Author: The Boys Initiative

How can we better raise boys? A new book looks at where we’ve gone wrong — and how to fix it

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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  

21-year-old to open new school in Albany, will teach boys about life

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By WALB News 10 03/02/2021 “… Doing different workshops teaching young men how to do different skill trades, we’re also doing a book club and teaching them how to read because 93 percent of the children I come into contact with can’t read. But now we have an 86 percent reading comprehension rate,” explained Randall…” READ MORE

Dr. Greene Talks About The Future Of Children After This School Year

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By KCOL 03/05/2021 “… Will America Have a Generation of Lost Children if children don’t return to school and teachers refuse to teach? Dr. Vermelle Greene comes on the show to explain. …” Read the entire article: https://600kcol.iheart.com/featured/kcol-morning-s-with-jimmy-lakey/content/2021-03-05-dr-greene-talks-about-the-future-of-children-after-this-school-year/