September 24, 2012
News Clips
- WHO: Doping a ‘public health issue’
“If we believe that around three percent of high school boys in the U.S. are taking a steroid or growth hormone, then that’s a public health issue,” said Dr. Timothy Armstrong of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Chicago Tribune
September 22, 2012 - CDC: US kids eat too much salt, as much as adults
Associated Press
September 21, 2012 - Teens and Sexting
WFAA.com
September 21, 2012 - Exploited Boys in San Francisco Disappear from View
NBC
September 19, 2012 - Single-Sex Public Schools and Classes: A Dangerous Lesson in Stereotypes?
Justia
September 18, 2012 - Pacifiers may stunt boys’ emotional growth, UW study says
Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel
September 18, 2012 - Boy Scouts helped alleged molesters cover tracks, files show
Los Angeles Times
September 16, 2012 - Parents debate whether it’s OK to let kids pee in public
Today
September 16, 2012 - Boys from Divorced Homes Have Higher Stroke Risk as Adults
ABC
September 14, 2012 - Circumcision Regulation In New York Targets Controversial Orthodox Jewish Ritual
Huffington Post
September 13, 2012 - Keep Them Separated? Gender-based Education Being Challenged
CBS St. Louis
September 12, 2012 - No surprise to find kids wading Into digital swamp
The bold step of ordering up a prostitute on an iPhone often begins as early as middle school, when legions of boys start downloading porn.
Washington Post
September 12, 2012 - Heavy Teens Eat Less But Weigh More Than Their Thinner Peers
NPR
September 11, 2012 - Throw like a girl? You can do better
“Nearly every boy by age 15 throws better than the best girl.”
Washington Post
September 10, 2012 - More Young Adults Have Insurance After Health Care Law, Study Says
New York Times
September 10, 2012 - Report: Juvenile Justice System in Crisis
Justice for Families
September 10, 2012
International News
AUSTRALIA
- Debate reignites around parents’ right to have their sons circumcised
Herald Sun
September 12, 2012 - Boys excel in same-sex classrooms: study
Nugget.ca
September 11, 2012
BERMUDA
- Workshop explores the issues of single mothers raising boys
The Royal Gazette Online
September 17, 2012
CANADA
- Almost a third of kids are overweight, with prevalence higher for boys: study
Calgary Herald
September 20, 2012
CHINA
- Chinese girls overtake boys on Beijing’s campuses
Global Times
September 11, 2012
INDIA
- A first, govt scheme for boys
Boys will soon get lessons in gender sensitivity and moral behaviour.
Hindustan Times
September 18, 2012
MALAYSIA
- Tackling the ‘lost boys’ in education system
New Straits Times
September 13, 2012
NEW ZEALAND
- Boys struggle with schoolwork while girls get on with the job
New Zealand Herald
September 23, 2012 - Boys failing in reading and writing, snapshot shows
Radio New Zealand
September 22, 2012
MALAYSIA
- Widening participation: time to put gender back on the agenda
The Guardian
September 4, 2012
UK
- Mothers & prison: The lost generation
The Independent
September 20, 2012 - Thousands of boys ‘at least four years behind in reading’
The Telegraph
September 20, 2012 - Co-ed or same-sex schools: What are the strengths?
Globe and Mail
September 19, 2012 - Porn site to teach boys love-making
Hindustan Times
September 18, 2012 - British universities told to get more male students
The Australian
September 14, 2012 - City of London Boys’ School headmaster compares segregation in London’s education system to ‘apartheid-era South Africa’
The Independent
September 11, 2012