Another generation of men will be left behind as Australia creates a generation of lost boys

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'During the past few decades we’ve focused on attracting more young women to higher education. We’ve succeeded in closing one gender divide, only to open another.

Thousands of young men are missing out on university and, with it, the life-changing opportunities for better careers, higher-paying jobs and social mobility.

Australia now faces a generation of “lost boys” as young men fall behind, not only at university but also throughout the education system.

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare is to be applauded for flagging a parliamentary inquiry into the factors responsible for differences between boys and girls, starting with NAPLAN and including school attendance rates, university, TAFE and apprenticeship enrolments. Opposition education spokesman Julian Leeser also has advocated strongly on the issue.'