In a late-2015 TEDx talk,
The Boy Crisis: A Sobering Look at the State of Our Boys, Dr. Warren Farrell discussed how those who support equality for all promote perspectives that shortchange one group, in particular: young males.
Among other things, he noted that nine-year-old boys are killing themselves four times as often as girls, and yet women's organizations have remained oddly silent. These so-called advocates of fairness have been quick to claim ownership of the "
gender equality" megaphone for their own purposes, but have not taken its message to heart in a meaningfully inclusive way.
In truth, feminist's efforts to level the playing field are targeted in one direction - toward the privileged and protected
class of women. Rob Whitley Ph. D. reported in
Psychology Today, The European Parliament Committee for Women's Rights and
Gender Equality produced a February 2017 report that was adopted by Parliament and
ignored any issues for boys and men. The United Kingdom's boy suicide rate parallels America. There is a disturbing lack of interest in dealing with boys' equality concerns, especially those related to the challenges young males face and how they are treated - or mistreated - during those times in their lives when they are most vulnerable. Simply put, the
gendered lens has been firmly fixed on female inequality and the national conversation on this topic is focused solely on them. Sadly, our boys are losing out.
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