By Big Think “…Boys and men are falling behind. This might seem surprising to some people — and maybe ridiculous to others — considering that discussions on gender disparities tend to focus on the structural challenges faced by girls and women, not boys and men…” Read the entire article: https://bigthink.com/series/the-big-think-interview/male-inequality/
Category: The Boy Crisis
Push for more male teachers fails to increase numbers
By NHS, 01/16/2023 “…Education experts said boys and girls benefit from more male teachers in schools because they were less likely to have stereotypical views about traditional gender roles, but recruiting men into a female-dominated field where teacher pay tops out after about 10 years is difficult…” Read the entire article: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/push-for-more-male-teachers-fails-to-increase-numbers-20230109-p5cbd6.html
Boys are graded more harshly than girls. Why?
By Big Think, 01/04/2023 “…According to a 2018 Brookings Institution report, about 88% of American girls graduated high school on time, compared with 82% of boys. In 2020, six out of ten college students were women. Once on campus, they graduate at higher rates, receiving more associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in the process…” READ MORE
Separation leads to significant but temporary gender differences in parent-child time
By Science Daily, 01/17/2023 “…The international study found that after parental split up mother-child time doubles, two-parent time declines threefold, and father-child time remains low. It also found that parental break-up negatively affects children’s time use, especially among boys, with an increase in children’s time spent in unstructured activities and moderate decline in educational activities…” READ MORE
The case for a Commission on Boys and Men: Will Washington state lead the way?
By Brookings, 01/13/2023 “…Many boys and men are struggling. There is a strong case for government institutions that focus on the issues that are disproportionately impacting boys and men, and which can be usefully considered through a gender-specific lens…” Read the entire article: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2023/01/13/the-case-for-a-commission-on-boys-and-men-will-washington-state-lead-the-way/
Voices for Boys and Men
By Richard Reeves, 11/28/2022 “…That gap persists at GCSEs and A-levels. Young women are more likely to apply to university than young men. Those young men who apply are more likely to drop out and those who complete their courses are less likely to get a good degree. The disparity becomes even more acute among READ MORE
Jobs for the girls
By Bettina Arndt, 12/13/2022 “…Kosovac argues “toxic masculinity” is the basis for “the dominant ‘technocracy’ approach to water management, in which infrastructure and technology is relied on to solve problems.” So, engineers’ proclivity for using technology to solve problems is now frowned upon…” Read the entire article: https://bettinaarndt.substack.com/p/jobs-for-the-girls?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=448263&post_id=90286268&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email
Boys being left behind
By WNG, 12/06/2022 “…He says there could be many factors. But one possibility? Developmental differences between boys and girls…That lagging self-regulation could contribute to difficulty sitting still in class. Cid is quick to point out that boys still need to learn developmental skills like self-regulation. But maybe, he says, teachers should also use strategies that READ MORE
Maryland’s top education leaders meet up to talk Blueprint
By Maryland Matters, 12/16/2022 “…The state acknowledged, based on an October report from the National Assessment of Education Progress that shows a decline in test scores in mathematics and reading among fourth- and eighth-grade students, an achievement gap persists among Black, Latino and economically disadvantaged students, Greene, a retired educator of more than 40 years, READ MORE
Fireman Books for Young Boys
Are you having trouble getting your son to read or finding books he would love? This series is perfect for you! Uncle Rocky, Fireman is a series of picture books. These books tell stories of Uncle Rocky’s adventures along with his two nephews, Ben and Luke. They are full of colorful and detailed illustrations. Not READ MORE