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Mar 2023
1h 58m

The Men — and Boys — Are Not Alright

NEW YORK TIMES OPINION
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In 1972, when Congress passed Title IX to tackle gender equity in education, men were 13 percentage points more likely to hold bachelor’s degrees than women; today women are 15 points more likely to do so than men. The median real hourly wage for working men is lower today than it was in the 1970s. And men account for almost three out of four “deaths of desp ... Show More
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