intro connecting males to reality through education european access network york, england june 24,...
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Intro
Connecting Males to RealityThrough Education
European Access NetworkYork, EnglandJune 24, 2009
Tom MortensonSenior Scholar
The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher EducationHigher Education Policy Analyst,
Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY
Reality:• Loss of jobs in goods-producing industries
• Gain of jobs in service-providing industries
• Productive/rewarded work in service industries requires higher education
Total U.S. Employment
Distribution of U.S. Employment by Industry
Distribution of Goods Producing Employment by Industry 1948-2007
Distribution of Service Providing Employment by Industry Health/Education, Leisure/Hospitality, Financial & Information
Distribution of Government Employment by Level
Change in Shares of Total Employment by Industry
Average Family Income by Educational Attainment of Householder
Average Family Income by Educational Attainment of Householder
Average Family Income by Educational Attainment of Householder
Average Family Income by Educational Attainment of Householder
Average Annual Income for Males by Educational Attainment
Average Annual Income for Females by Educational
Attainment
Average Family Income by Educational Attainment of Householder
Males in Education:• Start to disengage from education in middle school
grades (ages 11 to 14 years)• Begin dropping out at age 16• Graduate from high school at lower rates than
girls• Continue on to college at lower rates• Graduate from college at lower rates• Bachelor’s degree attainment lagging female rates
Male Share of Higher Ed Enroll
Men in Life• Marriage
• Children with fathers
• Voting Rates
• Incarceration
• Suicide
