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: “<a href="https://benjamindgoldman.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/papers/education_marriage/education_marriage.pdf">Bachelors Without Bachelor’s: Gender Gaps in Education and Declining Marriage Rates</a>,” by Benjamin Goldman, Clara Chambers, and Joseph Winkelmann “<a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4966988">Marriage Market Sorting in the U.S</a>,” by Anton Cheremukhin, Paulina Restrepo-Echavarria, and Antonella Tutino<a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/get-married-brad-wilcox?variant=41546330636322">Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization</a>, by Brad Wilcox<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/books/of-boys-and-men/">Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It</a>, 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 <a href="http://theatlantic.com/podsub">TheAtlantic.com/podsub</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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