By Liesl Goecker – The Swaddle 08/01/2019 “… The performance of stereotypical gender roles during adolescence predicts poor health in adulthood, concludes a new study published in the international journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. …” Read the entire article: https://theswaddle.com/study-adolescents-who-conform-to-gender-stereotypes-are-more-likely-to-have-health-problems-later/
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Tragic schoolboy Sam Connor, 14, ‘handed friends a note with two names on it’ before laying down in front of a train – but school insists ‘bullying was not an issue’
By Jake Wallis Simons – Daily Mail 07/18/2019 “… Other friends said Sam was a bright and clever pupil, but said he was worried about his end of year grades before going into his GCSE years. Several parents at the school said he was being bullied. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7260805/Sam-Connor-14-left-suicide-note-code-unlock-mobile-phone.html
Tough New Law Against Hazing
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf – Inside Higher Ed 07/18/2019 “… Florida legislation gives prosecutors the ability to bring charges against fraternity and sorority members who weren’t present for hazing but helped plan it. …” Read the entire article: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/07/18/florida-governor-signs-tough-new-hazing-law
The Growing Phenomenon Of Unmotivated Boys
By Rifka Schonfeld – Jewish Press 07/15/2019 “… Regardless, girls are achieving and boys are underachieving. Why is this and how can we stop it? …” Read the entire article: https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/family/parenting-our-children/the-growing-phenomenon-of-unmotivated-boys/2019/07/15/
Boy, 7, told he can’t join girl guides ‘unless he identifies as a girl’
By Joe Roberts – Metro 07/16/2019 “… A little boy who loves ballet and tap dancing has been left heartbroken after being told he can’t join the girl guides. …” Read the entire article: https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/16/boy-7-told-cant-join-girl-guides-unless-identifies-girl-10357623/
Boys fall behind in benchmark subjects of early education
By Stella Cherono – Daily Nation 07/16/2019 “… Boys continue to fall behind in early education with their poor performance in culminating to low grades in national examinations. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nation.co.ke/news/education/Boys-fall-behind-in-key-subjects-of-early-education/2643604-5197386-8oub4kz/index.html
Hickenlooper takes on ‘The Boy Crisis’
By Joey Bunch – The Gazette 07/01/2019 “… The premise Farrell laid out to Hickenlooper in Iowa in a video on Farrell’s YouTube channel is that boys are a neglected entity in society, and society, families and men eventually pay a steep price for that. …” Read the entire article: https://gazette.com/premium/hickenlooper-takes-on-the-boy-crisis-joey-bunch/article_b15e2a41-a32b-585c-8871-2a2e4b32ebe0.html
A 30-year study says teaching your kids this trait can help them earn a higher salary in their 30s
By Tom Popomaronis – CNBC 07/11/2019 “… Meanwhile, boys who showed prosocial behaviors (e.g., showing sympathy, sharing with others, stopping disputes, resolving peer problems on their own) positively correlated with higher-than-average future incomes. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/11/children-whose-parents-teach-this-trait-are-likely-to-make-more-money-higher-salary-as-adults.html
School Uniforms To Become Gender-neutral Across Wales, Government Says
By Sarah Young – Independent 07/10/2019 “… The new guidance will mean that when a list of clothing items is published by the school, they will not be assigned to a specific gender. For example, trousers must not be described as a “boys’ item” and skirts must not be described as a “girls’ item”. …” READ MORE
HPV vaccine to be given to boys in effort to slash cancer rates
By Sarah Boseley – The Guardian 07/09/2019 “…Because the virus is sexually transmitted, vaccinating boys will help protect their partners, but reducing the circulation of the virus, which is linked to 5% of cancers, will also help prevent penile, anal and genital cancers and some cancers of the head and neck. …” Read the entire READ MORE