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Nearly Two-Thirds of Boys Are 'More Comfortable' When Women Have 'Traditional Roles'

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If you think boys' views on women have changed significantly since the black-and-white photo days, think again.

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In an era of seemingly nonstop sexual harassment scandals and pregnancy discrimination cases, the conventional wisdom is that boys today are more progressive than their parents when it comes to gender roles—that today’s problems are the product of a generation of men who were raised in “a different time.” That the kids will be all right.

That optimism may be

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