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
Category: Socialization of Boys
Moms Show Gender Bias Against Emotional Expression in Boys. But Why?
By Jan Monnier – Fatherly 01/10/2020 “… And then the part where daughter’s expressing anger was more acceptable than sons expression anger, well, we had hypothesized that parents would expect boys to show more anger than girls and we found the opposite for that. …” Read the entire article: https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/moms-gender-bias-boys-emotions/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Body Issues Affect Our Boys, Too
By Momtastic 01/21/2020 “… The thing is, body issues don’t only pertain to our girls. Our boys struggle too. Sometimes their insecurities are harder to recognize. They might choose bigger clothing or layers to hide their thinness, or extra weight. …” Read the entire article: https://www.momtastic.com/health/773733-body-issues-affect-our-boys-too/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Health Disparities: Why Do Girls Live Longer Than Boys?
By Armin Brott – The Good Men Project 01/21/2020 “… Bottom line, when it comes to overall health and lifespan, there’s a significant disparity between boys and girls—with boys having a distinct disadvantage. Clearly, the mechanisms underlying these disparities warrant investigation. …” Read the entire article: https://goodmenproject.com/health/health-disparities-why-do-girls-live-longer-than-boys-bbab/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Don’t Mistake Your Child’s ADHD Symptoms for Bad Behavior
By James Greenblatt – ADDitude 01/17/2020 “… Boys with ADHD achieved “high performance” only when they got a large reward or feedback. During the memory exercise, the researchers tracked the boys’ moment-to-moment brain activity using a real-time brain scan called a functional MRI. …” Read the entire article: https://www.additudemag.com/bad-behavior-adhd-symptoms/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The challenge of educating the left-behind boys
By Miranda Green – Financial Times 01/03/2020 “… The problem starts much earlier for boys as a group — at all stages of schooling, boys lag behind girls, and over the last three decades the centuries-long domination of undergraduate education by young men has been reversed. …” Read the entire article: https://www.ft.com/content/97d07f60-2bd2-11ea-bc77-65e4aa615551 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Effects of cyber bullying: Researchers reveal boys who are bullied online may have more risky sex
By Samhati Bhattacharjya – IBT 01/07/2020 “… Adolescent boys who are cyber bullied pursue risky sexual behaviors more frequently than girls who are cyber bullied, a new study published in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health has suggested. …” Read the entire article: https://www.ibtimes.sg/effects-cyber-bullying-researchers-reveal-boys-who-are-bullied-online-may-have-more-risky-sex-37216 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boys born underweight ‘more likely to have infertility problems’
By Nicola Davis – The Guardian 12/12/2019 “… Baby boys born small for their gestational age have a greater chance of infertility as adults than those born at an average weight, research suggests. …” Read the entire article: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/13/boys-born-underweight-more-likely-to-have-infertility-problems The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Notre Dame: Boys to be admitted to Scotland’s last all-girl state school
By Jamie McIvor – BBC 11/28/2019 “… Councillors voted unanimously to allow boys to attend Notre Dame High School in Glasgow, which has taught only girls since its opening in 1897. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-50572913 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Late Puberty Increases Fracture Risk in Men
By Kaitlyn D’Onofrio – Doc Wire News 12/11/2019 “… Boys with late pubertal timing may have a greater risk of fracture as men, according to the findings of a new study. …” Read the entire article: https://www.docwirenews.com/condition-center/orthopedicscc/orthopedics-center-picks/late-puberty-increases-fracture-risk-in-men/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org