"The Gender Gap Flipped!" - DEI, Population Collapse, Hopelessness & AI Sex Robots - Richard Reeves (Video)

In this 13 August 2024 Impact Theory video, host Tom Bilyeu talks with Richard Reeves, an author who was named one of the top 50 thinkers in the US for his work on class and inequality, is a leading thought disruptor in masculinity and he is the founder and president of the American Institute for Boys and Men Richard is here to talk about the complex dynamics which have left many men struggling in various aspects of life. 

Expect to uncover how systemic neglect, cultural shifts and educational disparities are impacting men, everything from population collapse to sex robots! 

We touch on: 
- Why boys are falling behind in every stage of education, from pre-K to post-grad
- The reasons behind stagnating male wages and declining employment rates
- How transformations in family structures are leaving men uncertain about their roles in 2024
- The unintended consequences of policies like Title IX on men and boys
- What needs to change to redefine masculinity and create a positive vision for men’s roles in society

Whether you’re concerned about the future of education, the economy, or societal roles, this conversation uncovers how systemic neglect, cultural shifts, and educational disparities are impacting men and the world around us.

https://youtu.be/Kra4ZpBYy3Q

CHAPTER MARKERS:

[0:00] Setting up men for failure 
[21:57] The decline in male participation
[50:55] The importance of representation
[1:28:15] Men vs. the system 
[1:45:51] Sex robots replace men 
[2:09:53] Fantasy novels & male responsibility 

POWERFUL QUOTES FROM Richard Reeves:
“I think there’s been this dangerous trend in some quarters to say that somehow for women to rise and to expand, men need to fall or to contract. But men need to become less in order for women to become more.”

“We need to start worrying more about the men. We need to start thinking about men as the ones who need more help. And unfortunately, for a generation who are raised in the world where all the attention needed to go to women and girls, it’s incredibly hard to update your priors.”

“An MTV show can be much more powerful in shifting a narrative about the pros and cons of becoming pregnant as a teenager than any amount of government policy, or government, certainly government lecturing on it, which tends to fall on kind of deaf ears.”

“And if you’ve baked into your definition of equity that it can’t possibly include men, then you’ve just revealed your hand and you’ve shown that your agenda is not being driven by evidence as being driven by ideology.”