Thursday 23 March 2023
12:30
Richard Reeves
Why the modern male is struggling
Richard courageously explores the increasingly awkward realities of the socio-economic challenges facing boys and men, leaving many of them adrift and underpowered. He ameliorates how the basic social constructs defining masculine maturity and success have been undermined, and how they can — and must — be reinvented.
Richard is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution where he directs the Future of Middle Class Initiative and co-directs the Centre on Children and Families. His Brookings research focuses on the middle class, inequality and social mobility. He writes for a wide range of publications, including the New York Times, Guardian and Wall Street Journal, was Director of Strategy to the UK’s Deputy Prime Minister from 2012-2012 and is the author of three books, the most recent being Of Boys and Men: Why the modern male is struggling, why it matters and what to do about it.
‘Finally, an analysis of the crisis among men and boys that adds more light than heat. In Boys and Men, Richard Reeves takes on the issues facing males today with courage and compassion, and offers solutions that are both workable and agreeable across the political spectrum. A much-needed book’
Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution
Richard is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution where he directs the Future of Middle Class Initiative and co-directs the Centre on Children and Families. His Brookings research focuses on the middle class, inequality and social mobility. He writes for a wide range of publications, including the New York Times, Guardian and Wall Street Journal, was Director of Strategy to the UK’s Deputy Prime Minister from 2012-2012 and is the author of three books, the most recent being Of Boys and Men: Why the modern male is struggling, why it matters and what to do about it.
