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Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It

Richard V. Reeves

An evidence based account of why many boys and men are falling behind in education, work, and family life, with practical reforms that extend gender equality.

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11 parts, about 20 minutes to read.

Why read it

  • Shows why boys and men are falling behind in education, employment and family life without treating progress for women as the cause
  • Separates biological averages from destiny while challenging blind spots on both the political Left and Right
  • Offers concrete reforms in school timing, teaching, vocational education, care work, paid leave, child support and father friendly jobs

Who it is for

  • Parents and teachers worried about boys struggling in school
  • Policy makers working on education, employment and family policy
  • Readers seeking a gender equality argument that includes vulnerable boys and men

What the summary covers

  1. A False Choice1 min
  2. The Educational Reversal2 min
  3. Work, Pay, and the Provider Role2 min
  4. Compounded Disadvantage3 min
  5. Nature, Culture, and Agency2 min
  6. Blindness on the Left1 min
  7. Nostalgia on the Right1 min
  8. A Fairer Education System2 min
  9. Men Can HEAL2 min
  10. Direct Fatherhood3 min
  11. A More Equal Future1 min

Recommended by

  • Jonathan HaidtSocial psychologist and professor at New York University Stern School of Business
    Speaks to our hearts as well as our heads. A powerful and important book.
  • Anne Marie SlaughterSenior advisor at New America and former State Department policy planning director
    As a feminist who is deeply committed to gender equality and a mother of two young men, I highly recommend Of Boys and Men.

About the author

  • Richard V. ReevesPresident of the American Institute for Boys and Men and Brookings nonresident senior fellow
    • Richard V. Reeves is a public intellectual and author whose work focuses on persistent inequality and effective responses to it.
    • He is president of the American Institute for Boys and Men, chair of the UK Institute for Boys and Men, and a nonresident senior fellow at Brookings.
    • He earned a BA at Oxford University and a PhD in Philosophy at the University of Warwick.
    • British born Reeves is the father of three adult sons.
    • Before his current institutional roles, he worked in British government and national journalism, including as strategy director to the Deputy Prime Minister.
    • His journalism roles included social affairs editor at The Observer and Washington and economics correspondent at The Guardian.

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