Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
Posts about issues in and around the Seattle area:
The parent company of TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and Homegoods has made improvements to their website, likely in response to Washington Initiative for Boys and Men highlighting clear gender bias on their site. The overall effect is to somewhat reduce the degree to which the corporation’s website conveys a preference for female employees and suppliers over male employees and suppliers.
This blog post is a guest contribution written by the executive director and general counsel of a nonprofit physicians’ organization based in Seattle, Washington. Summary: Doctors around Washington state are unnecessarily injuring boys’ uncircumcised penises … Read more
Jon Krakauer’s book Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tilllman (2009) sheds light on Pat’s connections to Seattle and Washington state. Thus, we highlight this former NFL star and U.S. Army Ranger on this site.
The editorial relies on the World Economic Forum’s 2018 Global Gender Gap Report, which ranks the United States 46th in educational attainment. That sounds like a problem to be solved, but – upon closer investigation – it is not. Instead, that ranking is quite misleading.
If you are a woman who lives in Seattle, you have a commission, council, or advisory board looking out for your sex/gender’s interests at the city, county, state, and federal levels of government. As demonstrated … Read more
Single moms outnumber single dads two to one The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows 30% of households with children in Washington state are headed by single parents. The number of single-mom households … Read more
Among employees of TJX Companies Inc., women earned 78% of the promotions and make up 52% of its leadership, 66% of its managers, and 78% of its workforce. With numbers like these, one wonders whether their inclusion and diversity efforts might be aided by outreaching more to men.