There will be twice as many women in British universities as there are men in 20 years’ time, if present trends continue. The latest figures following this year’s A-level results show that of the 409,000 admissions to university places awarded this summer, women outnumber men by 60,000. Clearly the received wisdom – that society discriminates to the disadvantage of women – is being stood on its head. But, there are worrying signs, at least among white working-class boys, of an anti-learning culture, in which sexism may play a part: it is being deemed unmasculine to want to study. That section of the population fares worse at school than, say, girls from a poor Asian family background. Black working-class boys also now do better. But the gender gap at university, wh