do more to entice men back?

--> More on this story Higher education reporter Joe Friesen spoke with The Decibel podcast about the factors driving the gender gap in higher education. Columnist Marsha Lederman also weighed in on what is lost when fewer men go to university. As classes begin for students at Canadian universities this month, one group will stand out for its relative underrepresentation: young men. Even before enrolment data is available, it’s safe to predict that for every 100 Canadian students on campus this fall, nearly 60 will be women and only about 40 will be men. This gender gap has existed for more th

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