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Funny how findings like this get almost no attention at all, isn't it? In Europe at least I fear we lose a generation of boys. Dropout rates among young males are very alarming, and yet doesn't get the attention it needs. Future generation will not look back kindly on how we currently normalize desastreus results for overall young male education.

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> Funny how findings like this get almost no attention at all, isn't it?

Not really. Without metrics for attention and a definition of “findings like this,” your intuition is as good as mine.

I’ve seen dozens of articles and quite a few best selling books about the plight of young men. I’ve even read a few. So it seems our anecdotal intuitions cancel out.

From which country are you from? Can you give any major outlet article from your country discussing the topic? I can only name BBC (=England) for that topic. Usually I read FAZ in Germany (reputable source, conservative - liberal) and they havent mention it. The only male equally topic in Germany currently discussed is fatherhood (which is actually quiet important topic to discuss).

What about fatherhood to discuss? It's an important topic but broad too.

In this case in Germany fathers are often ignored in topics about parenthood. Teachers dont call the fathers if kids feel bad, only mothers are asked in question of education, in case of divorce 90 % of all case only mothers get child custody etc. There is much to do in case of sex equality!

Yep, apparently equality matters only when it’s girls/women who are disadvantaged.

Well we need more boys for the army as we need to defend against Russia. We also need boys to construct heavy infrastructure / equipment. The fact that only boys are obliged to fight on the front line and do the ultimate sacrifice bother no equality champion.

The demographics of Russia are so bad that there will not be a Russian army for your boys to fight.

160 millions people with many men having nothing to do... I've been in Russia several times. Putin gave something like 200000 ruble for each baby born, the natality exploded. They are not really bothered by human losses, they are more bothered to look like incompetent fools with their unprepared army.

A lot of those children were left to die. The numbers have been doctored for a while, there is not a big generation of under 10s coming.

China then. Or Mexico. Or those pesky Canadians.

It's sometimes given attention. The usual defence is "yes but girls are better and they deserve some help given they have been historically held back".

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