By Blake Dietz, 09/28/2023 “…Young people are more lonely, unhappy and have less partners than their parents; and it may be because young men simply aren’t trying, according to new research. A study published on DatePsychology reports that almost 50% of young men between the ages of 18-25 said they have never approached women for READ MORE
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High Achieving Boys
By Division 51 “…Although many boys do well in school, data has consistently shown that girls, on average, outperform boys on nearly every academic outcome. High-achieving boys have increasingly become outliers in a system that does not serve their needs nor promote healthy development….” Read the entire article: https://www.division51.net/high-achieving-boys
Study: Depression linked to different inflammatory proteins in boys, girls
By UPI, 09/13/2023 “…Researchers at King’s College London said on Wednesday that a new study found that depression and the risk of depression are linked to different inflammatory proteins in boys and girls…” Read the entire article: https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2023/09/13/depression-boys-girls-protein-Kings-College/7741694624071/
Boys Who Smoke Could Be Harming Their Future Children’s Health
By The Daily Sentinel, 09/05/2023 “…New research suggests that boys who smoke in their early teens risk passing on harmful genetic traits to future children. The study probed the genetic profiles of 875 people between 7 and 50 years of age and their father’s smoking behavior…” Read the entire article: https://www.gjsentinel.com/lifestyle/health_and_wellness/boys-who-smoke-could-be-harming-their-future-childrens-health/article_9c594269-987c-5d10-8969-d5b0631f4a88.html
Douglas Todd: Should boys be held back a year in school — by default?
By Vancouver Sun, 07/24/2023 “…The gender gap between boys and girls in kindergarten to Grade 12 is undeniable. Study after study has shown girls are outperforming boys, except perhaps in math, where males have a shrinking, razor-thin advantage. Other than that, pick your startling statistic…” Read the entire article: https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-should-boys-be-held-back-a-year-in-school-by-default
Why Schools Close Black Boys Out of Gifted and Talented Programs
By ACA, 08/29/2023 “…Flaws in testing and racial bias among teachers and school counselors are some of the reasons many Black boys are denied advanced learning programs and misdirected into special education, according to a new assessment published in the American Counseling Association’s Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development…” Read the entire article: https://www.counseling.org/news/news-detail/2023/08/29/why-schools-close-black-boys-out-of-gifted-and-talented-programs
The education crisis facing American boys
By Brown Daily Herald, 09/10/2023 “…While both men and women this century are more likely to attend college than in the past, the pace of enrollment for men has been comparatively slower. If current trends continue, we can soon expect to graduate two women for every man receiving a college degree…” Read the entire article: READ MORE
The Other Gender Gap Starts in Kindergarten
By Hawaii Business, 05/19/2023 “…That means one big gender gap between women and men has been reversed in the past half century: Women are now as far ahead in higher education as men were when Title IX became law 51 years ago…” Read the entire article: https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/education-gender-gap-in-children/
Mental health issues in teen boys: What to look for and how to help
By Care, 04/27/2023 “…In terms of teen mental health, boys aren’t generally at the forefront of the conversation. Data even suggests boys are underserved when it comes to getting help for issues like anxiety and depression — but that doesn’t mean they’re not suffering…” Read the entire article: https://www.care.com/c/mental-health-issues-in-teenage-boys-what-to-look-for-how-to-help/
Boys more vulnerable to effects of premature parental death than girls, study finds
By News-Medical, 07/26/2023 “…The cumulative health and economic consequences of the premature loss of a parent may be greater for boys than for girls, suggest the findings of a large long term study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health…” Read the entire article: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230726/Boys-more-vulnerable-to-effects-of-premature-parental-death-than-girls-study-finds.aspx