By National Institutes of Health 02/11/2020 “… Less than one in four adolescent men who have sex with men (AMSM) ever get tested for HIV, research funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, has reported. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/less-quarter-risk-adolescent-boys-ever-get-tested-hiv The Boys READ MORE
Author: The Boys Initiative
Digital Dating Abuse: Many Teens, More Often Boys, Are Being Harassed Online By A Partner
By John Anderer – Study Finds 02/13/2020 “… Study author: “Girls may use more violence on their boyfriends to try to solve their relational problems, while boys may try to constrain their aggressive impulses when trying to negotiate discord with their girlfriends.” …” Read the entire article: https://www.studyfinds.org/digital-dating-abuse-many-teens-more-often-boys-are-being-harassed-online-by-a-partner/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
School league tables: Boys behind girls for three decades
By BBC News 02/06/2020 “… Girls are now 14% more likely to pass English and maths GCSE than boys, with 64% of girls doing so and 56% of boys. Yet there is little national focus on the difference in results or measures addressing why boys lag behind. And campaigners and academics accuse consecutive governments of READ MORE
Suicidal Thoughts Can Begin In Children As Young As 9 Years Old, Study Finds
By John Anderer – Study Finds 02/10/2020 “… Unbelievably, Barch also mentioned that she has even seen suicidal thoughts in preschoolers over the course of prior research. This study also noted some interesting discrepancies among boys and girls; young boys tend to have more suicidal thoughts than young girls. …” Read the entire article: https://www.studyfinds.org/suicidal-thoughts-can-begin-in-children-as-young-as-9-years-old-study-finds/ The READ MORE
Do boys born to obese mothers have ‘worse motor skills and lower IQ scores’?
By Health 24 01/23/2020 “… And now researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and the University of Texas (UT) at Austin found a “significant” link between maternal obesity during pregnancy and foetal development – particularly IQ and motor skills. However, this link was only found in boys. …” Read the entire article: https://www.health24.com/Parenting/Pregnancy/News/do-boys-born-to-obese-mothers-have-worse-motor-skills-and-lower-iq-scores-20200123-2 READ MORE
Boys with an incarcerated family member more likely to have diabetes as adults
By Bradley A. White – Healio 02/08/2020 “… Odds of diabetes among those exposed to family member incarceration during childhood for men were 1.64 (95% CI, 1.27-2.11). There was no significant association observed for women. …” Read the entire article: https://www.healio.com/endocrinology/diabetes/news/online/%7Bd01bfc9e-c95f-4664-b5d3-1acb5f8784b2%7D/boys-with-an-incarcerated-family-member-more-likely-to-have-diabetes-as-adults The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Highest High School Dropout Rates in Southern, Western US
By Ethics Daily 02/03/2020 “… While the nationwide status dropout rate has declined significantly over the past 40 years, notable disparities remain based on race / ethnicity, gender, country of birth and disability status. …” Read the entire article: https://ethicsdaily.com/highest-high-school-dropout-rates-in-southern-western-us/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
We need to talk about the boys
By Chris McGovern – The Conservative Woman 02/10/2020 “… These days, boys are rarely seen as being as deserving as girls when it comes to ‘care and attention’. We live in an age when victimhood status is conferred more readily on females than on males. …” Read the entire article: https://conservativewoman.co.uk/we-need-to-talk-about-the-boys/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The HPV Guide For Men
By Sarah Sloat – Inverse 01/27/2020 “… The conversation around HPV is changing, albeit slowly. More people know that it’s equally important for young men and young women to be vaccinated. But HPV can affect older men, too — and, all too often, the first time they find out about HPV is when it is READ MORE
How do we encourage boys to learn languages?
By Bobbie Mills – Tes 01/28/2020 “… Research published this week, by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), commissioned by the British Council, found that girls are more than twice as likely as boys to enter and secure a pass in a modern foreign language. …” Read the entire article: https://www.tes.com/news/how-do-we-encourage-boys-learn-languages The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org