In the discussion on fixing the issues men and boys face women shouldn't even be a concern. Does the act of being an advocate for men and boys help women? Who cares if it does or doesn't?
Let’s be honest, if Reeves was advocating for an objective definition of masculinity, something our grandfathers would’ve recognized, there would be no funding. This is gaslighting on a global scale. Accept the narrative of flawed masculinity then offer a solution that denies there is such a thing as objective masculinity.
Fathers and Families Support Center in St. Louis has a strong track record in helping fathers réengage with their children both emotionally and financially. We would welcome the opportunity to share more information about the success of this organization and the men and boys it’s programs have developed. https://fatherssupportcenter.org/
I only learned about your newsletter a week ago and I'm so so grateful. I was pointed to your piece by the first-ever Founding Member to my newsletter, who wrote an incredibly encouraging message about my work and linking to your piece here. It lead me to discover this news and this entire movement happening in order to help people/organisations/movements generating a meaningful impact in society to keep growing in the few years ahead - which made me feel included in such lot somehow. I feel honoured and grateful for this person, and I'm glad I've landed here too. Thank you!
Let's keep the vision, belief and the good work going!
Grant money given to help boys or girl improve their lives in meaningful ways is for the betterment of all. So long as the funds are used in productive ways.
As a man studying a counseling psychology Masters $20,000,000 would cover about 250 full tuition scholarships for men studying to be therapists or could be directly given to men to help them pay for their lives while they are in their practicums working towards the 3,000 hours for licensure. Directly giving money to men working hard to become part of the HEAL cohort is what I think some of this money should go towards
This point that the work for gender equality is not a zero sum game cannot be emphasized enough. Just as racism negatively impacts all members of society, and working for racial equality is every bit for the benefit of all, so too does the work to create gender-based equity benefit our entire society. Congratulations on the grant. I love that it seems to be such unrestricted money based on trust for your organization. i hope you'll use a bit of that money to make yourself available to colleges/universities and other organizations to speak and promote gender equity!
"There are other prominent figures pushing towards a more expansive approach to gender equality. Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. Surgeon General, is one. As he said in a recent interview:
It's important to start with acknowledging that young men and boys are actually going through a crisis of their own…the data is actually quite clear that young men and boys are actually falling behind on many metrics".
Did the Surgeon General tell his boss that there should be equal funding for men's health? Back in February, Biden gave $100,000,000 for women's health research, and zero dollars for men's health research.
While it is easy to feel that the funding is unbalanced, and I would agree that it currently is, I would suggest asking what timeframe should be used to make sure the funding is equal. For example, if you look at one month, it seems completely unfair but if you were to look at four decades, women's health research would be grossly underfunded-most NIH grants in the 80's and 90's that were for gender neutral diseases like heart disease had almost entirely male cohorts. I propose keeping data for several timeframes in the hopes that one day they may all approach a fair split.
Not true. The Congressional Women's Caucus pulled that con job off when they pushed the Women's Health Act through in the early 1990s. They claimed that women's health "only" received 15% of the NIH budget. They forgot to mention that that 15% was already twice the amount being spent on men's health. So a biased picture became even more biased.
And, Biden gave $100,000,000 for a White House women's health research initiative in February 2004, and zero dollars for men's health.
Keep up the good work. Appreciate this. In my little corner of the world teaching college composition at a mid-size state school in Colorado -- this last semester, six (out of 90) of my students failed. Five of them were men. With a couple of exceptions, students doing the best work did not identify as men. The awareness/maturity gap between young women and young women seems to be growing.
Sean, Be wary of Greeks bearing gifts, as they say. Melinda G. has a track record and I wouldn't call it pro-male in terms of what causes it has funded and/or championed. There are bound to be strings attached.
As a parent and grandparent of two young men, I have watched how the educational system is affecting them. Too many don't fit in or feel comfortable in our educational environment. They give up and end up falling behind. If boys are not advancing, they are losing ground with the result being that eveyone loses. I am so glad that Richard Reeves received the grant from Melinda Gates. It is a brilliant move and well deserved.
In the discussion on fixing the issues men and boys face women shouldn't even be a concern. Does the act of being an advocate for men and boys help women? Who cares if it does or doesn't?
It's interesting that men aren't funding this kind of thing and that it's left up to groups seeking to help women. I can't.
Congratulations Mr Reeves continue your work in connection to boys and men.
Let’s be honest, if Reeves was advocating for an objective definition of masculinity, something our grandfathers would’ve recognized, there would be no funding. This is gaslighting on a global scale. Accept the narrative of flawed masculinity then offer a solution that denies there is such a thing as objective masculinity.
Fathers and Families Support Center in St. Louis has a strong track record in helping fathers réengage with their children both emotionally and financially. We would welcome the opportunity to share more information about the success of this organization and the men and boys it’s programs have developed. https://fatherssupportcenter.org/
I only learned about your newsletter a week ago and I'm so so grateful. I was pointed to your piece by the first-ever Founding Member to my newsletter, who wrote an incredibly encouraging message about my work and linking to your piece here. It lead me to discover this news and this entire movement happening in order to help people/organisations/movements generating a meaningful impact in society to keep growing in the few years ahead - which made me feel included in such lot somehow. I feel honoured and grateful for this person, and I'm glad I've landed here too. Thank you!
Let's keep the vision, belief and the good work going!
Grant money given to help boys or girl improve their lives in meaningful ways is for the betterment of all. So long as the funds are used in productive ways.
As a man studying a counseling psychology Masters $20,000,000 would cover about 250 full tuition scholarships for men studying to be therapists or could be directly given to men to help them pay for their lives while they are in their practicums working towards the 3,000 hours for licensure. Directly giving money to men working hard to become part of the HEAL cohort is what I think some of this money should go towards
Thank you for doing that. The psychology profession has become largely feminized and feminist, and so have the female therapists.
This point that the work for gender equality is not a zero sum game cannot be emphasized enough. Just as racism negatively impacts all members of society, and working for racial equality is every bit for the benefit of all, so too does the work to create gender-based equity benefit our entire society. Congratulations on the grant. I love that it seems to be such unrestricted money based on trust for your organization. i hope you'll use a bit of that money to make yourself available to colleges/universities and other organizations to speak and promote gender equity!
Melinda Gates gives $20 million towards boys and men, but gave $1 billion for women's rights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqTxrJbhSz0
If my math is right, that means she spent 50 times more on women than men.
"There are other prominent figures pushing towards a more expansive approach to gender equality. Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. Surgeon General, is one. As he said in a recent interview:
It's important to start with acknowledging that young men and boys are actually going through a crisis of their own…the data is actually quite clear that young men and boys are actually falling behind on many metrics".
Did the Surgeon General tell his boss that there should be equal funding for men's health? Back in February, Biden gave $100,000,000 for women's health research, and zero dollars for men's health research.
While it is easy to feel that the funding is unbalanced, and I would agree that it currently is, I would suggest asking what timeframe should be used to make sure the funding is equal. For example, if you look at one month, it seems completely unfair but if you were to look at four decades, women's health research would be grossly underfunded-most NIH grants in the 80's and 90's that were for gender neutral diseases like heart disease had almost entirely male cohorts. I propose keeping data for several timeframes in the hopes that one day they may all approach a fair split.
Not true. The Congressional Women's Caucus pulled that con job off when they pushed the Women's Health Act through in the early 1990s. They claimed that women's health "only" received 15% of the NIH budget. They forgot to mention that that 15% was already twice the amount being spent on men's health. So a biased picture became even more biased.
And, Biden gave $100,000,000 for a White House women's health research initiative in February 2004, and zero dollars for men's health.
Keep up the good work. Appreciate this. In my little corner of the world teaching college composition at a mid-size state school in Colorado -- this last semester, six (out of 90) of my students failed. Five of them were men. With a couple of exceptions, students doing the best work did not identify as men. The awareness/maturity gap between young women and young women seems to be growing.
Well deserved. Excited to see how you deploy the funds.
Sean, Be wary of Greeks bearing gifts, as they say. Melinda G. has a track record and I wouldn't call it pro-male in terms of what causes it has funded and/or championed. There are bound to be strings attached.
As a parent and grandparent of two young men, I have watched how the educational system is affecting them. Too many don't fit in or feel comfortable in our educational environment. They give up and end up falling behind. If boys are not advancing, they are losing ground with the result being that eveyone loses. I am so glad that Richard Reeves received the grant from Melinda Gates. It is a brilliant move and well deserved.
Great progress. Keep going.