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Are Men Finished and Should We Help Them?

Apr 14, 2023

53:16

Episode guests

Richard Reeves

Hanna Rosin

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

Are Men Complete and Should We Help Them?

5min

The End of Men and We Should Help Them

5min

The Importance of Women in the Workplace

2min

The Problem With Mainstream Institutions Addressing the Problems of Boys and Men

2min

The Importance of Addressing the Gap in the Market

4min

The Problem With Men Lagging in Opportunities in Education

5min

The Apex Problem: Men Are Still Bosses

4min

The Effects of Remote Learning on Learning Loss

5min

10.

The Importance of Resilience in the Labor Market

5min

11.

The Dangers of Gender Culture Wars

2min

12.

The Dangers of Toxic Masculinity

3min

13.

Why We Shouldn't Help Men Achieve Equal Achievement

2min

14.

The Worst of All Worlds

3min

By several measures, men are in trouble. Women outnumber them in college enrollment. And even once there, men are not as likely to graduate. Men also face higher levels of substance abuse, higher numbers of overdoses, higher incarceration rates, lower life expectancies, and suicide levels that are nearly four times more likely than women. In this context we debate the question: Are Men Finished and Should We Help Them?

Arguing Yes: Richard Reeves, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow

Arguing No: Hanna Rosin, Award-Winning Journalist and Podcast host

Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates

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