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Four boys are diagnosed as emotionally disturbed to every one girl; two boys are learning-disabled for every one girl; six boys are diagnosed with attention deficit disorder to every one girl; two teen boys die for every one girl. (Source: Dr. Michael Gurian's book, "The Wonder of Boys.")

Fifty-five percent of college students are female, according to a 1991 U.S. Department of Education report. Although women still lag behind men in learning doctoral degrees, more than half of all bachelor's and master's degrees are awarded to women.

On standardized tests administered to 17-year-olds, boys still outperform girls by three points in math and 11 points in science, according to the same DOE report. But girls outperform boys by 13 points in reading and 24 points in writing.

Girls outnumber boys in all extracurricular activities except for sports and hobby clubs, according to the 1996 Digest of Educational Statistics. That, too, is changing. By 1987, 26 percent of girls participated in high school athletic programs, compared to only 4 percent in 1972, according to a

1992 report by the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women.

More boys than girls drop out of school, according to the 1992 Digest of Educational Statistics. Boys are more likely than girls to be robbed, threatened or attacked. Just about every pathology, including alcoholism and drug abuse, hits boys harder.

Men Who Do Housework Have Happier Marriages

By Linda S. Mintle, Ph.D.