Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
Posts about disparities affecting boys and men:
With the adoption of a resolution by their House of Delegates, the American Medical Association (AMA) now officially encourages the creation of Offices of Men’s Health “within each state’s Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate awareness, outreach, and outcomes on men’s health”.
Two years in court and $200,000 in attorney fees was not enough to win these children the benefit of their dad’s consistent presence, under state law. First, some context: Washington Initiative for Boys and Men is sometimes contacted by dads who are devastated by a family court ruling that will profoundly harm their ability to be involved in their children’s lives. This is happening with increasing frequency.
Democratic Congressman Adam Smith is a member of the Congressional Men’s Health Caucus. He recorded this interview with Blair Daly on November 14.
After studying naturopathic medicine in Seattle, Dr. Rissman took his passion for men’s issues to Denver, where he teaches on topics seldom discussed in college classrooms. In this interview, naturopathic doctor and professor of health Steve Rissman shares his one-of-a-kind perspective on topics including the idea that men are broken, the societal fear of helping men…
Judy Lightfoot is a Seattle-based writer, editor, and writing coach. Her website is judylightfoot.wordpress.com. With her permission we are republishing her piece from twenty-five years ago, “The Masculine Mystique,” published by Seattle Weekly.
Listen to Dave Taylor’s stories of kids saying the darnedest things, inappropriate staff room conversations, a sexy Brad Pitt poster, male/female inequalities in the workplace, and Ambulance Boy. One of the purposes of Washington Initiative for Boys and Men is to be a vehicle through which men can speak truthfully about real struggles they face as men.
Annie Landis is a Masters of Social Work student at the University of Washington. For her class on Poverty and Inequality, she wrote a research paper on the widening gender gap in college enrollment. The assignment included a requirement that she offer a policy solution to the inequality that she chose to highlight.