The answer seems to be "toxic masculinity".<p>(Since I had to clarify this last time: the term refers to expressions or expectations of masculinity and masculine behaviour that are toxic, <i>not</i> a claim that masculinity is toxic in and of itself.)<p>> For one thing, boys’ schools are more violent places, concluded the study<p>> Boys also reported worse relationships with their male teachers<p>> male teachers were three times as likely as female teachers to say they were dissatisfied with teaching<p>> "Most of the problems I face with male teachers is that they want to yell at kids, to humiliate them.”<p>> The separation of students, teachers, and administrators into single-sex public schools may serve cultural and religious purposes, but it seems to create an unintentional ghetto for boys<p>> “Boys don’t feel that school can necessarily help them reach manhood.”<p>> In order to avoid all-female cohorts of students, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman’s only public university, now has two sets of admission criteria: one lower bar for men and one higher bar for women.<p>(affirmitive action!)<p>While I've been quote-picking I've noticed that this article is really nicely structured. The first sentence of each paragraph makes a point, then the rest of the paragraph introduces supporting statements.