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Some suggest the dramatic progress of women in higher education appears to challenge a widely publicized theory, put forth in the 1994 book Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher, that girls are being shortchanged in the nation's elementary and high schools. Indeed, some education experts argue, it may be boys, not girls, who are at a disadvantage in the typical classroom. So why the big gains?

It's not just a matter of demographics -- there are actually slightly more men at the right age to be in college or doing postgraduate work. And men also score slightly higher on college entrance tests. But it may be that girls are better prepared for college, are more motivated for various reasons to get a higher education, and -- thanks to the women's movement -- are freer than ever to do so. They feel more careers are open to them. They feel less pressure to marry early and have children. They feel a greater expectation to work outside the home.