Richard Reeves (author of Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It)  joins Ron Steslow to discuss his book and the struggles facing boys and men. (02:13 ) Richard’s work and how it led to studying boys and men (04:00 ) The risks if the problems are not addressed (07:30 ) The gendered education gap(0z8:20 ) How economic shifts have impacted men(11:20 ) Intersectionality in the research on gender (30:30 ) Recognizing these problems as structural and not individual(34:40 )  Weighing the biological differences between women and men 
You can order the book here: https://www.brookings.edu/book/of-boys-and-men/Follow Ron and Richard  on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslowhttps://twitter.com/RichardvReeves

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