Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
Posts about boys and men experiencing various forms of discrimination and/or misandry (prejudice against, aversion to, or hatred of males):
A common school of thought regarding sex-based discrimination holds that if the makeup of a particular organization is exclusively or overwhelmingly people of one sex, the disparate outcome is de facto evidence of discrimination. In … Read more
Lisa Scott is a family law/divorce attorney based in Bellevue who represents approximately an equal share of male and female clients. Co-founder of Taking Action Against Bias in the System (TABS), Lisa has fought for equal … Read more
This blog post is a guest contribution written by John Geisheker, the executive director and general counsel of a nonprofit physicians’ organization based in Seattle, Washington. In a recent post for Washington Initiative for Boys … Read more
Sheri Olsen spoke with Washington Initiative for Boys and Men about how some men suffer greatly as a result of the abortion of their child. Olsen’s organization Path of Life in Spokane is one of … Read more
The Port of Seattle is accepting applications through May 15, 2021 for a business development program which gives preference to women-owned businesses. The Port announced this in a press release that says the selected companies … Read more
Below is an edited version of a piece originally posted at FixFamilyCourts.com written by Sherry Palmer, a parental rights advocate. It was written in 2017, but Kyle Paskewitz, who is mentioned in the piece, has … Read more
Many of us think of domestic violence as a problem of men mistreating women. However, roughly half of all relationships where intimate partner violence occurs involve violent women. Ann Silvers is a counselor and relationship … Read more