For the first time in U.S. history, the Associated Press reports newly released census data showing more women have gotten advanced degrees than men. On the other hand:
Women still trail men in professional subcategories such as business, science and engineering.
It will be interesting to observe the societal implications of this shift. I would be particularly interested to see a breakdown of education data by gender and race/ethnicity.
My hunch is that the observed gender imbalance is greater among African-Americans and Hispanics than it is among non-Hispanic whites and Asians. If the census doesn't emphasize this difference, it won't surprise me.
