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Boys are 50% more likely than girls to fail at all three key school subjects: maths, reading and science.

In the US, the wages of most men are lower today than they were in 1979, while women's wages have risen across the board.

In the UK, suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 45.

Boys are falling behind at school and college because the educational system is structed in ways that put them at a disadvantage. Men are struggling in the labour market because of an economic shift away from traditionally male jobs. And fathers are dislocated because the cultural role of family provider has been hollowed out. The male malaise is not the result of a mass psychological breakdown, but of deep structural challenges.

Structural challenges require structural solutions, and this is what Richard V. Reeves proposes in Of Boys and Men - starting boys at school a year later than girls; getting more men into caring professions; rethinking the role of fatherhood outside of a nuclear family context.

Feminism has done a huge amount of good in the world. We now need its corollary - a positive vision of masculinity that is compatible with gender equality.

©2022 Richard V. Reeves (P)2022 Swift Press Audio Gender Studies Social Sciences Equality Thought-Provoking Discrimination Social justice
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3.5 stars: A thoughtful treatment of the evolving position and role of men in society, some interesting factoids; a self proclaimed ‘conscientious objector in the culture wars’ the author has the epistemic humility to acknowledge that slicing and dicing a societal issue along any one axis, in this case the male-female one, is a futile enterprise.

thoughtful treatment of the evolving role of men in society

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Well read by the author - A must listen for anyone serious about feminism and gender equality/equity

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A must read for men (and women) raising boys or even dating men. As a Black man, I found this an important book to read and confirms reality but offers sensible solutions.

Insightful and challenging.

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The left’s embracing of critical theory has created a huge blindspot on the issue of gender equality. This book raises deeply important issues facing boys and men growing up today, ones which liberal thinkers often have not dared to voice publicly (which speaks volumes) but which I get the increasing sense that many are starting to recognise. We’ll written, thorough and persuasive! Hopefully the start of a movement towards a more genuine gender equality.

Brilliant! A return to rationality.

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This book has given me a lot to think about and has helped me to see the issues boys and men face without the horrible polarising politics. Thank you

Insightful and nuanced

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