By Perri Klass, M.D. – The New York Times 05/13/2019 “… A survey finds that most boys who had sex before age 13 had not yet had comprehensive sex education in school. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/well/family/the-impact-of-early-sexual-initiation-on-boys.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: The Boy Crisis
Male mental health: Why we need to talk about the boys
By Dan Masoliver – London Evening Standard 05/02/2019 “… Suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 45. Today, that disquieting statistic is repeated so often that it risks losing its impact. Yet is this the fate of today’s young men? Read the entire article: https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/wellness/mens-health-mental-health-investigation-oasis-academy-south-bank-students-a4132436.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
‘Boy crisis’ threatens America’s future with economic, health and suicide risks
By Warren Farrell – USA Today 04/07/2019 “… Boys are falling behind girls in the 63 largest developed nations. As developed nations developed solutions to surviving, they allowed more permission for divorce and for children to be raised with minimal or no father involvement. …” Read the entire article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/04/07/males-risk-boy-crisis-identity-america-future-addiction-suicide-column/3331366002/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Colt Hamlets poetry group helping boys manage emotions
By Daniel Clifton – DailyTrib.com 03/22/2019 “… She noticed several boys were getting referred to her office. It wasn’t that they were misbehaving, just struggling on how to deal with things happening around them from time to time. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailytrib.com/2019/03/22/colt-hamlets-poetry-group-helping-boys-manage-emotions/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boys Without Dads: Feminism’s Collateral Damage
By Philip Carl Salzman – PJ Media 03/06/2019 “… Boys are more sensitive than girls to disadvantage. Any disadvantage, like growing up in poverty, in a bad neighborhood or without a father, takes more of a toll on boys than on their sisters. …” Read the entire article: https://pjmedia.com/parenting/boys-without-dads-feminisms-collateral-damage/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Sexual abuse of boys continues to be missed: what social workers can do
By CommunityCare 03/18/2019 “… For young males in particular, distress may manifest as externalising behaviours such as displaying aggressive, harmful or challenging behaviour in school or at home, truanting, running away, displaying HSB or substance misuse. …” Read the entire article: https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2019/03/18/sexual-abuse-boys-continues-missed-social-workers-can/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Colleges are now dominated by women, creating an ‘education gap’ afflicting men
By Christian Schneider – The College Fix 02/19/2019 “…All total, 420,000 more women than men will earn Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degrees this year. …” Read the entire article: https://www.thecollegefix.com/colleges-are-now-dominated-by-women-creating-an-education-gap-afflicting-men/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The education gender gap
By Brett Herrmann – News Tribune 02/19/2019 “…About 78 percent of teachers, administrators and other school personnel are female in the state of Illinois, according to figures provided in the Illinois State Board of Education’s 2018 Annual Report. …” Read the entire article: https://www.shawlocal.com/articles/tn/2019/02/19/95fc067e345b11e9acc21fcddfb06de2/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Parents say city’s new admissions plans will hurt boys more than girls
By Selim Algar – New York Post 02/18/2019 “…The city’s proposed new admissions plan for its elite specialized high schools will take a punishing toll on boys, critics charge. …” Read the entire article: https://nypost.com/2019/02/18/parents-say-citys-new-admissions-plans-will-hurt-boys-more-than-girls/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Feminism is creating opportunities for girls. But that about our boys?
By Sarah Stankorb – The Washington Post 02/26/2019 “…We are busy fighting to create a message of “You can be whatever you want” for our daughters, but we are not pushing for the same as vocally for our sons. …” Read the entire article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/02/26/feminism-is-creating-opportunities-girls-what-about-our-boys/?utm_term=.07eb2ea91ab5 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org