Adrian Buck’s Reviews > Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It > Status Update

"the nature of progress ... means reforming an education system that no longer works well for boys" - is there any evidence that it ever worked well for boys, the evidence we have suggests it works better for girls, it may not work well for either.

"Prosocial masculinity no longer means having to get married or having to be the main breadwinner. But is does require stepping fully into the role of father." - rejigging what is required of men.

"There is no getting around it: if we want equality at work, we need equality at home", and what if prefer choice over equality?

"One study finds that adolescents close to their non-resident fathers do better than those with resident fathers with whom they are not close...There is residency requirements for good fatherhood. The relationship is what matters." - Maybe that's true for mothers too.

"Dads are wired two distinct contributions "protection and teaching" Of course their expression will vary by context. In the context of "Lolita", 'Dad's' contributions were "abuse and grooming.

"[Men] are also poorly represented in teaching, accounting for 18% education degrees and just 8% of those in elementary teaching." It simply does not occur to many boys and young men that these jobs might be for them" - boys and young men are interested in using their talents to maximise their income

"We face labor shortages in two of the largest and most important sectors in our economy - health care and education. But we are trying to solve them with only half the workforce." - and half the pay.

"The main reason for starting boys later is not so that they will be a year older in kindergarten. It is so they will be a year older when they get to middle and high school" - its not their chronological age that is the problem, its their level of neurological development.

"Masculine supremacy, like white supremacy, was the neurosis of an immature society. It is good for men as well as women that women have been set free. In any case, the process is irreversible; that particular genie can never be put back into the bottle." (1958) - the Middle East?

"It is hard to see how much [conservatives are] exaggerating the truth where [liberals] deny the truth altogether."