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When it comes to school performance, behaviour, and social skills, children with involved dads perform better than those without. In many ways, by being affectionate, open, caring, nurturing and present, you are giving your children a head start to have healthy minds, hearts, and relationships.
Read More“Is it a boy or a girl?”
It’s one of the first questions expecting parents are asked—and remains one of the clearest examples of how, even before we’re born, gender is considered a defining feature of our identity. But is there more to being either a boy or girl?
What exists beyond the gender binary? The short answer is a lot.
Read MoreIt's not surprising then, that menstruation carries a sense of shame. We have to navigate our first menstrual cycles in junior high or high school, an already tumultuous time, quickly hiding sanitary products up our long sleeves, in our pockets or bags, in fear that someone will know.
Read MoreI think it’s time we have THE talk.
Sex isn’t the most comfortable subject to talk about for some people, but to promote sexual health among the next generation we need to break the silence.
And let’s be honest with ourselves, the “sex talk” is overdue for an overhaul.
Read MoreGrowing up, telling the heroes apart from the villains was easy.
The good guys were good, and the bad guys were bad. The odds were stacked against them, but the good guys always won, and the bad guys went away.
Everything was enviably clear.
Read MoreIf you talk to adults about their experience with sex education at school there seem to be three camps: some will tell you that they were only taught easily forgettable talking points, others actively try to forget the more damaging messages they learned, and the remaining few would give their education a positive review.
Sex education has changed over the years, but one thing has remained constant: the separation of boys and girls during sex ed class.
Read MoreIt’s International Women’s Day today.
I’m sure for many women, the appreciation they receive on a day like today is really nice and encouraging. It is good to appreciate the women in your life!
However, guys, we can do more.
We can be making tangible changes in our lives and we can be advocating for systemic changes that benefit women (and we can do this every day). Here’s how…
Read MoreThis International Women’s Day we can go the distance with gender equality at work— every week.
Lead with a vision, not the problem. There is value in spending time to evaluate current issues, reflect on historic patterns, and anticipate future barriers. But it can get overwhelming to unpack all of these problems that it can almost feel insurmountable when faced with the reality that we have a long way to go.
Read MoreI’ve been to a lot of different schools and in every single school it’s the same thing. Everyday, someone is getting called a girl or a fag because they don’t conform to some set of made up requirements of being ‘masculine enough.’
Read MoreA sweeping complaint in the manosphere is about how "feminism has ruined relationships and families". There’s an awful lot of hand-wringing about the “collapse of the nuclear family” the disappearance of “traditional family values” and in the case of some groups, a lot of anger directed at women for having… well, choices. I want to explore what’s at the root of this belief and break it down. Because I would argue that patriarchal models for relationships actually harm everyone (men included) and feminist principles provide us with a path to healthier, more fulfilling relationships.
Read MoreThe relationship between men, masculinity and violence is as tumultuous as it is enduring. Violence and aggression often cut both ways—men that have been socialized into these extreme aspects of masculinity don’t just harm their victims but also themselves.
Read MoreAre the kids alright? The pandemic has irrevocably changed us all, especially youth who experienced such turmoil during a critical time in their development. This disconnect has only deepened the valley between how we think youth are doing and how youth are actually doing.
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