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== Documents clearly highlight disproportionate im

== Documents clearly highlight disproportionate impact on boys, but 0 of 7 media outlets say so ==

The 2024 Washington state legislative session was the second straight year that lawmakers declined to reform laws about restraining and isolating students in public schools (House Bill 1479). In theory, restraining students or secluding them in isolation rooms should only occur when it’s “reasonably necessary to control spontaneous behavior that poses an imminent likelihood of serious harm” (RCW 70.96B.010). Many parties are alleging this law is not being followed.

There are two reports the legislature and media relied on for details about the problems associated with schools’ current practices. One report was jointly published by the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington and Disability Rights Washington, and the other report was published by the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

While both reports clearly state that boys are isolated and restrained at higher rates than girls, the ACLU’s report does a more thorough job of laying out the gender-related inequity. In addition to criticizing the practice of restraining and isolating children generally, the report includes comprehensive statistics about who is being restrained and isolated.

The ACLU says there are “egregious disparities in the practices of restraint and isolation based on student group membership,” specifying that “males and students with disabilities are experiencing the overwhelming share of occurrences of restraint and isolation.” The report includes the figures below... [continued on our website or via the link in our bio]

The University of Oregon has had a Men’s Resourc

The University of Oregon has had a Men’s Resource Center @uo.mrc serving its undergraduate and postgraduate students since 2001. I spoke with Dr. Arian Mobasser, the man who leads the MRC today, and heard some really interesting and encouraging insights from him.

**Link in bio or see our website to watch this interview**

Dr. Mobasser is a developmental psychologist who specializes in promoting the well-being of boys and men. He’s a consultant, thought partner, and community builder, in addition to coordinating U of O’s Men’s Resource Center, which is one of the first and few existing campus initiatives focused on helping college men develop stronger, healthier relationships with themselves and others.

Excerpt from the interview
Arian Mobasser: In the interest of building coalitions we sometimes focus on why the work of the men’s resource center is important for the community more generally. And it is really important. That’s a huge part of what we do is conveying to people that this is social justice work. This is equity work. And also, I think there’s an increasing awareness that ‘men are people too’, and that it’s really important that we support them in feeling okay and really flourishing. So, I’m really grateful that the student government here at the University of Oregon is actually one of our biggest champions.

Watch the full interview on our Youtube channel or our website. @arian.mobasser

Lacking a vision for true gender equity and equali

Lacking a vision for true gender equity and equality, some men impede solutions for improving the lives of boys and men.

Among the 150+ blog posts we’ve published to date, our most-viewed article is about seven lessons from Eddie Murphy in Daddy Day Care. One of the lessons from that movie is that men sometimes get in the way of equality for men.

In Daddy Day Care, a male character named Bruce makes fun of the main characters, Charlie and Phil, when he learns they’re running a daycare business. Bruce laughs at them and calls them “losers”. A different male character disdainfully tells Charlie and Phil, “No, men can’t do anything women can do.” Men being daycare teachers is “unnatural” and “a little bit icky”, he says, with his impressionable young son by his side.

These men don’t want to allow their fellow man to escape the confines of society’s gendered expectations for men and to have the same flexibility in role options that is available to women.

**Read the full article at wibm.us or via the link in our bio**

The governor's recent detailed Public Performance

The governor's recent detailed Public Performance Review on the Opioid and Overdose Crisis in Washington State made no mention of the sex-based disparity in overdose deaths. @wadepthealth

Senator Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) is not running fo

Senator Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) is not running for reelection to his Senate seat, so he recently made a farewell speech to his colleagues on the Senate floor. Prior to his speech, his fellow senators surprised him by donning mullet wigs, which led to some comedic moments. **Watch video on our YouTube channel or via the link in our bio**

We published this video because in Senator Mullet’s speech he touches on relevant themes of fatherhood, divorce, co-parenting, friendship, career, operating in good faith, and the specialness of Washington state. Don’t miss this video. @electmarkmullet

Valerie Tarico (ValerieTarico.com) is a Seattle-ba

Valerie Tarico (ValerieTarico.com) is a Seattle-based psychologist and writer. She completed the new six-hour online course "Introduction to Male Psychology and Mental Health" and then wrote this review. Additional reviews can be found on the course’s homepage. WIBM is grateful to everyone who is interested in expanding their understanding of male psychology and mental health and would love to see more Washingtonians benefit from this online course.

Read this review on our website or via the link in our bio.

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Two advocates for boys and men address the audience at a forum about men's health presented by the Washington State Urology Society. The event was held on October 25, 2023 at Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle.

Learn more about House Bill 1270: https://waboysandmen.org/about-the-bill-hb-1270-washington-state/

Blair Daly of Washington Initiative for Boys and Men speaks with Carol Metz Murray of Canadian Centre for Men and Families about progress toward opening a domestic violence shelter serving men and their children in Vancouver, British Columbia.

View our article that features this video: https://wibm.us/will-vancouver-british-columbia-open-a-domestic-violence-shelter-for-men-and-their-kids/

Mentioned in this video: Episode #10 of The Original Guide to Men's Health podcast: https://theoriginalguidetomenshealth.org/podcast/episode-10/

Learn more about CCMF: http://menandfamilies.org

Learn more about Armin Brott and the online course: https://wibm.us/certified-mens-health-educator-course-armin-brott-healthy-men-and-boys/

View the online course: https://academy.healthymen.org
View our blog post about this: https://equalityforboysandmen.org/certified-mens-health-educator-course-armin-brott-healthy-men-and-boys/

Washington State is using the unique and strange language construction "Women and People". The time has come to progress to fully gender inclusive language in our legislation and public discussions about this issue, rather than spotlighting female victims of violence and marginalizing others.

Link to landing page for House Bill 1177: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1177&Year=2023&Initiative=false

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