By Jacquie Cadorette – Radio 08/14/2019 “… While researchers are unable to pinpoint the direct effects of social media on boys, they are able to point out that social media itself is not innately harmful. …” Read the entire article: https://www.radio.com/news/how-social-media-affects-boys-and-girls-mental-health The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Social Issues
GCSE results: girls fare better than boys under more rigorous courses
By The Guardian 08/22/2019“… The introduction of more rigorous GCSE courses in England and elsewhere in the UK appears to have benefited girls more than boys, including in subjects such as physics and maths, where girls have narrowed the gap in grades. …”Read the entire article: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/aug/22/gcse-results-more-rigorous-courses-appear-to-benefit-girls The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Why boys need to be vaccinated for HPV
By Mary Horgan – Irish Times 08/25/2019 “… If only females get the vaccine, then males can still pick up the HPV infection and could infect other people, while being themselves at risk of the associated cancers. …” Read the entire article: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/why-boys-need-to-be-vaccinated-for-hpv-1.3996801 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Men and boys drown more than women: Why and how to help
By Meghan Holohan – Today 08/07/2019 “… These heartbreaking stories highlight the importance of water safety, but also point to another trend: Men drown more often than women. …” Read the entire article: https://www.today.com/health/men-boys-drown-more-women-why-how-avoid-risk-t160333 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
‘Boy crisis’ threatens America’s future with economic, health and suicide risks –
By Warren Farrell – USA Today 08/07/2019 “… In my half-century of research on boys and men, I have discovered that there is, in fact, a boy crisis, that it is a global crisis, and that it is particularly egregious in America. The crisis is more than economic. It is multifaceted, with each facet magnifying READ MORE
Gov Newsom links shootings to ‘power’ gender, ignores suppression of masculinity, fatherless homes
By Vivek Saxena – Business and Politics Review 08/06/2019 “… “The Center for Disease Control reports that historically, 85 percent of children who display behavior disorders come from fatherless homes. Similar reports show that the majority of teens in jail come from fatherless homes.” …” Read the entire article: https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/08/06/gov-newsom-links-shootings-to-power-gender-ignores-suppression-of-masculinity-fatherless-homes-782292 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Teens Who Misuse Opioids Have These Sources
By Laura Bailey-Michigan – Futurity 07/22/2019 “… More than 70% of adolescents who obtained prescription drugs from multiple sources had a substance use disorder—involving prescription medications, other drugs, and alcohol—within the previous year. …” Read the entire article: https://www.futurity.org/sources-of-opioids-teenagers-2110502-2/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
UK Sets Example on HPV Vaccine for Boys
By Mary Olsen – Human Rights Watch 07/31/2019 “… HPV causes nearly all cervical cancers and most throat and mouth cancers, often in men. …” Read the entire article: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/07/31/uk-sets-example-hpv-vaccine-boys The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The Other Gender Gap
By Steven Mintz – Higher Ed Gamma 08/04/2019 “… Boys in elementary and middle school are roughly fifty percent more likely to repeat a grade, twice as likely to receive an out-of-school suspension, and nearly three times as likely to be expelled. …” Read the entire article: https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/other-gender-gap The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
What’s Driving America’s ‘Boy Crisis’
By Daniel Davis – The Daily Signal 08/01/2019 “… ass shootings like the one in California last weekend have caused many to wonder what’s going wrong with our young men. Warren Farrell has a book out on this. He calls it “the boy crisis.” …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/08/01/whats-driving-americas-boy-crisis/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org