How Poverty Hurts Boys the Most, the Brutal Truth about Bitcoin, and More

The future of NATO, Bitcoin's dubious mark on the financial system, and inequality at the intersection of class and gender.

View in browser June 15, 2021 Poverty hurts the boys the most: Inequality at the intersection of class and gender   While gender inequalities at the top of the economic ladder continue to keep women behind men, the starkest gender inequalities at the bottom of the economic ladder are those where boys and men are now the ones falling behind. Richard Reeves and Sarah Nzau highlight recent research that shows how boys raised in low-income families do worse than girls in terms of adult outcomes.   Read more The brutal truth about Bitcoin   "While Bitcoin's roller-coaster prices garner attention, of far more consequence is the revolution in money and finance it has set off that will ultimately affect every one of us, for better and worse." In his latest op-ed, Eswar Prasad explains Bitcoin's dubious mark on the global financial system.   Read in The New York Times The future of NATO in an order transformed   As NATO concludes its 20-year operation in Afghanistan, it confronts serious questions about its roles and relevance from political camps on both sides of the Atlantic. Bruce Jones reflects on the strategic challenges ahead for the alliance.   Read more Help support Brookings with a donation   Brookings is committed to making its high-quality, independent policy research free to the public. Please consider making a contribution today to our Annual Fund to support our experts' work. The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brookings Institution campus in Washington, D.C. is currently closed and all events are virtual only. For more information on the Institution's response, read our full guidance here. The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe Manage your newsletter preferences | Receive the Brookings Brief less often