By Nicola Daniel – Tes 05/28/2019 “… The data tells us that boys perform less well than girls academically and it’s no wonder: improving literacy is the most effective way of raising attainment. However, literacy is broadly perceived to be feminine –most boys are read to by mums and are taught literacy by female teachers. READ MORE
Category: Social Issues
Imagine: Are we failing our boys? Let’s look beyond the heavy mask of manhood
By Shelja Sen – The Indian Express 05/18/2019 “… It was Nobel Laureate and eminent novelist, Doris Lessing who pointed out that boys were the new silent victims in the gender war where they are being “continually demeaned and insulted” and subject to “automatic rubbishing”. I couldn’t agree with her more. …” Read the entire READ MORE
Failure to Launch Syndrome
By Ellen Hendriksen – Scientific American 05/18/2019“… But when young adults stay at home, don’t search for a job or contribute financially, and begin to withdraw from the world, we have the foundation of failure to launch. …”Read the entire article: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/failure-to-launch-syndrome/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Masculinity in Menopause: The Emasculating Effects of Fatherlessness and Feminism
By Jordan Black – The American Thinker 05/15/2019 “… Since 2008 women have earned the majority of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. If the current trend continues, the last male to receive a bachelor’s degree will do so in 2068! Women are outperforming boys academically because schools are set up for girls. …” Read the READ MORE
Heavy Teen Boys May Face Higher Heart Disease Risk as Adults
By Robert Preidt – U.S. News 05/20/2019 “… Just a few extra pounds during adolescence may translate into higher odds for heart disease in adulthood, a new study of young men suggests. …” Read the entire article: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2019-05-20/heavy-teen-boys-may-face-higher-heart-disease-risk-as-adults The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Focus on traumatized boys critical to gender equality, new research shows
By Colin Perkel – CTV News 05/20/2019 “… Boys in poor urban areas around the world are suffering even more than girls from violence, abuse and neglect, groundbreaking international research published on Monday suggests. …” Read the entire article: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/focus-on-traumatized-boys-critical-to-gender-equality-new-research-shows-1.4429757 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Data shows U.S. girls outscore boys on tech
By Sally Ho – York Dispatch 04/30/2019 “… In 2018, girls on average scored five points higher than boys on a 300-point scale because girls made gains between 2014 and 2018, while boys’ scores stayed about the same. …” Read the entire article: https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2019/04/30/data-shows-us-girls-outscore-boys-tech/39427495/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boys’ suicides rose following release of ’13 Reasons Why’; third season prompts warnings for all families
By Melissa Patrick – NKyTribune 05/13/2019 “… The rate of suicide among 10- to 17-year-olds in the U.S. increased 29% in the months after the Netflix show “13 Reasons Why” was first telecast in March 2017, according to a federal study. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nkytribune.com/2019/05/boys-suicides-rose-following-release-of-13-reasons-why-third-season-prompts-warnings-for-all-families/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
A major victory in the war on boys!
By Larry Kummer – Fabius Maximus 05/03/2019 “… Ms Anderson shows not a trace of sympathy for the boys who have fallen so far behind girls. Just glee that girls have moved on top of boys. The only graph shows girls’ superior scores over boys. …” Read the entire article: https://fabiusmaximus.com/2019/05/03/victory-in-war-on-boys/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Who can fathom why boys take their own lives? Here’s 13 Reasons Why
By Zac Seidler – The Sydney Morning Herald 03/02/2019 “… Male distress, on the other hand, is fundamentally misunderstood, mistreated and minimised. This is why we have boys taking their lives at staggering rates even after watching a show about a girl who may have completely different problems from their own. …” Read the entire READ MORE