By Business Insider 03/23/2021 “… But the Preston brothers are participants in Moderna’s clinical trial: The company is currently studying the effects of the shot among 3,000 kids ages 12 to 17. A separate trial is testing it in 6,750 children under 12, including babies as young as six months…” Read the entire article: https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/two-13-year-old-brothers-are-participating-in-modernas-vaccine-trial-for-kids-theyre-pretty-chill-about-it-/articleshow/81593292.cms
Author: The Boys Initiative
U.S. schools, camps consider summer learning programs to help kids catch up
By Press Herald 03/18/2021 “… Although the last place most kids want to spend summer is in a classroom, experts say that after a year of interrupted study, it’s crucial to do at least some sort of learning over the break, even if it’s not in school and is incorporated into traditional camp offerings…” Read READ MORE
How can we better raise boys? A new book looks at where we’ve gone wrong — and how to fix it
By The Washington Post 03/16/2021 “… Parents treat their sons differently from their daughters from the very start of their lives, Brown notes. Consciously or not, they see baby boys as tougher; they discourage growing boys from expressing pain and reward them for using anger to get what they want…” Read the entire article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/how-can-we-better-raise-boys-a-new-book-looks-at-where-weve-gone-wrong–and-how-to-fix-it/2021/03/16/17ad2622-804e-11eb-ac37-4383f7709abe_story.html
Pollution could be behind the rising number of boys born with their testicles in the wrong place, scientists have warned
By Daily Mail 03/16/2021 “… Pollution from industries like coal mining and metal works may be causing more boys to be born with their testicles in the wrong place, a study has warned…” Read the entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9368373/Health-Pollution-rising-number-boys-born-undescended-testicles.html
Special education can leave undeserved stigma
By HMB Review 03/03/2021 “… Our school was fortunate to have an extraordinary male school psychologist who was very careful about not agreeing with female teachers (always female) who said that Latino boys needed special ed…” Read the entire article: https://www.hmbreview.com/opinion/matters_of_opinion/special-education-can-leave-undeserved-stigma/article_d007a542-7c4f-11eb-91c6-7be0732c606f.html
Male advocacy group files legal complaint against Pacific Science Center for girl-specific programs
By Seattle Weekly 03/12/2021 “… The Global Initiative for Boys and Men has filed a legal complaint against the Pacific Science Center for offering girls-specific educational programming but not boys-specific programs…” Read the entire article: https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/male-advocacy-group-files-legal-complaint-against-pacific-science-center-for-girl-specific-programs/
The Virtual Black Boys and Men Speaker Series
By Bowie State 03/17/2021 “… The program theme is Centering Black Boys and Men During a Global Pandemic. We will be prioritizing and humanizing Black boys’ and men’s experiences throughout the K-12 and collegiate pipeline during the coronavirus pandemic for teachers, administrators, professors, instructional support staff, stakeholders, and families. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bowiestate.edu/calendar/index.php?eID=2963
Dr. Warren Farrell: Why Biden’s New Gender Policy Council Is Sexist | American Thought Leaders
By Dr. Warren Farrell 03/13/2021 “…Boys are four times as likely to commit suicide than girls between the ages of 15 and 19. They’re also significantly more likely to drop out of school, become homeless, and end up in prison, says Dr. Warren Farrell. …” Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB4BEqUXOkk
How Negative Stereotypes About Boys Affect Their Academics And Health
By CBS Pittsburgh 03/2/2021 “… “To Raise a Boy” is a searing investigation into how we teach boys to be men—and how we can do better. In this special selection from the book, Brown underscores why it’s vital to encourage healthy relationships to academics for boys and dismantle negative stereotypes about them and their academic READ MORE
White House’s New Gender Policy Council Excludes Boys and Men
By Erika Sanzi 03/03/2021 “… The Biden administration recently announced plans to form a “gender policy council”but there’s a catch—boys and men are excluded. Perhaps a better way to convey how bonkers this is to say that HALF the population will be left out, by design. …” Read the entire article: https://sanzi.substack.com/p/white-houses-new-gender-policy-council