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Men are disappointing. I’ve heard it from so many of my female friends that I’ve lost count. The data backs it up too: Men are falling behind women on most of the metrics that matter, whether it’s being employed, graduating from high school and college, or just having friends. My friend Richard Reeves wrote a whole book, which I strongly recommend, popularizing this view of what he calls the “male malaise.” PAID PROMOTED STORIES

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