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):
SUMMARY The King County Council has been publishing the following statement in their annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamations: “nearly half of dating college women report experiencing violent or abusive dating relationships”. This is a … Read more
When the Washington state legislature met in 2019, they held a public hearing on a bill about restricting the practice of female genital mutilation. Two of the people who testified, John Sambrook and John Adkison, spoke … Read more
Ed Ashley facilitates the Men of Compassion support group in Spokane, Washington. It is a program of the Women’s Healing and Empowerment Network, and it serves men who have experienced various forms of abuse in … Read more
PacSci should open up their approach to addressing underrepresentation by uplifting boys too Note: We are writing a letter to Will Daugherty, the CEO and President of the Pacific Science Center. We will ask people … Read more
The title of this blog post comes from something documentary filmmaker Cassie Jaye said in 2019: “What all of these issues facing men and boys have in common is the universal struggle to be openly discussed … Read more
KING-5 News reporter Drew Mikkelsen asked Democratic leaders about House Bill 1270 during a media session on February 14, 2023. The 3-minute video below shows the complete responses from Representative Joe Fitzgibbon (D-West Seattle) and … Read more
Spent two full days at the capitol A team of supporters of the bill that would establish a Washington State Commission on Boys and Men spent two full days last week in Olympia speaking to legislators about … Read more