Perhaps I sensed more "in the good old days" conservatism in your comments than you intended.

I guess the problem I struggle with is that I'm not at all sure that the "males" who would mentor these "boys" would really be in a strong enough moral position to fill the role. Honestly, I think the moral corruption is happening from the top down, not the bottom up—maybe we're agreeing on this?—and that the current "social and moral structures" that would be taught (and are being learned, with or without adult males in the room) are at the root of the problem. So this leaves parenting in a difficult position.

Now, having said that, it's very possible that this a rare phenomenon, which is being made to seem widespread by virtue of the focus/amplification given to it by the article. That obviously doesn't excuse it, or undermine the value of the article, but it does put it in perspective. Nevertheless, this kind of behaviour needs to be understood and ended. Misogyny is vulgar and intolerable, and still far too widespread. Honestly, I think the comment here that mentions male sexual entitlement as a root cause has a lot of merit (as sad as that may be), which does suggest that traditional marriage may have some culpability here... Fixed gender roles are hugely problematic, and it seems achingly obvious that blurring those roles through greater representation in positions of power and leadership, as well as nurturing and child-rearing, can only help. But honestly, I think our entire moral compass has be to reset. Acquisitiveness, ruthlessness, disregard for human value, valourization of obscene wealth, and on and on, have to be reexamined. It's a huge job, and it seems we're starting very late in the game.