Since 1977, NCFM has been committed to ending harmful discrimination and stereotypes against boys, men, their families and the women who love them.
We are a gender inclusive, nonpartisan, ethnically diverse organization that effects civil rights reform through advocacy, education, outreach, services and litigation.
For me, the year 1980 marked the end of an era. The era of hippies. There remained those people called “old hippies.” Some were affectionately (and perhaps accurately) called “retired hippies.” Others were disparaged (accurately) as “burned-out hippies.” Many continued to act somewhat like hippies. But “somewhat” is the crucial descriptive here. Seeing...
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The social order that produced “The Greatest Generation” derived from many premises but central to that social order were America as a Melting Pot, Equal Opportunity and The American Dream. In this social order boys, men and fathers were highly valued as captured in a common saying of that time: “It was taken for...
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Teenage Boys Dating and Sex For most teen boys 12 and older, sex is everything. In fact, experts have concluded that boys think about the subject every seven seconds. It is natural for males – straight ones – often find themselves deeply attracted to the visual elements of the female persona, including their bodies...
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Boys who babysit can be a positive thing The letter below was published in The South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Sunday June 22, 2014. Gordon E. Finley, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Emeritus, Florida International University, Miami Boys who babysit can be a positive thing http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/letters/sfl-boys-who-babysit-can-be-positive-thing-20140623,0,6932510.story Regarding the June 12 story, “More teen boys working as...
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NCFM NOTE: Thank the City Journal for running this excellent article by Kay Hymowitz. She does a superb job of summarizing the adverse impact on boys from the breakdown of the intact family unit, meaning a family with both bio parents… Kay S. Hymowitz Boy Trouble Family breakdown disproportionately harms young males—and they’re falling...
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NCFM NOTE: It’s the same in the U.S. too, the social re engineering to dumb down boys… make no mistake, that’s exactly what it is… mothers like the author, Maggie Dent, are standing up for their sons. Make no mistake, we need more Maggie Dents… Men’s Health Australia article By Maggie Dent Boys will...
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The Purpose of Boys: Helping Our Sons Find Meaning, Significance, and Direction in Their Lives. By Michael Gurian. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2009. 248 pp. $26.95. Review by J. Steven Svoboda. Why has Michael Gurian, author of over twenty books mostly relating to children and/or gender, devoted a book to boys and purpose? In answer...
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By JAMES TARANTO An odd recent New York Times op-ed by sociologist Amy Schalet touts the rise of, as the headline puts it, “Caring, Romantic American Boys.” Schalet, who studied American high school sophomores (along with Dutch ones) for a forthcoming book, reports that “boys behaving more ‘like girls’ in terms of when...
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Fighting for the rights of children and their Dads J. Steven Svoboda, the E.D. of Attorneys for the Rights of the Child and PR Director for National Coalition for Men spent 30 minutes with Todd and Laura talking about discrimination toward men. Times have changed. No longer do all men bring home the bacon...
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False Allegation Brochure
