By The Hill, 03/30/24 “…Teenagers are increasingly using social media to self-diagnose their mental health issues, alarming parents and advocates who say actual care should be easier to access. …” Read the entire article: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/teens-latest-social-media-trend-100000141.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr
Category: The Boy Crisis
Yes, men and boys are in crisis — but traditional masculinity won’t help them
By Mary Elizabeth Williams – Salon, 01/06/2024 “…The statistics are dismaying. Boys are 7% more likely to drop out of high school than girls, a gender gap that Fortune last year noted “has gone largely unaddressed by schools.” They have higher rates of unemployment, have shorter life expectancies, and are four times more likely than females READ MORE
The Dugout Is Theirs
By Erika Sanzi – Outkick, 08/23/2023 “…But boys and men need and deserve single spaces too. Just as a girl is apt not to feel comfortable undressing in front of a boy who says he’s now a girl, most boys don’t want to be forced to undress in front of a girl just because she READ MORE
Sex Differences in the Brain and the Mind
By David C. Geary – Quillette, 01/18/2024 “…Sex differences in many aspects of behavior and cognition are now well-established. These include women’s more communal (formation of intimate relationships) and men’s more agentic (goal achievement) approach to life, as well as men’s advantage in spatial abilities and women’s advantage in memory for personal experiences (episodic memory)…” READ MORE
From Boys to Men: Teenagers Talk Mental Health
By Men’s Health, 11/15/2023 “…The transition from adolescence to adulthood has always been fraught with challenges. But today’s young men are undoubtedly struggling. Rates of anxiety and depression are on the rise, with exam pressures, an unstable job market and conflicting messages around masculinity compounding the problem…” Read the entire article: https://www.menshealth.com/uk/mental-strength/a45778159/teenagers-mental-health/
We must end the 30-year silence about boys’ underperformance
By Schools Week, 11/27/2023 “…We wanted to focus on boys’ education because there has been a gender attainment gap for at least 30 years. Today, it affects boys of every age and stage from early years to SATs, and from GCSEs to university entry. Just over half of boys (56 per cent) meet the expected READ MORE
The Market for Failing Boys
By The American Conservative, 12/15/2023 “…Parents know, or at least sincerely believe, that without preventative measures their sons will suffer. Statistics vindicate their fear: Men today compose just 40 percent of enrolled college students, a historically low rate which might be even lower without the help of admissions practices that have been called “tacit affirmative READ MORE
Why So Many Young Men Are Abandoning College Degrees
By Newsweek, 12/27/2023 “…A large number of men are forgoing college, leading to an alarming gap between university-educated men and women, a new study found…” Read the entire article: https://www.newsweek.com/young-men-abandoning-college-degrees-gender-gap-1855825
Research shows ‘significant’ gender achievement gaps for boys, but there’s hope to close it
By Florida Politics, 10/03/2023 “…Boys in Florida lag behind girls in basic English language proficiency in elementary and middle school but, according to new research from the Helios Education Foundation, there is hope to close the gap…” Read the entire article: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/637620-research-shows-significant-gender-achievement-gaps-for-boys-but-theres-hope-to-close-it/
Suicide deaths reached a record high in the US in 2022, despite hopeful decreases among children and young adults
By CNN, 11/29/2023 “…Teen boys and young men had more significant improvement in suicide rates than young females did. But the vast majority of suicide deaths among teens and young adults ages 15 to 24 were still among males, the provisional data shows…” Read the entire article: https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/29/health/suicide-record-high-2022-cdc/index.html