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Barbara Kay: The male crisis that's ruining our boys and no one cares about
As women’s roles expand, society’s need for men in their traditional roles as protector, provider and parent is shrinking

It is difficult to overstate both the positive effects of growing up with a father and the negative effects of father absence, especially for boys. These myriad benefits and perils are on record, undisputed and easily accessible. But in this gynocentric era, what is good or bad for boys does not seem to attract the interest of our cultural elites.

Boys are in crisis everywhere. They are falling behind academically in 60 of the most developed nations. Boys are 50 per cent less likely than girls to meet basic proficiency standards in reading, math and science. Rates of ADHD among them are escalating. Since the Great Depression, the gap between male and female suicides has tripled in the U.S.

What is good or bad for boys does not seem to attract the interest of our cultural elites

The common denominator behind many of these trends is fatherlessness. When all other variants of race, socio-economic status, health and other obvious metrics are accounted for, fatherlessness is the single biggest predictor for many negative outcomes among boys. Male prison inmates are 85 per cent fatherless. Juvenile detention centres are likewise full of dad-deprived boys. Male violence and fatherlessness are strongly linked, even in violence-promoting political movements. Fiyaz Mughal, a radicalization specialist with the Faith Matters Network, says, “All of these (young ISIL recruits), they have an absent father … the kids fought police, fought at school, rebelled against every power structure at every opportunity.”

http://nationalpost.com/opinion/barbara ... ares-about

I agree with these quotes, and the picture.

Since I've come to WP, I've noticed that there are a ton of what I call "too-far-gone feminists", and I have been on a bit of a campaign, of sorts, to inject another side to the story, and that is a side that tries to point-out that what some women are doing, is wrong. IMO, they have become what they hate----what the fight was begun, about----an oppressor. As with too many issues in our country, though, we, I feel, over-correct. Does NO ONE know the definition of "medium", or "happy medium"? Yes, fight for equality----but, NO, don't, then, nearly destroy what you're fighting against (men).

I also agree that it's a shame that so many boys are having to traverse this life without a father.

Clear case of agenda-pushing and flame-bait, in breach of WrongPlanet's rules. Locked.