Category: Advocacy for Boys
‘It stains your brain’: How social media algorithms show violence to boys
By BBC, 09/01/24 “…When Andrew looked at the TikTok content, he was alarmed to find how some teenage boys were being shown posts featuring violence and pornography, and promoting misogynistic views, he tells BBC Panorama. He says, in general, teenage girls were recommended very different content based on their interests. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gdqzxypdzo
The Problems of Boys and Men in Today’s America (with Richard Reeves)
By Econtalk, 09/02/24 “…Many boys and men in America are doing worse than girls and women in education while struggling with a culture that struggles to define what masculinity is in the 21st century. Is this a problem? Richard Reevesthinks so which is why he started the American Institute for Boys and Men. Listen as READ MORE
Norway Broadens ‘Gender Equality’ Debate to Address Disparities Facing Men and Boys
By The Good Men Project, 06/12/24 “…The Norwegian Men’s Equality Commission recently released a comprehensive report on achieving gender equality for men. Titled “Equality’s Next Step,” the report expands the traditional narrative to also address the concerns of men and boys. The report documents the disparities affecting Norwegian men and boys across a wide range READ MORE
Restaurant donates part of dessert sales to Massachusetts boy whose ice cream stand was shut down
By CBS News, 08/13/24 “…A waterfront restaurant in Salem is doing its part to help a Norwood boy after the health department shut down his ice cream stand fundraiser. Twelve-year-old Dan Doherty was selling homemade ice cream to raise money for his brother’s hockey team, the Boston Bear Cubs. The program caters to athletes with READ MORE
Why “Boy” Culture Is Hurting Boys and Everyone Else
By Greater Good Magazine, July 8, 2024 “…We just assume the “boy” culture notion of boys is true, and we have all sorts of books that say it’s biological. I want to say to people saying gender differences are biological, “Have you ever listened to kids? Because if you ever listened to kids, you would READ MORE
Ga. man walks 200 miles for charter school empowering boys
By 12 26 On Your Side News, July 24, 2024 “…King Randall is using his steps to raise funds for The Life Preparatory School for Boys. The youth organization offers after-school classes and programs, teaching boys everything from reading and writing to trade skills. They are fundraising for more space. …” Read the entire article: https://www.wrdw.com/2024/07/25/ga-man-walks-200-miles-charter-school-empowering-boys/
Boys need the HPV cancer vaccine as much as girls
By Las Vegas Sun, 06/17/2024 “…And while overall cancer deaths in the U.S. have been on a steady decline, the mortality rate for HPV-associated oral cancers has continued to rise by 2% per year. That’s a sobering message for parents of boys. In 2022, just 35% of boys between the ages of 9 and 17 READ MORE
Mental health experts fear depression in boys going untreated, undetected
By NBCDFW, 06/27/2024 “…A study shows “boys are disappearing” from mental health care. Experts explain that boys aren’t always as expressive with their struggles. They say it is not a stereotype, but part of the way many boys and young men process things like anxiety, grief and loneliness…” Read the entire article: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/mental-health-experts-fear-depression-in-boys-going-untreated-undetected/3578059/
Are girls smarter than boys? Not exactly
By Maryland Matters, 06/12/2024 “…The divergence begins early. Girls are “14 percentage points more likely to be ‘school ready’ at age 5 … a much bigger gap than the one between rich and poor children, or Black and white children.” By high school, boys have significantly lower grade point averages and higher dropout rates. And READ MORE