Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
For every nonprofit organization in Washington that advocates for boys and men, there are 50 organizations advocating for women and girls. This is a key finding from our investigation utilizing GuideStar.org, a database of U.S. … Read more
If men died from drug overdoses at the same rate as women, 1,371 fewer men in Washington would have died during the last three years. However, judging by press releases from the Department of Health, … 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
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
Washington Initiative for Boys and Men wants to see greater societal empathy for boys and men and less gender-based prejudice against them. This blog post is about a man, Kong Lefeau, and a woman, Iris … Read more