Research Report

Boys Left Behind: Education Gender Gaps Across the US

Richard V. Reeves and Ember Smith
October 2022 | The Brookings Institution

This article from the Brookings Institution discusses the topic of gender gaps in educational outcomes across the United States. The authors note that in every state, women are more likely than men to have a bachelor’s degree and girls are more likely than boys to graduate high school on time and perform better on standardized tests. The article points out variation in these gender disparities between different cities and states.