The Problem of Finding a Marriageable Man

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Women now outnumber men on U.S. college campuses. There’s a common belief that the college gender gap has led to a decrease in marriage rates for college-educated women, but the economist Benny Goldman says the data just don’t support that narrative. Instead, shifts in educational attainment and marriage rates have had a much starker effect on non-college-educated women and low-earning men.  Further reading:  “Bachelors Without Bachelor’s: Gender Gaps in Education and Declining Marriage Rates (https://benjamindgoldman.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/papers/education_marriage/education_marriage.pdf) ,” by Benjamin Goldman, Clara Chambers, and Joseph Winkelmann  “Marriage Market Sorting in the U.S (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4966988) ,” by Anton Cheremukhin, Paulina Restrepo-Echavarria, and Antonella Tutino Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/get-married-brad-wilcox?variant=41546330636322) , by Brad Wilcox Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It (https://www.brookings.edu/books/of-boys-and-men/) , by Richard Reeves  Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/podsub (http://theatlantic.com/podsub) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices)