Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
Annie Landis is a Masters of Social Work student at the University of Washington. For her class on Poverty and Inequality, she wrote a research paper on the widening gender gap in college enrollment. The assignment included a requirement that she offer a policy solution to the inequality that she chose to highlight.
“I’m requesting a no [vote] on this amendment, but I do want to preface that by saying that the work that the good lady is suggesting is good work. We do need to have conversations and potentially some more formal infrastructure around our help and understanding of the issues affecting boys and men.”
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Healthcare Committee Chair: ‘We Want Young Men Productive, Happy’ by Blair Daly of WIBM ‘It’s about giving people opportunity,’ said Rep. Dan Bronoske during a recent town hall. Plus: Dapper men on motorcycles riding for … Read more
Male Legislators Speak Up: ‘I Changed a Lot of Diapers’ by Blair Daly of WIBM Plus: a public university in Denver offers the nation’s only Minor in Men’s Health thanks to Professor Steve Rissman, who … Read more
Democratic Governors Are Talking about Boys and Men. Will Governor Ferguson Join the Conversation? by Blair Daly, WIBM Read on Substack
All three agree there are real issues needing attention The three lawmakers who represent State Legislative District 3 (central Spokane) conducted a telephone town hall event during the evening of February 18. Two of them … Read more