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Discrimination and Prejudice

Posts about boys and men experiencing various forms of discrimination and/or misandry (prejudice against, aversion to, or hatred of males):

It’s Killing Us: Why Neglecting Boys Hurts Girls Too

May 7, 2024August 1, 2021

Here we are republishing an important article written in 2016 for PsychologyToday.com by Mark Sherman, a friend of Washington Initiative for Boys and Men. Our boys don’t get the attention our girls do, with tragic … Read more

Democracy and Men’s Criminal Convictions: Kong Lefeau, Iris Guzman, and a SeaTac City Council Race

January 31, 2025July 28, 2021

Washington Initiative for Boys and Men wants to see greater societal empathy for boys and men and less gender-based prejudice against them. This blog post is about a man, Kong Lefeau, and a woman, Iris … Read more

State spends $300,000 annually on commission focused on interests of women. It’s time we add a Commission on Boys and Men

June 19, 2024July 15, 2021

A state government commission whose mission is to improve the well-being of women in Washington was allotted approximately $300,000 for its budget each of the last two years. We confirmed this with the State Office … Read more

Attorney General’s Task Force for “Indigenous Women and People” Not Quite Gender Inclusive

October 29, 2023July 7, 2021

Are women people? Do men exist? A new Washington State task force for “Women and People” begs these questions. NOTE: This is the first of multiple stories we’ve published following this matter. Others include “KING … Read more

June 30 is Sperm Count Decline Awareness Day, highlighting critical men’s health issue

June 27, 2021

Global Initiative for Boys and Men has declared June 30 as International Sperm Count Decline Awareness Day. “We chose June 30 because it is halfway through the calendar year, symbolizing the 50% global decline in … Read more

Bellevue attorney Lisa Scott explains key advantages of being a woman when advocating for men [Video]

August 14, 2023May 21, 2021

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 justice and gender … Read more

Should any government commission be a man-free zone? (Or, Aren’t women’s issues everyone’s issues?)

June 19, 2024May 19, 2021

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

Why it’s tough fighting for fairness for men in Washington: Interview with Lisa Scott, family law attorney [Video]

August 23, 2022May 17, 2021

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

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