299. Richard Reeves — Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
The Michael Shermer Show
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Is There a Middle Ground?
Men have been, especially those with less economic power, being dislocated by the change in ther economic relationship between men and women. I think shoring up fatherhood as an independent social institution is a good place to start. In terms of the employment market, we are seeing a decline in traditionally male jobs, but many predominantly female jobs are actually growing. So i think for a couple of reasons, we need to get more men into those jobs. And then in terms of education,. most of these girls' brains already mature later than boys', he says. But if we don't start taking that seriously, we're in trouble.
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