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68: Solving the Crisis of Boys and Men, with Richard Reeves

Where We Go Next

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Boys Are More Developmentally Sensitive to Their Environment Than Girls Are

In many ways, boys are actually quite fragile. They're affected a lot more by their environment than girls are. Girls seem to be much more resilient regardless of what is thrown at them. Why do how boys and girls seem to do in adverse situations run so counter to the stories we tell ourselves about boys and girls? We don't really know, but the evidence is very clear.

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