By Liz Szabo – KHN, 12/21/2021 “…Boys could face higher risks from covid, even before birth. Males are generally more vulnerable than females as fetuses and newborns; they’re more likely to be born prematurely and to die as infants. Preterm boys also have a higher risk of disability and death…” Read the entire article: https://khn.org/news/article/pandemic-poses-short-and-long-term-risks-to-babies-especially-boys/ The READ MORE
Category: Social Issues
Child grooms are often overlooked in the fight to stop child marriage
By NPR 01/02/2022 “… The teenager dreamed of becoming a doctor. But that dream was derailed by child marriage. It’s a familiar story – but in this case the details may surprise you. The 15-year-old wasn’t a child bride. He was a child groom…” Read the entire article: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/01/02/1066099271/child-grooms-are-often-overlooked-in-the-fight-to-stop-child-marriage The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Early detection of autism in children has improved, but disparities remain, CDC studies suggest
By The Philadelphia Tribune, 12/03/2021 “…Overall in 2018, about 1 in 44 8-year-olds (2.3% of 8-year-olds) had been identified with autism spectrum disorder, according to one of the CDC studies. Prevalence was more than four times higher among boys than girls, but similar across most racial and ethnic groups…” Read the entire article: https://www.phillytrib.com/news/health/early-detection-of-autism-in-children-has-improved-but-disparities-remain-cdc-studies-suggest/article_9365b66c-b6c9-57b3-9c0f-e2a84910c181.html The Boys READ MORE
How do you get kids who missed out on kindergarten during the pandemic back on track? That’s what these educators are figuring out
By CPR, 12/02/2021 “…Many of the kids in this classroom and their fellow first graders hadn’t been in a formal classroom with other students in 18 months. Instead, they’d been on screens, often alone. So, they struggled with listening, processing what the teacher was saying, and then doing the task…” Read the entire article: https://www.cpr.org/2021/12/02/kindergarten-pandemic-in-person-learning/ The READ MORE
The Global Lane – EP523
By CBN News, 12/09/2021 The Boys Initiative Executive Director, Vermelle Greene, talks to CBN News about issues concerning boys including school shootings and returning to school during the pandemic. Read the entire article: https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/global-lane?nid=604249 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Research sheds light on what’s killing young people, especially boys and young men
By Joanne Silberner – NPR 11/19/2021 “… First, the good news: The death rate among young people around the world has been declining, a new study shows. But boys and young men are not doing as well as girls and young women…” Read the entire article: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/11/19/1055129130/research-sheds-light-on-whats-killing-young-people-especially-boys-and-young-men The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Dangerous Changes Coming for Title IX
By John Schoof – The Heritage Foundation 11/29/2021 “… The Biden administration wants universities to change how they handle sexual assault claims on campuses. The changes would deny accused students their basic rights…” Read the entire article: https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/dangerous-changes-coming-title-ix The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
As The Mom Of Boys, It’s Important That I Take Their Mental Health Seriously
By Alicia Stein – Scary Mommy, 10/11/2021 “…According to the National Institute of Mental Health, men are less likely to experience mental health struggles than women. However, they are also less likely to have sought help for a mental health problem in the past year than women…” Read the entire article: https://www.scarymommy.com/mental-health-mom-boys/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Colleges Have a Guy Problem
By Derek Thompson – The Atlantic, 09/14/2021 “…American colleges and universities now enroll roughly six women for every four men. This is the largest female-male gender gap in the history of higher education, and it’s getting wider…” Read the entire article: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/young-men-college-decline-gender-gap-higher-education/620066/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boys are falling farther and farther behind their sisters: should we care?
By Leonard Sax – MercatorNet, 10/11/2021 “… There is a growing gender gap in higher education. According to the latest figures from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center: as of spring 2021, women accounted for 59.5% of students attending colleges and universities nationwide. Among four-year private colleges, women now account for 61% of all students…” READ MORE