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King County Council Should Correct Half-Truth About College Students in Future Domestic Violence Awareness Proclamations

May 26, 2024April 11, 2023

SUMMARY The King County Council has been publishing the following statement in their annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamations: “nearly half of dating college women report experiencing violent or abusive dating relationships”. This is a … Read more

Psychologist YouTuber Dr. Orion Taraban Explains Why He Thinks Attempt to Create Washington Commission on Boys and Men Has Not Succeeded Politically

May 5, 2024April 6, 2023

Dr. Orion Taraban is a licensed psychologist who specializes in men’s mental health and healthy masculinity. He caught our attention when we began seeing his teachings and advice packaged in five to ten-minute videos on … Read more

Dads Should Increasingly Benefit from Flexible Working Arrangements

May 5, 2024March 30, 2023
Dad with son

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

‘Men of Compassion’ Support Group Is Helping Men in Spokane Heal From Abuse | Interview with Ed Ashley

March 12, 2023March 12, 2023

Ed Ashley facilitates the Men of Compassion support group in Spokane, Washington. It is a program of the Women’s Healing and Empowerment Network, and it serves men who have experienced various forms of abuse in … Read more

Advocacy group calls on Pacific Science Center to offer 1 ‘boys focused’ camp alongside its 15 ‘girls focused’ camps

May 11, 2025February 23, 2023

PacSci should open up their approach to addressing underrepresentation by uplifting boys too Note: We are writing a letter to Will Daugherty, the CEO and President of the Pacific Science Center. We will ask people … Read more

We Will Not Give Up the Struggle for Compassion, Empathy, and Change

May 5, 2024February 19, 2023

The title of this blog post comes from something documentary filmmaker Cassie Jaye said in 2019: “What all of these issues facing men and boys have in common is the universal struggle to be openly discussed … Read more

Democratic Leaders Joe Fitzgibbon and Monica Stonier Comment on Commission on Boys and Men Idea

May 5, 2024February 16, 2023

KING-5 News reporter Drew Mikkelsen asked Democratic leaders about House Bill 1270 during a media session on February 14, 2023. The 3-minute video below shows the complete responses from Representative Joe Fitzgibbon (D-West Seattle) and … Read more

Update on the Campaign for a Commission on Boys and Men | HB 1270

May 5, 2024January 22, 2023

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

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