“Indeed it will be a long time yet, I think, before a woman can sit down to write a book without finding a ghost to slay, a rock to crash into.” These wise words come from a speech entitled “Professions for Women” by a famous author, Virginia Woolf. For centuries, women and men have been engaged in a thorough struggle for women's equality. Over the years, women have become dramatically more equal to men, although many still feel deprived of many opportunities. But what about men? Women are not the only ones who face inequality on a daily basis; males are ridiculed if they don't behave a certain way and are constantly burdened with academic opportunities. The biggest problem young men face in today's society is the intense focus placed on girls and their proper treatment from an early age. Required reading material in school often focuses on female heroines. In the essay “Why Johnny Won't Read,” authors Mark Bauerlein and Sandra Stotsky state: “Unfortunately, the textbooks and literature assigned in the elementary grades do not reflect the dispositions of male students…On the other hand, stories about stories adventurous and courageous women abound.” The two authors say that there are almost no male-oriented novels available from a young age, and therefore there is not much for boys to make connections with themselves. The same essay provides several statistics to highlight the idea that girls read more than boys: “Between 1992 and 2002, among high school seniors, girls lost two points in reading scores and boys six points, leaving a 16-point differential in their averages… Since reading is a type of test that can only be improved with practice, it is evident that girls read more often than boys. ...... middle of paper ......Gender stereotypes do not only affect women, contrary to popular belief. The biggest problem facing boys and ultimately young men in our society is the amount of emphasis placed on women, whether through literature, propaganda, or equality. Modern society tends to place so much emphasis on the repression of women that most citizens forget about the equality of men. School-age boys should be given the opportunity to read male-oriented literature rather than that of the feminist era. Propaganda about women's rights should be eliminated or propaganda about men's rights should be added to counteract all the negative things said about them. Finally, young people should have the right to choose their learning environment, be it in the classroom or outdoors. All these things should be integrated into society to end unfair discrimination against young people.