By Jordan Black – The American Thinker 05/15/2019 “… Since 2008 women have earned the majority of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. If the current trend continues, the last male to receive a bachelor’s degree will do so in 2068! Women are outperforming boys academically because schools are set up for girls. …” Read the READ MORE
Category: Mental Health of Boys
Focus on traumatized boys critical to gender equality, new research shows
By Colin Perkel – CTV News 05/20/2019 “… Boys in poor urban areas around the world are suffering even more than girls from violence, abuse and neglect, groundbreaking international research published on Monday suggests. …” Read the entire article: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/focus-on-traumatized-boys-critical-to-gender-equality-new-research-shows-1.4429757 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boys’ suicides rose following release of ’13 Reasons Why’; third season prompts warnings for all families
By Melissa Patrick – NKyTribune 05/13/2019 “… The rate of suicide among 10- to 17-year-olds in the U.S. increased 29% in the months after the Netflix show “13 Reasons Why” was first telecast in March 2017, according to a federal study. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nkytribune.com/2019/05/boys-suicides-rose-following-release-of-13-reasons-why-third-season-prompts-warnings-for-all-families/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Men are people too
By Andrew L. Yarrow – The Baltimore Sun 05/14/2019 “… Restoring recess and PE in schools to enable boys (and girls) to get exercise and play to help them be more attentive in class. …” Read the entire article: https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-op-0515-mens-rights-20190514-story.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The Impact of Early Sexual Initiation on Boys
By Perri Klass, M.D. – The New York Times 05/13/2019 “… A survey finds that most boys who had sex before age 13 had not yet had comprehensive sex education in school. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/well/family/the-impact-of-early-sexual-initiation-on-boys.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
How do we approach conversations around mental health with boys?
By Deb Knapp – KATU 05/09/2019 “… The stigma around mental health exists for everyone, however, it seems to be worse for boys. …” Read the entire article: https://katu.com/features/kind-is-better/how-do-we-approach-conversations-around-mental-health-with-boys The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Defining health risk in children with obesity
By Louise A Baur – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 04/02/2019 “… These children and adolescents are more likely to have a range of obesity-associated comorbidities, to experience weight stigma, and to seek treatment than normal weight peers. …” Read the entire article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(19)30107-5/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
A major victory in the war on boys!
By Larry Kummer – Fabius Maximus 05/03/2019 “… Ms Anderson shows not a trace of sympathy for the boys who have fallen so far behind girls. Just glee that girls have moved on top of boys. The only graph shows girls’ superior scores over boys. …” Read the entire article: https://fabiusmaximus.com/2019/05/03/victory-in-war-on-boys/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Who can fathom why boys take their own lives? Here’s 13 Reasons Why
By Zac Seidler – The Sydney Morning Herald 03/02/2019 “… Male distress, on the other hand, is fundamentally misunderstood, mistreated and minimised. This is why we have boys taking their lives at staggering rates even after watching a show about a girl who may have completely different problems from their own. …” Read the entire READ MORE
I Was Sexually Assaulted by My Stepmom
By Men’s Health 04/30/2019 “… One in 20 boys will suffer sexual abuse. The author, who asked to remain anonymous, wasn’t yet a teenager when he was raped by his stepmother. …” Read the entire article: https://www.menshealth.com/health/a27005160/male-sexual-assault-survivor/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org