It would seem that boys in our society are greatly at risk. It's girls, they say, who need extra help in school and elsewhere in a society that favors boys. The problem with boys is that they are boys, say the experts. We need to change their natures. We need to get them to be more like . . .
Boys lag behind girls in reading and writing ability, and they are less likely to go to college.
Under the guise of helping girls, many schools have adopted policies that penalize boys, often for simply being masculine. Sommers says that boys need help, but not the sort they've been getting. Wohlstetter Conference Center Twelfth Floor, AEI Please call Seminars and Conferences at 202.862.4878 to register. For further information, please contact Elizabeth Bowen at 202.862.5880.