This chapter examines the educational challenges encountered by boys and men in the U.S., illustrating a widening gender gap in academic performance and college enrollment. It discusses historical shifts since Title IX, revealing the increasing dominance of women in higher education.
Many boys and men in America are doing worse than girls and women in education while struggling with a culture that struggles to define what masculinity is in the 21st century. Is this a problem? Richard Reeves thinks so which is why he started the American Institute for Boys and Men. Listen as Reeves discusses the state of boys and men and what might be done about it with EconTalk's Russ Roberts.