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Title: Data Shows Boys and Young Men Are Falling Behind

Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/16/1746...

Boys and young men in the United States are experiencing declining outcomes
in education, mental health, and transition to adulthood compared to their
female counterparts, according to comprehensive data analyzed by researchers.
High school graduation rates for boys stand at 83% versus 89% for girls,
while college enrollment of recent male high school graduates has barely
increased to 57% from 54% in 1960, compared to women's surge to 66% from 38%
in the same period. Mental health indicators show 28% of boys ages 3-17 have
mental, emotional, behavioral or developmental problems versus 23% of girls.
Male suicide rates for ages 15-24 have nearly doubled to 21 per 100,000 in
2023 from 11 in 1968. Labor force participation among men ages 25-54 has
declined to 89% from 94% in 1975, while women's participation rose to 78%
from 55%. Additionally, 19% of men ages 25-34 now live with parents, compared
to 13% of women. "The contemporary American economy is not rewarding a lot of
the characteristics associated with men and masculinity," said Robb Willer,
professor of sociology at Stanford.

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