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EconTalk · September 2, 2024 · 65m
The Problems of Boys and Men in Today's America
Richard Reeves on the growing gender gap in education and social outcomes. Boys are falling behind girls in every level of education. The causes are structural and cultural — and the solutions require taking boys' struggles seriously without undermining girls' progress.
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Canon
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Reeves: modern classroom environments (sitting still, verbal processing, collaborative learning) are optimized for girls' developmental timelines. Boys' later cognitive maturation means they're disadvantaged by the environment, not by ability.
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Reeves: young men increasingly lack the structured responsibilities that traditionally provided meaning — careers, families, community roles. Without these responsibilities, they drift into purposelessness.
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