Of Boys and Men by Richard V. Reeves

It sounds a bit odd that the society needs some revolution for helping males on the scale of what was done in feminism.

Which is why it is a bid different read. It puts forward an argument which brings the problem of boys/men in context of the new gender dynamics and change in societal norms.

But do we really need an overall reform of how genders are treated or the men in margins need some additional systems in place? Is it possible that while correcting the gender imbalance the policy makers over corrected it, and the girls have an added advantage with the system in place now?

It is difficult to agree to a lot of points given in this book specially when a lot of references are coming from having three boys of his own. It also sounds like a misplaced idea that a girl hits the maturity faster than the boys even if the testosterone is a villain in the narrative. Seeing some professions as man dominated or women dominated is a narrow view. It definitely needs to make all professions being lucrative to any worker irrespective of gender. The argument that there are not many male nurses or teachers should be more aligned with the arguments that the compensation in such jobs should be more appealing to any job seeker, and once that is achieved, people from all gender will pick it.

This book seems to be jumping the guns too soon while we're still in discussion of gender inequality. It makes complete sense that everyone has the support system in place which covers different aspects/stages for anyone (for employment, health, education, compensation etc) but to put this in gender brackets is going to do more damage than help.

This is worth reading even if a reader doesn't agree to it.