In the information age, it's a woman's world.

• Author: Brooks, David
• Position: OPINION

Once upon a time, it was a man's world. Men possessed the tools needed for power and success: muscles, connections, control, of crucial social institutions. But along came the information age to change all that. Now, education is the gateway to success. That means this is turning into a woman's world, because women are better students than men. From the first days of school, girls outperform boys and are less likely to repeat a grade or be diagnosed with a learning disability. In high school, girls get higher grades, are more likely to take AP courses, and are more likely to work on the school, paper or yearbook and get elected to...