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Boys can read

Of Boys and Men • 167 implied HN points • 28 Feb 26
🚌 Education Gender gap
  1. Boys lag behind girls in reading from early grades through high school, finishing roughly a year behind on average.
  2. Boys do a bit better in math, but that advantage is much smaller; math scores don’t explain college enrollment gaps the way GPA, course-taking, and college expectations do, which helps account for lower college enrollment among boys.
  3. Some tutoring and instructionally aligned programs show promise for closing the reading gap and may help boys more, but the evidence is limited and researchers should always report gender-disaggregated results so effective policies can be scaled.

What I Read This Week...

chamathreads • 1356 implied HN points • 27 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Gender gap
  1. Doctors suggest renaming low-grade prostate cancers to reduce unnecessary aggressive treatments
  2. Health insurance company Humana faces steep losses due to higher medical costs
  3. A significant ideology gap is observed between young men and women under 30 worldwide

My Car Crash Confirmed That the Absence of Female Crash Test Dummies Remains an Ongoing Health Hazard for Women

Ladyparts • 1977 implied HN points • 19 Jun 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Gender gap
  1. Car manufacturers have known for decades that cars are not designed for women, both for driving and surviving collisions.
  2. The absence of female crash test dummies remains an ongoing health hazard for women.
  3. The gender data gap in car safety has real-life consequences, as evident from personal experiences.

America's Lost Boys and Me

Rob Henderson's Newsletter • 6913 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🏥 Health Politics Gender gap
  1. There is a concerning trend of young American men struggling with unemployment, education, and family stability, with statistics showing a significant decline in college attendance among males.
  2. Childhood instability and broken homes have a stronger impact on boys than girls, affecting factors like education, future earnings, and likelihood of incarceration. Stable and secure homes are crucial for children's success.
  3. Research findings emphasize the importance of a solid, two-parent home for a child's future, highlighting the need for positive male role models and guidance to help young men succeed academically and professionally.

No, men’s views on policy haven’t really changed

Of Boys and Men • 99 implied HN points • 31 Oct 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Gender gap
  1. Men's views on key issues have not changed much in the past two years. They generally care about the same topics as women.
  2. The gender gap in policy preferences is actually getting smaller. Men and women are aligning more closely on what they consider important.
  3. Even when they see issues like voting rights as important, men and women might have different reasons for why they care, reflecting broader cultural divisions rather than just policy differences.
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Forecasting the College Enrollment Gender Gap

Data Taboo • 20 implied HN points • 26 Jul 23
🚌 Education Gender gap
  1. Male college enrollment has been declining relative to females, with significant historic changes in gender ratio.
  2. Learning outcomes like SAT scores and GPA are not driving the changing college enrollment gap.
  3. Changes in admission criteria, such as emphasizing GPA over standardized tests, have impacted male acceptance rates and enrollment.