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The answer seems to be "toxic masculinity".

(Since I had to clarify this last time: the term refers to expressions or expectations of masculinity and masculine behaviour that are toxic, not a claim that masculinity is toxic in and of itself.)

> For one thing, boys’ schools are more violent places, concluded the study

> Boys also reported worse relationships with their male teachers

> male teachers were three times as likely as female teachers to say they were dissatisfied with teaching

> "Most of the problems I face with male teachers is that they want to yell at kids, to humiliate them.”

> The separation of students, teachers, and administrators into single-sex public schools may serve cultural and religious purposes, but it seems to create an unintentional ghetto for boys

> “Boys don’t feel that school can necessarily help them reach manhood.”

> In order to avoid all-female cohorts of students, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman’s only public university, now has two sets of admission criteria: one lower bar for men and one higher bar for women.

(affirmitive action!)

While I've been quote-picking I've noticed that this article is really nicely structured. The first sentence of each paragraph makes a point, then the rest of the paragraph introduces supporting statements.

parent pjc50 9 years ago

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