By Evan Gerstmann – Forbes 10/21/2020 “… Nonetheless, it is becoming increasingly clear that there is significant racial prejudice against African American students, especially boys, when it comes to school discipline. …” Read the entire article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/evangerstmann/2020/10/21/the-evidence-strongly-suggests-that-teachers-over-punish-black-students/#7db571434e0
Category: The Boy Crisis
University entrance: The ‘taboo’ about who doesn’t go
By Sean Coughlan – BBC News 09/27/2020 “… More than half a million new students will be heading off to start at universities across the UK this term, with record numbers set to enter despite all the Covid complications. But white males from low-income families are the “least likely” group to be going, according to READ MORE
Meet the Man Leading the Charge on America’s Boy Crisis
By Newsweek 07/14/2020 “… He’s the author of best-selling books on the subject, including his latest, The Boy Crisis. But he didn’t actually begin his career studying the issues facing men and boys in America and throughout the Western world. …” Read the entire article: https://www.newsweek.com/meet-man-leading-charge-americas-boy-crisis-opinion-1517782
A Study Finds Sex Differences in the Brain. Does It Matter?
By Wired 07/27/2020 “… Lise Eliot, a professor of neuroscience at Rosalind Franklin University, believes that sex differences in the prevalence of some disorders might be better explained by biases among doctors, or in the diagnostic criteria, rather than by biology. Proponents of sex difference research often note that boys are diagnosed with autism about READ MORE
Boys may be hiding their feelings less amid the coronavirus pandemic
By Lisa Selin Davis – CNN 07/27/2020 “… Then came the shutdown spawned by the coronavirus. Now, away from those pressures, he has been able to access his full range of emotions, whether that’s relief at being home or anxiety about what’s to come. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/27/health/boys-gender-roles-feelings-wellness/index.html
Boys fall further behind girls for daily reading amid lockdown, study suggests
By Simon Doyle – The Irish News 07/15/2020 “… BOYS have fallen further behind girls at reading regularly and enjoying it during lockdown. The gender gap in the number of children who say they take pleasure in reading and who read daily appears to have widened, prompting fears that boys could be at “risk of losing READ MORE
Yes, men and boys can have eating disorders, too
By The Seattle Times 06/16/2020 “… That barrier can be fatal. According to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), the risk of death from an eating disorder is higher for males than it is for females. …” Read the entire article: https://www.seattletimes.com/life/wellness/yes-men-and-boys-can-have-eating-disorders-too/
Gender gap in men’s health
By Armin Brott – NNY 360 06/16/2020 “… However, despite all these efforts, a significant gender gap persists. Men and boys die in greater numbers and younger ages from nine of the top 10 causes of death. They account for more than 90 percent of workplace injuries and fatalities, are less likely than women to READ MORE
A New Study Ties Anti-Bullying Laws to a Reduction in Suicide — but Boys Were Mostly Unaffected
By Kevin Mahnken – The 74 Million 06/10/2020 “… Importantly, suicidal behavior seems to differ based on sex: While studies have shown that girls are more likely to experience depression and make suicide attempts, teen boys are nearly three times as likely to kill themselves as their female classmates are. …” Read the entire article: https://www.the74million.org/a-new-study-ties-anti-bullying-laws-to-a-reduction-in-suicide-but-boys-were-mostly-unaffected/
How to raise boys so they’re comfortable with their emotions
By Rebecca Ruiz – Social Good 06/02/2020 “… While most parents right now might be focused on surviving the coronavirus pandemic, perhaps relaxing some of their efforts to help their sons learn about and question traditional ideas of manhood, Barker says the crisis presents a perfect storm for boys and men. …” Read the entire READ MORE