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A project of the Virginia Coalition for Boys and Men September 18, 2026 ยท Virginia General Assembly, Richmond Contact
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Convened by Virginia Boys and Men Advisory Commission Virginia Coalition for Boys and Men
The data

The gaps are real and measurable.

Three numbers Virginia can act on. Every figure here is sourced and dated, and every one points to work already underway. We show our work so you can check it.

#1

in the nation for the fourth-grade reading gap

Virginia had the widest girls-minus-boys gap of any state in 2024 NAEP grade-4 reading, about 14 points.

NAEP 2024, NCES
42%

of U.S. undergraduates are men

A shrinking share of higher education nationwide, 2021. A national figure.

AIBM, Degrees of Difference
80%

of Virginia suicide deaths were men

In 2022, 1,211 Virginians died by suicide. Help is available 24/7 at 988.

Virginia DBHDS, 2025
A note on the numbers

Every figure here is sourced, dated, and shown as real text you can copy and check. We use "died by suicide," stamp the year on every number, and keep the lifeline close: if you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7.

More measures, each individually sourced, will be added here over time. The summit gathers the people already responding to these gaps.

Behind every number, Virginians are already responding.

Be part of the response. We will email you when registration opens.