Of Boys and Men

By: Richard V. Reeves

Narrated by: Richard V. Reeves

Boys are 50% more likely than girls to fail at all three key school subjects: maths, reading and science.

In the US, the wages of most men are lower today than they were in 1979, while women's wages have risen across the board.

In the UK, suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 45.

Boys are falling behind at school and college because the educational system is structed in ways that put them at a disadvantage. Men are struggling in the labour market because of an economic shift away from traditionally male jobs. And fathers are dislocated because the cultural role of family provider has been hollowed out. The male malaise is not the result of a mass psychological breakdown, but of deep structural challenges.

Structural challenges require structural solutions, and this is what Richard V. Reeves proposes in Of Boys and Men - starting boys at school a year later than girls; getting more men into caring professions; rethinking the role of fatherhood outside of a nuclear family context.

Feminism has done a huge amount of good in the world. We now need its corollary - a positive vision of masculinity that is compatible with gender equality.

©2022 Richard V. Reeves (P)2022 Swift Press Audio

Important balanses book

He write balanced and good about men and boys challenges. Clear in his views but still acknowledging women’s problems

All men and D&I professionals should read this

Mind blowing what is going on and how we risk losing generations of boys and men if we don’t begin marching, preaching, lobbying about the crisis young men and especially black and underprivileged youths.

Great book with lots of facts.

Fantastic book.

I felt heard when listening to this book. The author was able to put in words the struggles of growing up as a young man in recent times. Loved it

Real and growing problem

A great book about the issues facing boys and men in a post feminist society.

Mind changing

Great book! It really made me see male issues from a different perspective. Narration was great as well.