By Daily Mail 03/16/2021 “… Pollution from industries like coal mining and metal works may be causing more boys to be born with their testicles in the wrong place, a study has warned…” Read the entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9368373/Health-Pollution-rising-number-boys-born-undescended-testicles.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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The Virtual Black Boys and Men Speaker Series
By Bowie State 03/17/2021 “… The program theme is Centering Black Boys and Men During a Global Pandemic. We will be prioritizing and humanizing Black boys’ and men’s experiences throughout the K-12 and collegiate pipeline during the coronavirus pandemic for teachers, administrators, professors, instructional support staff, stakeholders, and families. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bowiestate.edu/calendar/index.php?eID=2963 The READ MORE
Dr. Warren Farrell: Why Biden’s New Gender Policy Council Is Sexist | American Thought Leaders
By Dr. Warren Farrell 03/13/2021 “…Boys are four times as likely to commit suicide than girls between the ages of 15 and 19. They’re also significantly more likely to drop out of school, become homeless, and end up in prison, says Dr. Warren Farrell. …” Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB4BEqUXOkk The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
How Negative Stereotypes About Boys Affect Their Academics And Health
By CBS Pittsburgh 03/2/2021 “… “To Raise a Boy” is a searing investigation into how we teach boys to be men—and how we can do better. In this special selection from the book, Brown underscores why it’s vital to encourage healthy relationships to academics for boys and dismantle negative stereotypes about them and their academic READ MORE
White House’s New Gender Policy Council Excludes Boys and Men
By Erika Sanzi 03/03/2021 “… The Biden administration recently announced plans to form a “gender policy council”but there’s a catch—boys and men are excluded. Perhaps a better way to convey how bonkers this is to say that HALF the population will be left out, by design. …” Read the entire article: https://sanzi.substack.com/p/white-houses-new-gender-policy-council The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Dr. Greene Talks About The Future Of Children After This School Year
By KCOL 03/05/2021 “… Will America Have a Generation of Lost Children if children don’t return to school and teachers refuse to teach? Dr. Vermelle Greene comes on the show to explain. …” Read the entire article: https://600kcol.iheart.com/featured/kcol-morning-s-with-jimmy-lakey/content/2021-03-05-dr-greene-talks-about-the-future-of-children-after-this-school-year/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Cabrillo: Latino boys more likely to be assigned special ed
By HMB Review 02/17/2021 “… The Cabrillo Unified School District says that Latino boys on the coast are significantly more likely than their peers to be pigeon-holed as special education students when their difficulties may be simply related to learning English. That fact can lead to inequities in educational outcomes and opportunities. …” Read the READ MORE
In California disparity in suspending Black boys is widest in early grades, report says
By The San Diego Union Tribute 02/20/2021 “… California’s Black students, Black boys in particular, are far more likely than their peers to be suspended or expelled throughout their school career, especially during kindergarten through third grade, a recent study by San Diego State University professors found. …” Read the entire article: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2021-02-20/new-report-highlights-disproportionate-discipline-of-black-students-in-early-grades The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boys Who Play Video Games Less Likely to Develop Depression Symptoms
By Technology Networks 02/19/2021 “… A study has identified that 11-year-old boys who play video games regularly are less like to have depression symptoms three years later, find a UCL-led study…Taken together, the findings demonstrate how different types of screen time can positively or negatively influence young people’s mental health, and may also impact boys READ MORE
Higher proportion of male children develop COVID-19-related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome, finds study
By News Medical 02/11/2021 “… Previous studies about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), have shown that the illness is often more severe in men than women. However, there is limited data available for the pediatric population. …” Read the entire article: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210211/Higher-proportion-of-male-children-develop-Multisystem-Inflammatory-Syndrome-finds-study.aspx The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org