Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
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This article is a guest contribution written by Chester Avey, who is a father of three. While mothers often feel societal pressure to put parenting ahead of their careers, dads often feel the reverse. Many … Read more
Alexandra Lysova, a criminology professor at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, was awarded the prestigious Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy for her research on male victims of domestic violence. [Note: … Read more
“Testosterone skeptics” are what Carole Hooven calls people who deny testosterone is critical in explaining why men think and act differently from women and have big advantages over women in sports. In other words, T … Read more
Twelve years ago, after a visit to Chiang Mai, Alezandra Russell founded Urban Light, a nonprofit serving Thai boys affected by sex trafficking and exploitation. Because of her work, she is intimately familiar with how gender bias … Read more
A recently-published book on scientific findings about testosterone is a fantastic resource for improving our understanding of men and boys. Although its title makes the male sex hormone sound malevolent, Dr. Carole Hooven’s book T: … Read more