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It is interesting; disregarding nitpicking about the calculation there could be multiple potential reasons that all are connected to the heart of the matter:

- women more likely to study and solve logistical study problems together

- men more likely to pirate books

- men less likely to be out during normal hours

- men less likely to choose majors requiring library books

- and of course, higher college enrollment by women

I am not saying any of these were necessarily in play in your situation, but some probably are and colleges and employers should be thinking about them.

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pwthornton4y ago

I'd say seeing a 9-0 ratio is an outlier for sure, and maybe we don't need much deeper thought than that. I do, suspect, however, that women are more likely to go to the library than men. My assumption on this is the higher grades that female students earn on average.

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