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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I notice that articles like these always frame the issue as some deficiency or failing with men, whereas when a demographic trend is unfavorable for women it is usually externalized, attributed to some outside force or...blamed on men again.

We need to start being honest about how held-preferences, individual action and societal forces are combining to foment these trends.

It's easy to just resort to bludgeoning men, but I don't think it's the answer long term.[/quote]

I [u]do [/u]think the answer is with men. My dh was raised by his parents to be a full partner: work, cook, clean, love children, remember holidays. So many men just weren't. They basically think all they need to do is get a job. Showing up doesn't count anymore for men. Women do it all and men need to step up. I'm raising my sons to do better.

[b]I have both sons and daughters and I also think schools play a role. They are geared towards girls who sit better and don't need as much activity[/b].[/quote]

Schools have more movement, moving around, and movement breaks than they did when we were in school.  I think the problem is the opposite, that schools expect a lot from girls but have low expectations of boys and low requirements.  And therefore low results.  [/quote]

What I saw in the suburbs was that parents were very complacent  wrt their boys. My kid's friends, other that Asian friends, didn't really care about grades and even though we know how hard it is to get in to good colleges, the parents of boys just assumed the old male entitlement would save their boys and they would get in the good schools just because. [/quote]

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