After 20 years of concern over the status of girls raised by the women's movement, some experts say it is boys we need to turn our attention to. There are disturbing statistics to back this up. Four boys are diagnosed as emotionally disturbed for every one girl. Six boys are diagnosed with attention deficit disorder for every one girl. Boys kill themselves five times more often than girls.
Boys are four times more likely to drop out of high school than girls.
Girls now outnumber boys entering college. Boys Will Be Men , a new documentary film about growing up male in America, seeks answers to these questions.