By Bradley A. White – Healio 02/08/2020 “… Odds of diabetes among those exposed to family member incarceration during childhood for men were 1.64 (95% CI, 1.27-2.11). There was no significant association observed for women. …” Read the entire article: https://www.healio.com/endocrinology/diabetes/news/online/%7Bd01bfc9e-c95f-4664-b5d3-1acb5f8784b2%7D/boys-with-an-incarcerated-family-member-more-likely-to-have-diabetes-as-adults The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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Highest High School Dropout Rates in Southern, Western US
By Ethics Daily 02/03/2020 “… While the nationwide status dropout rate has declined significantly over the past 40 years, notable disparities remain based on race / ethnicity, gender, country of birth and disability status. …” Read the entire article: https://ethicsdaily.com/highest-high-school-dropout-rates-in-southern-western-us/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
We need to talk about the boys
By Chris McGovern – The Conservative Woman 02/10/2020 “… These days, boys are rarely seen as being as deserving as girls when it comes to ‘care and attention’. We live in an age when victimhood status is conferred more readily on females than on males. …” Read the entire article: https://conservativewoman.co.uk/we-need-to-talk-about-the-boys/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The HPV Guide For Men
By Sarah Sloat – Inverse 01/27/2020 “… The conversation around HPV is changing, albeit slowly. More people know that it’s equally important for young men and young women to be vaccinated. But HPV can affect older men, too — and, all too often, the first time they find out about HPV is when it is READ MORE
How do we encourage boys to learn languages?
By Bobbie Mills – Tes 01/28/2020 “… Research published this week, by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), commissioned by the British Council, found that girls are more than twice as likely as boys to enter and secure a pass in a modern foreign language. …” Read the entire article: https://www.tes.com/news/how-do-we-encourage-boys-learn-languages The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
I worry for my teenage boys – the beauty standards for young men are out of control
By Emma Beddington – The Guardian 01/28/2020 “… From men’s magazines to the chiselled gods of Love Island, boys are inundated with messages to both bulk up and moisturise. It all reminds me of my own youth, much of it wasted on bulimia. …” Read the entire article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/28/i-worry-for-my-teenage-boys-the-beauty-standards-for-young-men-are-out-of-control The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
How Strengthening Relationships with Boys Can Help Them Learn
By Deborah Farmer Kris – KQED 01/29/2020 “… To support boys in our classrooms, Reichert points to one robust, consistent finding from his 30 years of research: boys are relational learners. They learn best in the context of strong, supportive relationships. …” Read the entire article: https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54878/how-strengthening-relationships-with-boys-can-help-them-learn The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boys needs special attention
By Paul Golding – Santa Fe New Mexican 02/02/2020 “… Because of their innate slower developmental timetable and because they suffer the vast majority of neurodevelopmental disorders, boys need to be carefully attended to in the preschool expansion process. …” Read the entire article: https://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/boys-needs-special-attention/article_840b615a-4137-11ea-92fa-9f08d28a9fd9.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
A Tale of Two Charts
By Robert Franklin – Men’s E-News 01/21/2020 “… It’s a highly informative chart, particularly if one assumes, as the zeitgeist has it, that men are privileged and women oppressed. If Perry’s chart is any indication, much the opposite is true. Perry’s chart indicates that, if anything, it’s men and boys who need our attention and READ MORE
Girls are ‘more than twice as likely’ as boys to achieve a pass in a language GCSE
By Eleanor Busby – Independent 01/26/2020 “… The report says that the government must urgently address the “persisting gender gap” within modern foreign languages and set out how it plans to tackle the underrepresentation of boys. …” Read the entire article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/girls-boys-gender-gap-gcses-languages-british-council-education-policy-institute-a9300761.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org