Article here. As predictable as the sunrise, turn an issue facing boys into a concern for girls. Excerpt:

'But while public debate has focused on the crisis facing boys, a series of less remarked upon statistics suggest that girls are far from being the winners of a zero-sum game. The Children’s Commissioner for England told the Guardian this week that the current debate risked pitting boys and girls against each other – to the detriment of both.

“This is an optimistic generation, eager for change – but both boys and girls are facing pressures and influences that previous generations never imagined,” said Rachel de Souza. “We can’t pit boys against girls, because these are shared issues for every child.”

Article here. Men really do need their own political party. Excerpt:

'House Speaker Mike Johnson defended Republican efforts to attach work requirements to Medicaid, suggesting that young American men are wasting their lives "playing video games all day" instead of working.

Johnson's remarks came as House Republicans pushed forward a budget framework that would help finance President Donald Trump's tax cuts, with plans to slash federal spending by trillions. GOP leaders are eyeing $880 billion in reductions to Medicaid, a move critics warn could gut health coverage for millions of low-income Americans.

Johnson attempted to sidestep claims of direct benefit cuts, instead blaming "able-bodied young men" for taking advantage of a program he said was meant for single mothers, the elderly, and people with disabilities.

Video here. It's good the discussion is at least getting started. Let's see if they'll actually get around to poking the tiger, ie, addressing the negative effects of feminism on men.

Article here. Excerpt:

'A Pennsylvania judge accused of shooting her ex-boyfriend in the head while he slept may spend decades behind bars — as she was convicted of attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges Wednesday.

After two hours of deliberations, a jury convicted Sonya M. McKnight, a magisterial judge in Dauphin County, on both charges she faced — one count of attempted murder and one count of aggravated assault.

McKnight, 58, who has held the elected role since 2016, was taken away in handcuffs after the trial judge rejected a defense request that she be released.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'The first three guests on Mr. Newsom’s show — officially titled “This Is Gavin Newsom” — were conservative men who have enraged Democrats in the past. Besides Mr. Kirk, who has criticized gay marriage and diversity programs, there was also Steve Bannon, an architect of the MAGA movement, and Michael Savage, a conservative talk show firebrand.

Concepts of masculinity have been a recurring theme with both conservative and liberal guests, as Mr. Newsom has delved into the “bro culture” that helped Mr. Trump defeat former Vice President Kamala Harris.

“This issue of young men and what’s happened to our party is deeply on my mind and will be deeply part of my podcast,” Mr. Newsom said in an interview with The New York Times. What he’s trying to explore, he added, are “the things that we’re uncomfortable exploring.”'

Article here. Excerpt:

'A liberal guest on Friday's "The View" pushed back on the idea that "toxic masculinity" is a problem for society.

Co-host Sara Haines asked NYU business professor and author Scott Galloway about his new book, "Notes on Being a Man," in which he urges men to embrace healthy masculinity.

She referenced the current cultural spotlight on masculinity, as seen in the popular Netflix show "Adolescence," and in how Democratic governors like Michigan's Gretchen Whitmer and Maryland's Wes Moore have recently launched programs to help young men in their respective states.

Galloway brought up how men are far more likely than women to commit suicide, face addictions and be incarcerated. He argued that young men need a positive view of masculinity to guide their lives.'

Article here. No inquiries to such men re WHY they are not inclined to work? Think we need to start there. Excerpt:

'President Trump wants to get America’s vast army of “dropout” men back into the workforce. Attention to this problem is long overdue.

Nearly 7 million men in the prime of life — over a tenth of the 25-to-54 age group — are neither working nor looking for work these days.

But Team Trump is trying to fix the problem with the wrong tools.

They argue that trade policy (tariffs) and industrial policy (special treatment for manufacturing) will reverse the long-term flight from work by men, by creating high-paying jobs to lure them back to work.

This approach may sound sensible to some. Unfortunately, it is likely to fail — even though the White House could succeed through other pro-work policies.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'A woman was sentenced for a false rape report that resulted in an innocent man being jailed for a month.

According to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office, a 20-year-old woman from Bristol Township was sentenced to 45 days to 23 months in Bucks County Correctional Facility for filing a false police report that led to an innocent man being jailed for a month.

Anjela Borisova Urumova pled guilty in January to seven misdemeanor counts, including false alarm to an agency of public safety, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, false reports, and unsworn falsification to authorities.

Article here. Excerpt:

'A female doctor’s claims of gender discrimination and retaliation failed to survive summary judgment when she couldn’t demonstrate that workplace tensions stemmed from gender-based animus rather than general interpersonal conflicts, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

The decision in O’Horo v. Boston Medical Center Corporation reinforces that while Title VII prohibits discrimination based on protected characteristics, it does not serve as a “general civility code” for the workplace. Employers can take steps to address interpersonal conflicts while remaining vigilant against genuine discrimination.

“[The plaintiff’s] claim rests, in large part, on incidents with no apparent relation to her gender, and she makes no effort — beyond pointing to her subjective beliefs — to demonstrate such gender-based discriminatory animus,” Gelpí stated.

Article here. Excerpt:

'Being a young person today is anything but simple. For many young Indians, adolescence is no longer a carefree phase but a high-pressure journey marked by academic stress, social media scrutiny, and emotional isolation. Beneath the surface of exam scores, digital connectivity, and outward success lies a growing undercurrent of anxiety, depression, and emotional struggle, too often overlooked or misunderstood. India is facing a silent yet staggering mental health crisis — one that is disproportionately impacting its youth.
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Article here. Excerpt:

'There is a deeply unsettling irony buried beneath modern discourse about female empowerment. Women are told they are strong, capable, and deserving of equal opportunity—but they are also conditioned to outsource responsibility for their lives to systems that can never truly protect them.

They are warned about men, encouraged to seek institutional solutions to personal problems, and taught to distrust the very tools that would make them independent. The bitter truth is this: the most persistent obstacle to female empowerment is not some grand patriarchal conspiracy. It is other women—and the belief systems they promote, police, and perpetuate.

Article here. Excerpt:

'Previously, persons had assumed that men were the “winners” on the full range of gender issues. But a recently published analysis identifies 12 areas in which men are substantially lagging behind women. These disparities include lower enrollment in higher education, five-year shorter life span, dramatically higher rates of homelessness, and nine other areas (2).

Last month the International Council for Men and Boys released a historic New York Declaration for Men and Boys, designed to galvanize global attention about the pressing needs facing men (3).

Both Democratic and Republican leaders have become actively engaged in this debate.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Instead, this policy response draws on a history of moral panic about young people and the internet. Young people are a “problem” we can “fix”, while ignoring deeper social and cultural issues.

This framing of boys and the internet ignores their capacity, skills and how they engage in the digital world. It also ignores the many ways in which they learn about relationships.

Most importantly, it risks further marginalising boys from the conversations and education they urgently need.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'A party-list lawmaker on Tuesday filed a bill seeking to disqualify local and national candidates who make misogynistic or discriminatory remarks during election campaigns.

Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas filed at the House of Representatives Bill 11498, which proposes amendments to Sections 68 and 261 of the Omnibus Election Code.

The bill seeks to make misogynistic and gender-based harassment during campaigns a ground for disqualification and an election offense.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'How can we legislate to criminalise misogyny when we can’t even agree what a woman is?” So said one SNP backbench MSP, commenting on The Times’story that Nicola Sturgeon’s proposed bill outlawing hatred of women has been shelved. It is destined for the scrapheap of “woke” legislation, we are told. Yet the irony is that it is another of Sturgeon’s quintessentially woke enthusiasms that has scuppered it.

The misogyny bill has been kicking around St Andrew’s House since March 2022 when St Nicola’s favourite barrister, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws KC, proposed imprisoning men for up to seven years for “stirring up hatred” against women. However, Humza Yousaf, following his boss, said that “of course” transgender women would be protected by the legislation, as well as “cis” women.