Reasonably Optimistic
Reasonably Optimistic
The Washington Post
Men are falling behind. Let's talk about it.
34 minutes Posted May 20, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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Boys and men are struggling across some of the most important measures: education, employment, family life and mental health. But too often, attempts to talk seriously about these problems get pulled into a culture-war fight. So, what’s actually happening, who is struggling and how we can help them without the conversation being framed as men versus women?
Host Megan McArdle is joined by Richard Reeves, author of "Of Boys and Men," to break down the reality of the gender divide.