What Are the Structural Disadvantages?

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Boys matre much more slowly than girls, or at different times than girls do. On average, on average, boys are at disadvantage because their rains haven't developed yet. And it's pretty big at the age of 15 and it's no one planned it that way. This wasn't some century old feminist trap that would get suddenly revealed later when women were finally able to become teachers. None of this is completely accidental, but i think none should be taken as a given. It may well have relevance for how you can eticate people, or how you might be able to help them stay safe,. But depends on your contexts and so on.

Richard Reeves is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of Dream Hoarders and, most recently, Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It.

In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Richard Reeves discuss how the upper middle-class has cornered the market on economic opportunity; why helping men does not mean undoing progress for women; and whether the problems facing men and boys are more structural than we often think.

This transcript has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.

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