In recent history, women have probably always read more than men, but …
…early literacy skills being demanded of preschoolers and kindergartners is a recent phenomenon. That’s what makes this NPR piece on women reading more than men interesting. Actually, this recent sampling of reading habits shows the gender gap holding steady. Women had been pulling away. Of course to believe this “good news” you also have to believe that men suddenly started reading more poems and plays. Well, if the government tells us it’s true, it must be true. I believed Ronald Reagan when he told me catsup was a vegetable.
Tags: Literacy
