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One argument the author didn’t cover is whether men (the cultural phenomenon/stereotype) might benefit from reading more than the typical woman.
For example, reading fiction has been shown to increase empathy across a fair number of studies. Just off the cuff I’d say that society socializes women to be more empathetically receptive than men, which, if true, could mean that reading might have an outsized impact on men compared to women who have other outlets for picking up the skill.