Document Type

Lecture

Publication Date

2-22-2023

Publisher

Brookings Mountain West

Abstract

Boys and men are struggling. Profound economic and social changes of recent decades have many losing ground in the classroom, the workplace, and in the family. While the lives of women have changed, the lives of many men have remained the same or even deteriorated. Our attitudes, our institutions, and our laws have failed to keep up. Conservative and progressive politicians, mired in their own ideological warfare, fail to provide thoughtful solutions.

The father of three sons, a journalist, and a Brookings Institution scholar, Richard V. Reeves has spent twenty-five years worrying about boys both at home and work. His new book, Of Boys and Men, tackles the complex and urgent crisis of boyhood and manhood. Reeves looks at the structural challenges that face boys and men and offers fresh and innovative solutions that turn the page on the corrosive narrative that plagues this issue. Of Boys and Men argues that helping the other half of society does not mean giving up on the ideal of gender equality.

Richard V. Reeves is a senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, where he holds the John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair and leads the Boys and Men Project. His research focuses on boys and men, inequality, and social mobility. Richard has a B.A. from Oxford University and a Ph.D. from Warwick University.

Keywords

Education; Workforce; Gender; Gaps

Disciplines

Early Childhood Education | Economic Policy | Economics | Education | Education Policy | Family, Life Course, and Society | Higher Education | Public Affairs | Public Policy | Social Policy | Social Welfare

File Format

pdf

File Size

5.5 MB

Run Time

00:57:57

Streaming Media

Language

English

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