Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
Posts about issues that apply to Washington state as a whole or issues that are within Washington but outside the Seattle area:
“Men hurt too,” says Hassan Daniel, the speaker for the next session of the Dad Allies Learning Series hosted by the Washington State Interagency Fatherhood Council. Hassan is CEO and founder of The Father Factory … Read more
If you can see it, you can be it. This concept is rightly employed to emphasize the importance of girls seeing women succeeding in a variety of roles, including ones not conventionally associated with women. … 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
The Spokane Fatherhood Initiative is hosting an event on Saturday, October 2 that will teach adults how to help our boys become loving, wise, successful men. People are invited to participate in-person, or they can … Read more
KING 5 News has switched to a gender inclusive approach in its coverage of the problem of Washington’s missing and murdered Indigenous people. This comes after the Seattle-based NBC affiliate did not acknowledge the existence … 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