Nope, the only one making it a zero-sum us-vs.them game is you. The article noted that there is a large gap, and that it is widening. This obviously calls for

Nope, the only one making it a zero-sum us-vs.them game is you. The article noted that there is a large gap, and that it is widening. This obviously calls for measures to help boys close that gap, measures that haven't been taken for decades. Any measures to correct an overall decline in reading are unaffected by this. Nobody called for general reductions or reductions for girls. Only you came and denied that boys should receive help when they are facing a disadvantage. Why? Why is the idea of boys getting help so completely und unacceptably horrible for you? Interesting story about your grandma in the olden days, but has nothing to do with the topic at hand.