"Weaver-Hightower provides a research-based and exceedingly informative account of the development of national policies for boys in Australian schools during the period of the conservative Howard government. He also contextualizes these developments globally and comparatively with the more limited policy developments in the USA. This ecological policy analysis provides deep insights into the boy turn in education and offers hope for all those seeking a more gender equal society." - Bob Lingard, School of Education, The University of Queensland