The Boy Crisis and the Myth of Male Power
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education
English - December 10, 2013 15:00 - 52 minutes - 11.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEducation education allison r brown education equity adhd ivory toldson juvenile justice natalie hopkinson paul gorski school school to prison pipeline Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Boys are in a state of crisis. At least, that's what my guest, Dr. Warren Farrell, argues. And his argument is compelling. Sixty percent of first-year college students are women. Boys are more likely to be suspended from school or labeled ADHD than their female counterparts. Dr. Farrell joins us to talk about the boy crisis and its origins - what he calls the Myth of Male Power, also the title of one of his books.
Host Allison R. Brown is a civil rights attorney and President of Allison Brown Consulting (ABC), which works with schools and non-profit organizations to create education equity plans and promote equity in education in compliance with federal civil rights laws.