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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

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