Favorite quote from this book is "Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement."

Reeves pushes for men to enter HEAL jobs, which include healthcare, education, administrative, and literacy, fields dominated by women. So as women increasingly enter the STEM fields, men should increasingly enter jobs in healthcare and education, two of the most important industries facing dire shortages, e.g. nursing and teaching.

This isn’t solely a US phenomenon. If you’re seeing waves and droves of young men fleeing to the right on a global scale, whether it’s in South Korea or Western Europe, that should sound the blaring alarm that something is wrong. Ignoring this issue or reflexively and lazily dismissing it as “anti-feminist” hate and misogyny will only widen the gender divide and empower those who are far more dangerous to women’s rights and progress, and society as a whole.

Poor choice of words in the use “thriving”, admittedly. I should have instead said that women are on an upwards trajectory and men are on a downward trajectory in academics, the labor market, and health. And to repeat, this isn’t and shouldn’t be a zero sum game. Lifting one gender up doesn’t require to drag the other down. Both can win. The economic and social reality have changed for the better and men have struggled to adapt. And as I stated previously, neither party has provided an adequate guide or anchor to do so.

As far as redshirting boys early in school, there’s good evidence provided in the book that this is a boon for boys at no cost for girls. Most importantly, it decreases the % of high school and college dropouts of young men, who are substantially at higher risk to do so than young women, which reduces the negative impact on their job prospects, wealth, marriage, and fatherhood. Allowing a large % of one gender to fall off the cliff is simply not a good idea.

Check out The Atlantic article by Michael Salter discussing the term “toxic masculinity” and how it’s morphed overtime to become a catch-all phrase misused by both the left and right when discussing violence and sexism by men. The article aligns with the book.

Still not sure what you mean. Is it when he discusses biological differences or statements such as men are naturally bigger risk takers and aggressive?

What about it leans right? Specific data he discussed or policies he suggests?

Poor black men do substantially worse than poor black women. A disturbingly large % of white people perceive black men as criminals. Their job prospects are worse than any other demographic. Their rate of incarceration is worse than any other demographic.

So the enormous % of young black men are fundementally “pretty pathetic” and “sad, whiny babies”? Not very constructive insight, and it’s sadly dismissive and a testament to the muddied discourse surrounding the subject. This book is especially for you :)