Will Secker

Mar 29, 2024 | aibm.org | Richard Reeves |Will Secker

ResearchEducation & Skills Degrees of Difference: Male College Enrollment and Completion Share Media Contact: Summary:Over the last several decades, multiple gender gaps have emerged in college enrollment and graduation rates across institution and degree types. In 2021, men received 42% of bachelor’s degrees awarded in the United States, the lowest male share on record and approximately equal to the 43% of bachelor’s degrees awarded to women in 1970.

Nov 17, 2023 | aibm.org | Richard Reeves |Will Secker

Overview: Suicide is a universal tragedy, with major impacts on menDeaths from suicide represent not only a major and growing public health challenge, they have a devastating impact on tens of thousands of families every year. In 2022, more lives were lost to suicide (49,000) than to car accidents (42,795) [1]. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for those under 45, and rates in the United States are the 7th highest amongst OECD countries, and rising [2] [3].

Nov 14, 2023 | aibm.org | Richard Reeves |Will Secker

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Nov 10, 2023 | aibm.org | Richard Reeves |Will Secker |Rachel Kleinfeld

There are too many men—especially young men—missing from the workplace. Since 2000, labor force participation for young men ages 20-24 has dropped almost 10 full percentage points. And not because they’re headed to college: the number of young men enrolling in postsecondary education has dropped steadily over the last decade, as concerns grow about the value of a college degree. Men Not At WorkObviously the pandemic hit employment like a meteorite, for almost all workers.

Nov 9, 2023 | ofboysandmen.substack.com | Will Secker

There are too many men—especially young men—missing from the workplace. Since 2000, labor force participation for young men ages 20-24 has dropped almost 10 full percentage points. And not because they’re headed to college: the number of young men enrolling in postsecondary education has dropped steadily over the last decade, as concerns grow about the value of a college degree. Obviously the pandemic hit employment like a meteorite, for almost all workers.