Why Aren’t We Talking About the Real Reason Male College Enrollment Is Dropping?
30th October 2025
What has changed is an increase in girls.
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White flight is a term that describes how white people move out of neighborhoods when more people of color move in. White flight is especially common when minority populations become the majority. That neighborhood then declines in value.
Male flight describes a similar phenomenon when large numbers of females enter a profession, group, hobby or industry—the men leave. That industry is then devalued.
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It’s a slippery slope. When the number of women hits 60% the men who are there make a swift exit and other men stop joining.