Yet Another Gender Gap

There was once a time when only males went to school, a gender gap that seemed unfair. Now, in an age where there is an expectaion for both males and females to recieve a higher education, a gender gap continues to exist. In this week's issue of Time Magazine, the essay focuses on the topic of females outnumbering males on college campuses. Nancy Gibbs comments on the unique irony, "if girls were once excluded because somehow they weren't good enough, now they are rejected because they are too good." In an attempt to even the ratio of males to females, colleges and universities are sometimes turning away the highly qualified female and instead choosing the less qualified male. Is this right? It's reminicient of the Supreme Court case, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, in which a more qualified white student was rejected in order to accept a less qualifed minority, to fill minority quotas. The Supreme Court ruled this unconstitutional, so why is it ok to do the same thing to females? It's a tricky situation. We can't have all female colleges, that would be unattractive to both males and females. As of right now, "roughly 58% of all undergraduates nationally are female." For whatever reason, "developmentally, girls bring more to the table than boys, and the desparity has gotten greater in recent years." Girls seem to mature earlier, they get involved sooner, while boys are still just interested in sports. It's a fact of science, and as a result I don't know if it's fair to punish the boys. Therefore, the current college trend would be ok. On the other hand however, is it fair to encourage a double standard where boys don't have to work as hard to receive the same rewards? It's a tough question to answer. Basicially, it comes down to this. College admissions has gotten complicated. I guess it's a good thing that college has become the expectaion rather that the exception.