By Blair Daly and Belinda Olvera-Jovanovich, 07/08/2025 “…I am disappointed by the ways in which leaders in our state neglect the hardships boys and men face. I would like to see influential people do less sidelining of males and more uplifting of them, recognizing that we all need to rise together…” Read the entire article: READ MORE
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Boys Are Struggling in School. What Can Be Done?
By Rick Hess, 05/20/2025 “…Boys have fallen behind girls at most levels of schooling, from kindergarten readiness to college completion. They are more likely to be diagnosed with learning disabilities, less likely to graduate from high school, and much less likely to earn a college degree…” Read the entire article: https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-boys-are-struggling-in-school-what-can-be-done/2025/05
Forum: Men’s mental health deserves a seat at the table – including at Aware
By The Straights Times, 06/09/2025 “…early boys are taught to suppress emotions, fear vulnerability and measure success through dominance. This isn’t just “boys being boys” – it’s the early formation of a mental health crisis…” Read the entire article: https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-mens-mental-health-deserves-a-seat-at-the-table-including-at-aware
Boys saw their friend being bullied for his clothes and immediately stepped in: ‘I needed to do something’
By Muskaan Juneja, 06/12/2025 “…A national survey found that 28% of middle schools, 15% of high schools, and 10% of elementary schools reported the occurrence of bullying within school premises at least once a week… This is why Michael’s story is so important: it shows bystanders ditching the sidelines to protect the victim instead of READ MORE
Equal Shared Parenting Conference
Our recent Equal Shared Parenting Conference was a huge success! More than 85 organizations from around the world—including the Netherlands, Canada, and England—were in attendance. Thank you to our Policy Advisor, Mark Ludwig, for his excellent presentation! A special thank you to all the organizations that participated—among them, Americans for Equal Shared Parenting, National Parents READ MORE
The International Families Alliance highly anticipated Men and Families Hybrid Conference
The International Families Alliance is hosting the upcoming and highly anticipated Men and Families Conference, which will explore a range of important issues affecting boys and men. The final program has been updated—please visit www.IFAlliance.net for details. Please encourage your family, friends, peers, and community members around you to attend this conference. We need to work together, READ MORE
The Spiritual Battle for Our Boys
Remember the story of Moses? The Egyptian pharaoh feared the growing number of Hebrews and ordered the slaughter of their newborn sons. Did you ever wonder as I once had? If the population were too large, then why kill only the boys and spare the girls? I believe now that Pharoah’s demonically inspired motives were READ MORE
Targeted support needed to bridge education gap for boys in Caribbean, say experts
By Dominica News, 01/03/25 “…To tackle the growing disparity in educational outcomes between genders in the Caribbean, experts are advocating for specialized mentorship for boys, more inclusive teaching strategies, and robust training in skills and entrepreneurship. …” Read the entire article: https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/targeted-support-needed-to-bridge-education-gap-for-boys-in-caribbean-say-experts/
The Precarious Online Lives of Young Men
By Time, 08/14/2024 “…We recently shared these statistics with a group of high school boys of various ethnicities and income groups from the Washington, DC area. In response, the boys shared fears, doubts, frustrations about adults who judge and don’t understand, confusion about what it is to be a man, and concerns for despondent peers…” READ MORE
Maryland’s top education leaders meet up to talk Blueprint
By Maryland Matters, 12/16/2022 “…The state acknowledged, based on an October report from the National Assessment of Education Progress that shows a decline in test scores in mathematics and reading among fourth- and eighth-grade students, an achievement gap persists among Black, Latino and economically disadvantaged students, Greene, a retired educator of more than 40 years, READ MORE