Category: Advocacy for Boys

‘Boy crisis’ threatens America’s future with economic, health and suicide risks

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By Warren Farrell – USA Today 04/07/2019 “… Boys are falling behind girls in the 63 largest developed nations. As developed nations developed solutions to surviving, they allowed more permission for divorce and for children to be raised with minimal or no father involvement. …” Read the entire article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/04/07/males-risk-boy-crisis-identity-america-future-addiction-suicide-column/3331366002/

Boys Without Dads: Feminism’s Collateral Damage

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By Philip Carl Salzman – PJ Media 03/06/2019 “… Boys are more sensitive than girls to disadvantage. Any disadvantage, like growing up in poverty, in a bad neighborhood or without a father, takes more of a toll on boys than on their sisters. …” Read the entire article: https://pjmedia.com/parenting/boys-without-dads-feminisms-collateral-damage/

Why are boys still being discriminated against over vital cancer jab? HPV campaigner DAVID ROSE fought for the life-saving vaccination only to see his son lose out

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By David Rose – Daily Mail 03/23/2019 “… From September this year, a nationwide immunisation programme will vaccinate boys aged 12 to 13 against the cancer-causing Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) – now the fourth most common cause of male cancer. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6842695/Why-boys-discriminated-against-vital-HPV-cancer-jab.html

“People don’t look out for the signs of anorexia among boys and men – I want to change that”

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By Charlotte Dobson – Manchester Evening News 02/25/2019 “…Samuel Pollen developed an eating disorder when he was 12-years-old. Now he’s written a novel informed by his experience…” Read the entire article: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/people-dont-look-out-signs-15867171

As our lifestyles become more sedentary, unfit teen boys find themselves at real risk of chronic illness

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By Health 24 02/25/2019 “… A study of 1 million boys for an average of 28 years, starting when they were 16 to 19 years of age has revealed that teen boys who are unfit and/or obese have higher odds for chronic disease and disability as adults. …” Read the entire article: https://www.health24.com/Lifestyle/Ageing-well/News/as-our-lifestyles-become-more-sedentary-unfit-teen-boys-find-themselves-at-real-risk-of-chronic-illness-20190225-2

Wouldn’t A michigan Girls Only Camp Be Sexist?

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By WBCK 02/18/2019 “…According to Mlive, Mark Perry a professor at the University of Michigan-Flint’s School of Management, has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights against Wayne State University over their computer coding camp hosted at the university last summer.  He believes that the girls only camp violated the READ MORE

Boys Don’t Cry

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By Katie Swaney – The Good Men Project 02/07/2019 “…I’ve always struggled with the age-old adage that boys don’t cry. Growing up, I couldn’t understand it. If it was okay for boys to be happy or angry, why was the concept of them feeling sad or crying so extreme?…” Read the entire article: https://goodmenproject.com/families/boys-dont-cry/

I’ve watched the hormones hit young men. Boys need to come of age, and we must fight hard for them

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By Emily Sheffield – Evening Standard 02/08/2019 “…My social feed is full of hashtags for women but where are the campaigns for boys? We need to fight just as hard for them. …” Read the entire article: https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/i-ve-watched-the-hormones-hit-young-men-boys-need-to-come-of-age-and-we-must-fight-hard-for-them-a4061516.html