Here is the latest News Briefing from PARITY:
News Items:
Gendered Law Working Group Update
Male Equality and the Left
Ruth Ellis
Lost Boys – Centre for Social Justice Report
Sir Gareth Southgate: Boys Need Role Models Not Gaming and Porn
The Richard Dimbleby Lecture 2025 – Sir Gareth Southgate Speech Responses
Richard Reeves – American Institute of Boys and Men
Young Men and Toxic Masculinity
Nine in 10 ‘Sextortion’ Blackmail Victims are Male Teenagers as Fears of Suicide Grow
‘Schools to Blame’ for Toxic Masculinity Rise
If we Fail to Value Masculinity, of Course Boys Will Turn Toxic
Why Men are so Unhealthy – and What Can be Done
Equi-law
Gender Equality for Men
SCHOOLS TO BLAME FOR TOXIC MASCULINITY RISE UNDER-EDUCATED MEN WILL BE DRIVEN TO POLITICAL EXTREMES IF THEY FEEL SIDE-LINED IN CLASS, SAYS STUDY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH · 20 MAR 2025 · BY TIM SIGSWORTH FEATURES: BEN LAWRENCE
A report by the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) warns that young men are being drawn to toxic masculinity due to male underachievement in education and a lack of “boy positive” environments in schools. Over the past decade, around 500,000 boys are estimated to have missed out on higher education, and this growing educational gap risks pushing some towards political extremism. The report blames factors such as lower aspirations, lack of male role models, and teacher bias. It highlights that boys often grow up in female-dominated settings—both at home and in professions they encounter—leading them to seek role models on social media, where they may encounter harmful influencers.
Former UCAS chief Mary Curnock Cook criticized society’s complacency about male underachievement, and cited research showing 24% of parents feel boys are made to feel ashamed of being male at school.
The report urges schools to create boy-positive environments, encourage boys into female-dominated careers, and celebrate International Men’s Day. It also calls for appointing a junior minister for men and boys and having universities consider men a disadvantaged group in admissions. Co-author: Mark Brooks described boys’ underachievement as a truth that dare not speak its name.
YOUNG MEN AND TOXIC MASCULINITY
Please watch first 23 minutes.
BBC Newsnight Episode – Young Men And Toxic Masculinity.
EQUI-LAW
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Equi-Law Ten Male Disdvantages Of Being In The UK.
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PARITY May 2025.
