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Podcast: The Jordan Harbinger Show
Episode: 1126: Richard Reeves | Rethinking the Purpose of Modern Masculinity
Description: Of Boys and Men author Richard Reeves explains how we can address men's modern struggles without undermining women's gains.
What We Discuss with Richard Reeves:
Men are falling behind in multiple areas — education (60/40 female/male college ratio), mental health (40,000 male suicides annually), and economically (wages for men without college degrees have remained flat since 1979).
Society often overlooks men's struggles due to fears that addressing them might diminish focus on women's issues, creating a false "either/or" narrative when we need an "and" approach.
Traditional male roles as breadwinners have diminished without being replaced by expanded roles, lea...