By Dever Post on 06/07/2018 “… Only 24 percent of boys are interested in a career in STEM, as compared to 36 percent in 2017, according to the survey administered on behalf of Junior Achievement and Ernst & Young LLP. Girls’ interest remained stable, though low, with 11 percent interested in a STEM-related career. …” Read the READ MORE
Author: The Boys Initiative
US Suicides Increasing at ‘Alarming Rate,’ Says CDC
By Med Scape on 06/07/2018 “… Suicide rates from 1999 to 2016 increased in all age groups younger that 75 years, with the greatest increase shown in “middle-aged adults” aged 45 to 64 years. …” Read the entire article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/897804?nlid=123049_3901&src=wnl_newsalrt_180607_MSCPEDIT&uac=207756MY&impID=1652134&faf=1 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Solving the Pronoun Problem
By Psychology Today on 06/06/2018 “… In his recent post, Cody Kommers suggests that in order to correct the hundreds of years that our language used the generic masculine, a better approach than struggling with “he or she” or “s/he,” or going back and forth between the generic masculine and generic feminine, is that we simply switch to READ MORE
Saving the Minds of Boys and Girls
By Gurian Institute on 05/25/2018 “… In Santa Fe, Texas, there has been another school shooting. A 17-year-old boy opened fire on classmates and teachers, killing 10 and injuring 10 more. He carefully planned out his crime and journaled it in his cellphone and computer. His Facebook and Instagram accounts, taken down immediately upon the shooting, READ MORE
Anti-HPV jab will be given to teenage boys… but only if they identify as girls so that ‘they fit in with their peers’
By Daily Mail on 06/02/2018 “… However, boys will continue to be denied the vaccine, which protects against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer among other forms of the disease. …” Read the entire article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5799375/Anti-HPV-jab-given-teenage-boys-identify-girls.html#ixzz5HTfVjQ82 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
NHTSA Targets Young Males in Seat Belt Safety Campaign
By EHS Today on 05/21/2018 “… “Safety is our top priority, and this department is proud to stand with local law enforcement officials to help spread the word about the importance of buckling up,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao, in a statement. …” Read the entire article: http://www.ehstoday.com/safety/nhtsa-targets-young-males-seat-belt-safety-campaign The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boys mental health treatment funding in jeopardy
By Mankato Freepress on 05/11/2018 “… ST. PETER — St. Peter’s Leo A. Hoffmann Center for boys with mental illnesses faces a funding crisis after a review deemed it no longer eligible for federal Medicaid dollars. …” Read the entire article: http://www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_news/boys-mental-health-treatment-funding-in-jeopardy/article_9dc3031e-5552-11e8-a9da-f37056e70875.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
I Worry About My Son’s Future and I’m Trying to Help
By Good Men Project on 05/21/2018 “… The world isn’t very pro-men these days. Let’s face facts. It’s not. I remember one day when I was talking to my counsellor and trying to understand the things that I do from a better perspective. I recall the discussion we were having around the steps that I was READ MORE
Study: Boys’ Fitness Has Declined Over the Past 20 Years
By US News on 05/22/2018 “… The research, conducted by the European Association for the Study of Obesity in Malaga, Spain, tested the aerobic fitness of 11-year-old boys by measuring heart rate recovery, the speed at which the heart rate returns to normal after exercise. The use of the metric as a gauge for physical fitness READ MORE
Here’s what’s on the horizon for a male contraceptive pill
By ABC on 05/21/2018 “… The idea of creating a male contraceptive has been around almost as long as the female contraceptive. In theory, targeting the production of sperm should be a simple process. The biology of sperm productionand how they swim towards the egg are well understood. …” Read the entire article: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-22/male-contraceptive-pill-vasalgel-sperm-mens-fertility/9786070 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org