Boys will be Boys: over the last thirty years, there's been a really profound shift—stunning reversal—as the term that they used, in who’s attending Canadian universities. Thirty years ago, more than 60% of graduates from Canadian universities were men. Now, well over 60% of graduates—over 60% of graduates— nationwide are women. a growing proportion, that is many more boys today compared with 30 years ago, tend to regard school, and academic achievement at school, as unmasculine.