By Mary Olsen – Human Rights Watch 07/31/2019 “… HPV causes nearly all cervical cancers and most throat and mouth cancers, often in men. …” Read the entire article: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/07/31/uk-sets-example-hpv-vaccine-boys The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Author: The Boys Initiative
Health cautions for young male athletes
By Len Canter – Medical Xpress 08/01/2019 “… Exercise has many health benefits for boys, ranging from a lower chance of obesity to improved self-esteem. It may also reduce risk-taking behaviors. …” Read the entire article: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-08-health-cautions-young-male-athletes.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The Other Gender Gap
By Steven Mintz – Higher Ed Gamma 08/04/2019 “… Boys in elementary and middle school are roughly fifty percent more likely to repeat a grade, twice as likely to receive an out-of-school suspension, and nearly three times as likely to be expelled. …” Read the entire article: https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/other-gender-gap The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
What’s Driving America’s ‘Boy Crisis’
By Daniel Davis – The Daily Signal 08/01/2019 “… ass shootings like the one in California last weekend have caused many to wonder what’s going wrong with our young men. Warren Farrell has a book out on this. He calls it “the boy crisis.” …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/08/01/whats-driving-americas-boy-crisis/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Study: Adolescents Who Conform to Gender Stereotypes Are More Likely to Have Health Problems Later
By Liesl Goecker – The Swaddle 08/01/2019 “… The performance of stereotypical gender roles during adolescence predicts poor health in adulthood, concludes a new study published in the international journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. …” Read the entire article: https://theswaddle.com/study-adolescents-who-conform-to-gender-stereotypes-are-more-likely-to-have-health-problems-later/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Tragic schoolboy Sam Connor, 14, ‘handed friends a note with two names on it’ before laying down in front of a train – but school insists ‘bullying was not an issue’
By Jake Wallis Simons – Daily Mail 07/18/2019 “… Other friends said Sam was a bright and clever pupil, but said he was worried about his end of year grades before going into his GCSE years. Several parents at the school said he was being bullied. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7260805/Sam-Connor-14-left-suicide-note-code-unlock-mobile-phone.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Tough New Law Against Hazing
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf – Inside Higher Ed 07/18/2019 “… Florida legislation gives prosecutors the ability to bring charges against fraternity and sorority members who weren’t present for hazing but helped plan it. …” Read the entire article: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/07/18/florida-governor-signs-tough-new-hazing-law The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The Growing Phenomenon Of Unmotivated Boys
By Rifka Schonfeld – Jewish Press 07/15/2019 “… Regardless, girls are achieving and boys are underachieving. Why is this and how can we stop it? …” Read the entire article: https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/family/parenting-our-children/the-growing-phenomenon-of-unmotivated-boys/2019/07/15/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boy, 7, told he can’t join girl guides ‘unless he identifies as a girl’
By Joe Roberts – Metro 07/16/2019 “… A little boy who loves ballet and tap dancing has been left heartbroken after being told he can’t join the girl guides. …” Read the entire article: https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/16/boy-7-told-cant-join-girl-guides-unless-identifies-girl-10357623/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boys fall behind in benchmark subjects of early education
By Stella Cherono – Daily Nation 07/16/2019 “… Boys continue to fall behind in early education with their poor performance in culminating to low grades in national examinations. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nation.co.ke/news/education/Boys-fall-behind-in-key-subjects-of-early-education/2643604-5197386-8oub4kz/index.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org