I remember in my high (private, religious) school social justice class talking about this. The teacher's contention was that this was a form of patriarchy: that

I remember in my high (private, religious) school social justice class talking about this. The teacher's contention was that this was a form of patriarchy: that boys were held to higher standards because more was expected of them. I wish I had asked the teacher what he'd have thought had the shoe been on the other foot and girls were receiving lower grades for the same competence.