Innovative Perspectives on Social Problems Involving Men and Boys

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“When we think about the way in which we have designed interventions for families in our country, it really is code for ‘women and children’… We’ve gotta have intentional intervention that focuses on the family as a whole, not just women and children. We’ve gotta do it.”

—Joe Jones, Director, Center for Urban Families, Urbanite, November 2009

The Center for Men and Boys in Social Policy…

…is a dynamic, innovative, multi-faceted resource for fresh, gender-specific insights about men and boys for schools, service providers, policy makers and community leaders. Our purpose is to help you discover and address the ways social stereotypes and prejudices may be interfering with your efforts to serve men and boys—needlessly costing you time, money and effort, and reducing your results and effectiveness.

Even thoughtful and well-meaning people often fail to note the disadvantages and special challenges of being male. They may see unfortunate male behavior as merely inherent in the way males are. They may think “That’s the way it’s always been. We can’t change that.”

Or perhaps their reaction is “It’s a man’s world. Men have it easy. They don’t have special problems. And if they do, it’s their own fault.”

Our society made similar mistakes years ago when it first started considering sexism against women and girls. Fortunately, we learned to pay attention. Now it's time to do the same for men and boys.

There are no easy answers, no panaceas, but an enlightened, progressive understanding of male gender issues may be the missing ingredient for the solutions you need.

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