By Philly Voice, 09/20/24 “…According to the American Institute for Boys and Men, boys are struggling at school and have fallen well behind girls in academic achievement. There is a 14% gap in school readiness between boys and girls at age 5. Boys have lower grade point averages than girls throughout their K-12 educations. Boys READ MORE
Category: Advocacy for Boys
What’s Holding Back Black Boys & Men?
By The Manhattan Institute, 09/06/24 “…On this week’s episode of the Glenn show, Glenn Loury is joined by Harry Holzer, a distinguished labor economist. They discuss a set of interrelated issues that are holding many black boys and men back: K-12 education and vocational training, employment and apprenticeship, and incarceration. …” Listen to podcast: https://manhattan.institute/multimedia/whats-holding-back-black-boys-men
Harry Remer: Better care of boys, reduce school shootings
By Gazette, 09/12/24 “…I’m a psychotherapist, and the young students my colleagues and I work with can have very high levels of anxiety about school shootings. The vast majority of youth gun violence is perpetrated by boys. It’s crystal-clear that we as a nation are not serving them well. The wonderful improvements for girls in READ MORE
To Asia and back: Nelson College principal all-in for all-boys education
By Stuff, 09/06/24 “…Men continued to lead statistics around suicide, incarceration and unemployment, Washington said. Increased use of social media and exposure to online influencers could particularly affect boys, who were still learning about risk-taking behaviour, he said. …” Read the entire article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350401281/asia-and-back-nelson-college-principal-all-all-boys-education
Recess Duty
By Slate, 09/01/24 “…As the new academic year approaches, I check off the back-to-school tasks—label folders, disinfect lunch box, buy overpriced required school shoes that will result in blisters and whines—and I also check to see which states, if any, have adopted new laws to require recess. I’m happy to report that California and Washington READ MORE
Boy protests school’s dress code by wearing sister’s skirt after being sent home for shorts
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‘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