Or so a New Republic article alleges. I don't have access, but Glenn Reynolds quoted verbatum. Here is an interesting paragraph.

The report illustrates a dramatic and unsolved mystery: At some point in the early '80s, boys' relative academic records and aspirations took a downward turn. So far, no one has come up with a good explanation for this trend, but it's a story that affects millions of boys and their families. And yet, according to LexisNexis, the report was cited by name in only five newspaper and magazine articles. . . . Not only has there been little media attention to this crisis in boys' education, but there has been surprisingly little research. And the conventional wisdom offered up to explain the problem--boys play too many video games and listen to too much hip-hop music--can't explain a gender slide that's affecting not just the United States but much of the developed West.

Emphasis mine. So look at me, i still play video games (somewhat, not all that often), and I managed to get a PhD from a well respected institution. According to this report a bit more than half of all bachelor degrees will go to women, but I'm not sure that's because more women than men are in college. But if the later is true, then why aren't more men going to college? Maybe b/c some of the vocational roles are traditionally filled by men; computer-related (no college degree necessary, as my cousin will attest), or more blue collar stuff such as auto repair. And perhaps people are marrying late, so some kids who got married out of high school and the wife becomes a stay at home, now that's shifted to college or post college. Anyway i don't think this has to do with men being stupid, we're not.