The Atlantic magazine ran an enlightening article this past month on the State of the American Male. It was brimming with stats on how women have become the dominate force based on college graduations, work force populations, overall genetics and more. As a woman, I was intrigued and frankly pretty excited about the article. Then I remembered I have a teenage boy and thought about what the world would like for him as an adult male.
About 5 years ago, I was speaking with a very brilliant friend about the lack of magazine presence available to boys. Whether you agree with the content or not, girls have American Girl, Cosmo, Teen Beat and the like. You have the unisex mags like National Geographic and Time, or adult sporting mags but not a whole lot focused on the teem boy. At the same time, I was reading about the differences in the way boys learn versus girls and how our current education system employs techniques favoring girls mode of learning. Girls have much higher math and science grades and are graduating from colleges at a higher rate. Sadly we are still unrepresented in the top paying and most senior roles but that's another story.
Just yesterday the Boys and School E-Newsletter ran an article on hypertension signals for boys. In a nutshell, normal blood pressures in boys are really warning signs for future hypertension. So why not make the blood pressure norm lower so that parents can see early warning signs and react?
I don't see much being done to focus on gender differences in teenagers and I am concerned that our boys today will struggle as men.
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I confess, I want to comment, but I am too daft about the scientific date. On a personal basis, you haven't a thing to worry about.
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