American Institute for Boys and Men
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The American Institute for Boys and Men is non-partisan, non-profit research organization focused on the wellbeing of boys and men.
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http://aibm.org 09-05-2023 19:26:19
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Male suffering presents itself in forms that aren't always clear, which may lead people to overlook it in research on their wellbeing.
Lisa Damour, PhD and Richard V. Reeves discuss this and more in our latest video: hi.switchy.io/MMaD
Boys are struggling in education.
They could benefit from better access to technical high schools, more male teachers, and the practice of 'Redshirting'.
Richard V. Reeves goes into detail in our latest research summary:
hi.switchy.io/MLO7
Watch Lisa Damour, PhD and Richard V. Reeves discuss our latest commentary on how 'Boys are suffering too. Here's how we miss that.':
hi.switchy.io/MFX6
'Richard V. Reeves, founding president of the American Institute for Boys and Men, has argued that schools should “redshirt” boys, having them start school a year after girls. That would, he argues, account for boys’ slower neurological development.'
hi.switchy.io/MEJS
It’s currently neck and neck between me & Big Think (36%) on the friendship recession (tagging Daniel Cox & American Enterprise Institute) and the BBC (34%) with 2 days remaining.
I LOVED this conversation with Brink Lindsey of whom I am a long/term fan. Check out his important new podcast:
“It could be that the very idea of educational excellence is being coded more female.” Richard V. Reeves, long-time scholar of #masculinity , explains the persistent and historical gap in which men trail women in #HigherEd : bit.ly/43TDqyt
College enrollment gender gaps on college campuses have been steadily widening since the 1980s.
Read more here: hi.switchy.io/LzCI
#highereducation
Men are less likely to go to college directly out of high school.
Read more about this in our latest research brief: hi.switchy.io/Lt8R
#highereducation
Boys' reported depression rates have surged by 161%, slightly surpassing the 145% increase in girls since 2010.
Our youth is going through a mental health epidemic.
What could be the cause? What solutions are there?
Jonathan Haidt discusses these questions and more in his new book,…
In the construction industry where roughly 9 in 10 employees are men (BLS-Labor Statistics), the suicide rate is 56 per 100,000 for males (@CDCgov), 3 times the rate of the general population.
Bechtel Corporation and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention have formed a partnership to help save lives in the construction…