Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
Posts about disparities affecting boys and men:
If men died from drug overdoses at the same rate as women, 1,371 fewer men in Washington would have died during the last three years. However, judging by press releases from the Department of Health, … Read more
An annual fundraising luncheon to benefit Congregations for the Homeless raised over $160,000 last month. The luncheon was a virtual event due to COVID, so a key ingredient in this year’s fundraising effort was a … Read more
Washington is far from achieving gender parity among school teachers. And we are trending in the wrong direction. In 1996, 32% of teachers were male. By 2016, it was 27%. (Source: page 8, Understanding Teacher … Read more
Rey Reynolds of the Vancouver Police Department has spoken out forcefully against gender bias that favors either women or men in intimate partner violence cases. During his July 26 interview with Washington Initiative for Boys … Read more
Rey Reynolds is an officer with the Vancouver Police Department in Clark County. He has 37 years of experience in law enforcement. In the video below, Rey shares with Washington Initiative for Boys and Men … Read more
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
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