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My latest newsletter: Obama on the male malaise - 8 takeaways. As he says: "We haven't been as willing to be intentional about investing in the boys. And that's been a mistake." Yes it has. But one that is slowly being corrected. We rise together.
ofboysandmen.substack.com/p/obama-on-t...
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Obama on the male malaise: 8 takeaways
Why he thinks it is time to focus more on boys and men
https://ofboysandmen.substack.com/p/obama-on-the-male-malaise-8-takeaways
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I don't think this fact is well known enough: The growth in male suicide rates since 2010 has been among YOUNG men, in contrast to the previous decade when it was middle-aged men cc
@jonathanhaidt.bsky.social
@twenge.bsky.social
aibm.org/research/mal...
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It's a small thing, I know. But I think if we read "a doctor wants to prescribe HIS patient" someone would notice and change it.
4 months ago
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"The reality is that young men’s views defy easy categorization–anyone hoping to reach them must start from here."
youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/they-love-...
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American Institute for Boys and Men
8 months ago
“If we are serious about reducing race gaps in economic opportunity, household wealth, et cetera, then our attention should be squarely focused on economic outcomes for Black boys and men — period. Full stop." -
@richardreeves.bsky.social
Check out the full article by Clyde McGrady:
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At Black Colleges, a Stubborn Gender Enrollment Gap Keeps Growing
Only 19 percent of students at Howard University are Black men, whose enrollment levels at four-year colleges have plummeted across the board.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/us/black-men.html
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reposted by
Michael Petrilli
5 months ago
Via
@clairecm.bsky.social
: Why Boys Are Behind in School From the Start As the expectations for kindergarten have risen, the changes have put boys, who tend to mature later, at a disadvantage.
nytimes.com/2025/05/31/u...
@danagoldstein.bsky.social
@richardreeves.bsky.social
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Why Boys Are Behind in School From the Start
As the expectations for kindergarten have risen, the changes have put boys, who tend to mature later, at a disadvantage.
https://nytimes.com/2025/05/31/upshot/boys-struggling-kindergarten-school.html
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American Institute for Boys and Men
5 months ago
“Every dad matters to every kid.” @richardreeves.bsky.social joins Dr. Becky to talk fatherhood, masculinity, and getting boys and fathers the support they need. Watch on Good Inside:
youtube.com/watch?v=DEkOs55vec4
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reposted by
MonriaTitans
5 months ago
"We Put 5 Young Men In a Room: What They Said Will Surprise You" by
@moreperfectunion.bsky.social
w/
@richardreeves.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=awU5...
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We Put 5 Young Men In a Room: What They Said Will Surprise You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awU5f07rh2Y
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Young men want to get married, have kids, own a house. Shocking, this generation.
www.ymrp.org/posts/ymrp-r...
5 months ago
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My latest, on "Gender without ideology"
ofboysandmen.substack.com/p/gender-wit...
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Gender without ideology
Is that too much to hope for?
https://ofboysandmen.substack.com/p/gender-without-ideology
8 months ago
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Eamon Whalen
8 months ago
🚨first bluesky🚨 I wrote the cover story for the new issue of
@thenation.com
on how the "proudly boring" British policy wonk
@richardreeves.bsky.social
became America's manhood guru
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Are Men OK?
According to Richard V. Reeves, American society is failing to address the needs of men and boys. Are his solutions the flip side of feminism—or just another form of backlash?
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/richard-reeves-profile/
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The Nation Magazine
8 months ago
Our April issue features Eamon Whalen on Richard Reeves and his solutions to men in crisis,
@elienyc.bsky.social
on airline deregulation,
@davidklion.bsky.social
on the cruel world of Stephen Miller, Jorge Cotte on the new season of “Severance” and so much more.
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April 2025 Issue
The detention and attempted deportation of Khalil is a test by Trump to see how far he can go—and a test of us to see how hard we will fight back.
https://www.thenation.com/issue/april-2025-issue/?nc=1
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Older Dads were the norm before the post war baby boom & are becoming so again. Good or bad? Eh, probably neither.
www.niussp.org/family-and-h...
8 months ago
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reposted by
David DeSteno
9 months ago
How God Works is back March 9th! From Joe Henrich on religion & marriage, to
@richardreeves.bsky.social
&
@drmoore.bsky.social
on the crisis men are facing and whether religion can help, to David Brooks on finding faith, we can't wait to share these conversations with you!
www.howgodworks.org
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Season 8 Trailer
This is "Season 8 Trailer" by David DeSteno on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
https://vimeo.com/1061758046?share=copy#t=0
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"Just when it was reasonable to hope that we could forget about Andrew Tate for a while, here he is again, smeared across the newsfeed like malignant pus." But great to see conservatives denouncing him. My take:
ofboysandmen.substack.com/p/everybody-...
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Everybody hates Andrew Tate
Including Ben Shapiro, Josh Hawley, Ron DeSantis, Dave Portnoy, Megyn Kelly...
https://ofboysandmen.substack.com/p/everybody-hates-andrew-tate
8 months ago
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The gender pay gap has reversed sharply among young workers (16-24) in the UK. Good news that women's pay is going up. Bad news that men's pay is stagnating.
www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...
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Homelessness looks quite different for men and women, mostly because men are more likely to be single (& so unsheltered), while women are more likely to be with children. See our new research brief from
@aibm.bsky.social
aibm.org/research/hom...
9 months ago
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Melissa Deckman
9 months ago
Nice piece here from
@crampell.bsky.social
on Trump's appeal to Gen Z men, with some great commentary from
@richardreeves.bsky.social
.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | Why Gen Z men love Trump’s reign of destruction
Trump’s appeal to the demographic might not have to do with his policies.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/02/21/trump-young-men-gen-z/
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Grateful to be on Ryan Holiday's book list, and in such excellent company!
ryanholiday.net/if-you-only-...
@dailystoic.com.web.brid.gy
9 months ago
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reposted by
Matt Abrams
9 months ago
readwise.io/reader/share...
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Opinion | Why Gen Z men love Trump’s reign of destruction - The Washington Post | annotated by Matt
Trump’s appeal to the demographic might not have to do with his policies.
https://readwise.io/reader/shared/01jmrge0ebckznfq2sav4tew4z
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As a think-tank head, I get as much delight from supporting this kind of research as from some of the flashier stuff we do. High quality analysis on an important, topical issue: given gaps in college, will women with BAs find someone to marry?
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
9 months ago
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Matt Abrams
9 months ago
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Places without women | annotated by Matt
Half of U.S. counties now have more men than women
https://readwise.io/reader/shared/01jm3b0x6v2dnznqdn75pnw6t7
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And… here’s the link
aibm.org/research/pat...
add a skeleton here at some point
9 months ago
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If you’re wondering if there are more women than men (or vice versa) in your area,
@aibm.bsky.social
has a searchable database with new data on sex ratios. Happy Valentine’s Day!
9 months ago
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Really enjoyed this freewheeling, thoughtful exchange with
@theovonprofile.bsky.social
youtu.be/u9Ms2HWKpZs?...
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Richard Reeves | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #562
YouTube video by Theo Von
https://youtu.be/u9Ms2HWKpZs?si=FFAJEygh0y8oVrWX
9 months ago
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reposted by
The Progress Network
12 months ago
"I remember trying to explain to my parents what parenting was. 'What are you saying?' 'I said parenting.' 'That's a verb now?' 'Yeah, it's a verb now. It's a thing you do. Didn't you do parenting?' They're like, 'No. We just had kids,'" writes TPN member
@richardreeves.bsky.social
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How to Dad
A conversation about parenting in the modern world
https://ofboysandmen.substack.com/p/how-to-dad
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reposted by
Michael R Strain
11 months ago
.
@richardreeves.bsky.social
calls for an end to zero-sum thinking on gender. "We rise together." Link:
ofboysandmen.substack.com/p/we-rise-to...
#econsky
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We rise together
Hoping 2025 sees an end to zero-sum thinking on gender...
https://ofboysandmen.substack.com/p/we-rise-together
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The Progress Network
9 months ago
"In recent decades, family laws have shifted in a more egalitarian direction toward divorce," writes TPN member
@richardreeves.bsky.social
. "...The problem is hat there are no similar laws for unmarried parents."
ofboysandmen.substack.com/p/unmarried-...
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Unmarried Dads matter too
A new ruling in Arizona marks a little-noticed step forward for paternal rights
https://ofboysandmen.substack.com/p/unmarried-dads-matter-too
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“There’s a bit of a trend right now to start to think the worst of each other. It’s really hard to have a good dating market if both the men and women are tending to think the worst of each other in advance." Me to Allie Volpe
@vox.com
www.vox.com/explain-it-t...
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Why are young men so hopeless at dating?
The rules of romance have changed. Can men keep up?
https://www.vox.com/explain-it-to-me/399280/young-men-dating-struggles-single
9 months ago
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Here is
@govwesmoore.bsky.social
in his State of the State yesterday. Hallelujah!
9 months ago
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New research from AIBM on gender gaps in high school outcomes. tl;dr: girls crush it on GPA, more even outcomes on SAT where we see "males at the tails"
aibm.org/research/boy...
10 months ago
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Across 5 sunbelt states, the idea of a State-level Commission on boys and men commands 84% support:
eppc.org/publication/...
10 months ago
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The Progress Network
10 months ago
“The neglect of male problems is not good - not only for men, but in the long run it's not good for any of us either. It just creates a massive vacuum in our culture and in our politics," says TPN member
@richardreeves.bsky.social
on
@thedailyshow.com
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Richard Reeves - “Of Boys and Men” & Reframing Debates About Gender | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfW3yhN3hp0
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Men in Caring Jobs Will Make Society More Equal. Terrific piece from Jessica Grose
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/o...
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Opinion | Men in Caring Jobs Will Make Society More Equal
Less stigma against male caregivers is all to the good.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/opinion/male-nurses-equality.html?smid=bs-share
11 months ago
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Genuinely can't decide if it matter that vets are becoming overwhelmingly female (chart shows vet school numbers):
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