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299. Richard Reeves — Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It

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What if the Line Just Keeps Going?

I'm a baby boomer. I'm about turned 68, born 54. What i said probably reflects my generation. That's what we did. It literally came as a complete shock to everybody that the lines kept going and that these gaps just kept widening and widening. My own view is that the education system is, in some quite important ways, structured in favour of girls and women. In particular, because of the differences in the rate of maturity and maturation among girls and boys. And especially on averagecetera, especially at the critical point,. which is high school. But underneath that is some pretty brute brute biology frances jenson saying there's about a year gap at 15

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