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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Alexandra Topping

‘We can’t pit boys against girls’: headlines overshadow struggles of a generation of girls

A group of children sitting down in a school hall during an assembly at a small UK school
Both girls and boys are facing pressures previous generations did not, warn experts. Photograph: Julian Claxton/Alamy

A generation of young men are facing far worse outcomes than young women. We don’t value boys and masculinity. Too many young men are isolated. Boys and young men are in crisis.

The headlines, opinion pieces and speeches about the crisis facing boys and men have been relentless in recent weeks, as the Netflix drama Adolescence has sparked conversations from the school gates to the Houses of Parliament.

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