By The Witness, 01/17/2026 “…The boy child is increasingly being left behind, becoming underrepresented in matric cohorts and less likely than girls to return through second-chance pathways. This imbalance requires urgent and targeted intervention…” Read the entire article: https://witness.co.za/news/2026/01/17/boys-need-greater-encouragement-and-support-to-excel-academically/
Category: The Boy Crisis
What Happens When Most of the Adults in Boys’ Lives Are Women
By New York Times, 09/08/2025 “…At the same time, boys have many fewer male role models in their daily lives. While men still fill most positions of power across American society, the people who interact with children are largely women. Occupations like pediatrics have switched to mostly being done by women, while those that were READ MORE
Why are boys and men falling behind in education? Social scientist Richard Reeves explains
By CNN, 09/02/2025 “…NN’s Pamela Brown sits down with founding president of the American Institute for Boys and Men and author Richard Reeves to discuss his view from research that parents should consider “redshirting” boys from kindergarten, which is the practice of holding a child back until he turns six…” Read the entire READ MORE
Why Are We So Comfortable Watching Boys Fail?
By Lisa Britton, 07/24/2025 “…Advocating for more male teachers isn’t about blaming female teachers. It’s about recognizing that boys will benefit from male role models who can guide them toward adulthood, especially in these concerning modern times…” Read the entire article: https://www.eviemagazine.com/post/why-are-we-so-comfortable-watching-boys-fail
‘We risk leaving behind an entire generation of young men’: Bath MP calls to help ‘lost boys’ falling behind in education
By Phoebe Hobbs, 07/28/2025 “…Persistent underachievement among boys, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, is a concern that should worry us all. Without targeted support, we risk leaving behind an entire generation of young men who disengage from education…” Read the entire article: https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/we-risk-leaving-behind-entire-10372798
Boys are falling behind at school — could mentors be the answer?
By Nicola Woolcock, 07/09/2025 “…Boys need mentors including workmen and Scout leaders to boost their attainment, a new think tank has suggested…Boys do worse than girls at almost every subject and level at school and this is too readily accepted, according to the Centre for Policy Research on Men and Boys…” Read the entire article: READ MORE
Governor Moore Visits Baltimore City Youth Development Nonprofit for Roundtable on Empowering Young Men and Boys
By Office of Governor Wes Moore, 7/7/2025 “…During his visit, the governor heard from students about their experience with the program, and emphasized his commitment to the Moore-Miller Administration’s all-of-government approach to supporting young men and boys…” Read the entire article: https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press/pages/governor-moore-visits-baltimore-city-youth-development-nonprofit-for-roundtable-on-empowering-young-men-and-boys.aspx
It’s Time To Take On the Male Malaise
By Richard Reeves, 07/23/25 “…The messaging here is absolutely spot-on. Obama’s willingness to scold his own side, and indeed himself, for mistakes in how they talk about male issues is an important change in tone. …” Read the entire article: https://www.persuasion.community/p/its-time-to-take-on-the-male-malaise
Brighton Hill head Chris Edwards on problems facing boys
By Chris Edwards, 05/08/2025 “…Young boys are struggling; there are so many barriers in their way that didn’t exist, or were much rarer, in the past and we must address this to support them to excel…” Read the entire article: https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25143861.brighton-hill-head-chris-edwards-problems-facing-boys/
Underachievement of working class boys needs urgent strategy一MP
By Rhiannon James, 07/10/2025 “… During the debate on educational attainment of boys, Mr Rushworth said a “coded message in our current curriculum is that society values academic excellence over development of technical skills”. He went on to say: “I believe we urgently need a national strategy for boys’ attainment – cross-party, evidence-based and rooted READ MORE