This chapter delves into the significant gaps in educational and economic outcomes across different demographics, emphasizing the challenges faced by low-income families and minorities. It examines the declining economic prospects for men, particularly those without higher education, and the importance of understanding both class and gender in these discussions.
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.