Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
Spent two full days at the capitol A team of supporters of the bill that would establish a Washington State Commission on Boys and Men spent two full days last week in Olympia speaking to legislators about … Read more
Jen Shevitz has coached six seasons of a running-based wellness program for boys in elementary and middle school. And she’s not about to stop. The Everett mom of boys ages 12 and 14 (plus a … Read more
Blair Daly spoke with Billy Hetherington, the political director for Laborers Local 242, one of the largest unions of construction workers in Seattle. The two met in Tacoma while attending the Re-Wire Policy Conference, an … Read more
WWU professor shows closed-mindedness; UW Tacoma chancellor, in contrast, shows concern During a recent panel discussion on declining enrollment in post-secondary education, UW Tacoma Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange responded to a question from the audience … Read more
Need convincing? Hear this father’s stories. Twentieth-century sexism hurt women a lot. It hurt men too, as you’ll learn listening to examples from the life of Walla Walla resident Stanley Green. Stanley is on the … Read more
One word may hardly seem consequential, but it is. The systemic exclusion of boys and men’s issues from public policy conversations around equity, equality, and human rights is one of the reasons it is so … Read more
Chris Reykdal is the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction. At a meeting of the State Board of Education on November 3, 2022, Mr. Reykdal responded to a question from one of the board members … Read more