By BBC News 02/06/2020 “… Girls are now 14% more likely to pass English and maths GCSE than boys, with 64% of girls doing so and 56% of boys. Yet there is little national focus on the difference in results or measures addressing why boys lag behind. And campaigners and academics accuse consecutive governments of READ MORE
Category: Social Issues
Suicidal Thoughts Can Begin In Children As Young As 9 Years Old, Study Finds
By John Anderer – Study Finds 02/10/2020 “… Unbelievably, Barch also mentioned that she has even seen suicidal thoughts in preschoolers over the course of prior research. This study also noted some interesting discrepancies among boys and girls; young boys tend to have more suicidal thoughts than young girls. …” Read the entire article: https://www.studyfinds.org/suicidal-thoughts-can-begin-in-children-as-young-as-9-years-old-study-finds/ The READ MORE
Do boys born to obese mothers have ‘worse motor skills and lower IQ scores’?
By Health 24 01/23/2020 “… And now researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and the University of Texas (UT) at Austin found a “significant” link between maternal obesity during pregnancy and foetal development – particularly IQ and motor skills. However, this link was only found in boys. …” Read the entire article: https://www.health24.com/Parenting/Pregnancy/News/do-boys-born-to-obese-mothers-have-worse-motor-skills-and-lower-iq-scores-20200123-2 READ MORE
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
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
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