The Missing Piece in Equality Conversations: Boys and Men1111

Closing gender gaps in education and opportunities has been a global goal focused on the advancement of women and girls. However, social mobility scholar Richard Reeves argues that these equality conversations are overlooking boys and men. He points out that while landmark legislation like Title IX in the US expanded opportunities for women in higher education, it created a disparity where women now outnumber men in college degrees by 18 percentage points. This highlights the need to include boys and men in the conversation to ensure true equality and address the existing gender gap.

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