Fatherhood.org. Stats include boys and girls. I’ve provided shocking facts in past articles (also see Infographic) regarding the children of families without fathers in the home that prove “The Power of Dadhood” is real. Understand that these facts in no way deny the vital importance of motherhood. That should be quite obvious! It just goes to show that both parents are crucial in raising children!
This article focuses on facts regarding men and boys reported by Dr. Warren Farrell and Dr. John Gray in their book, “The Boy Crisis.” I highly recommend this highly researched book to teachers, doctors, social workers and any family raising boys. Herein are just a few selected facts discovered by Farrell and Gray. You may be shocked, disagree, or refuse to believe these facts, but they are all backed up with documented studies.
Some Facts on Men and Boys
Summary
Why is there a boy crisis? Why do women have more public and private support than men? Why is ‘the missing parent’ usually the father; is it always the father's fault for not ‘being there’? The answers lie primarily in the differences between men and women, their personalities, and what is expected from each. Certainly, women seek help more than men which is why we hear more about women’s issues. William Farrell, formerly on the board of NOW (National Organization for Women), started men’s groups around the country and found how much men cared. The subsequent research discovered how much both boys and girls suffered without their dads. His book points out issues that few realize and fewer attempt to solve. Farrell has given us tools to do better.
This article focuses on facts regarding men and boys reported by Dr. Warren Farrell and Dr. John Gray in their book, “The Boy Crisis.” I highly recommend this highly researched book to teachers, doctors, social workers and any family raising boys. Herein are just a few selected facts discovered by Farrell and Gray. You may be shocked, disagree, or refuse to believe these facts, but they are all backed up with documented studies.
Some Facts on Men and Boys
- Men and boys die at a younger age than women and girls in fourteen of the fifteen leading causes of death.
- Worldwide, boys are 50 percent more likely than girls to fail to meet basic proficiency in any of the three core subjects of reading, math, and science.
- Young men between twenty-five and thirty-one are 66 percent more likely to be living with their parents than their female counterparts.
- In one generation a complete reversal of educational results by sex. Young men have gone from 61 percent of college degree recipients to a projected 39 percent; young women, have gone from 39 percent to a projected 61 percent.
- A study of ISIS fighters concluded that almost all had in common “some type of an ‘absent father’ syndrome.”
- Catholic priests who molested children homed in on dad-deprived boys.
- 85% of youths in prison grew up in fatherless homes.
- The gap in sentencing is six times greater for men versus women than it is for blacks versus whites.
- Growing up poor was not about race but being born to parents who are not married. Usually, it’s the father that is not available.
- Divorced men are almost ten times more likely to commit suicide than divorced women from similar backgrounds.
- When children live only with their dads, the parents are only one-ninth as likely to have a conflict as when they live with their moms.
- In a study of twelve thousand teenagers after divorce, children living with single dads fared better than children living with single moms.
- Women who have never been married and never had children earn 117 percent what their male counterparts do. They pay gap is not between men and women; it’s between dads and moms.
- Regarding custody: Social workers tend to consider the children’s wishes as long as their preference is for maternal custody. When children express a paternal preference, their wishes carry no weight.
- Nationwide, 70 percent of parents who owe child support (usually dads) have incomes of less than $10,000. Regardless, there is a federal budget of $2.9 billion to get dads to pay more money but a budget of only $10 million to ensure dads have more time with their children (Access and Visitation).
- Women constitute 75 percent of those who seek professional help to prevent suicide; men constitute 75 percent of those who commit suicide. By age 85, men’s suicide rate is 1,650 percent higher than women of the same age.
- Funding for suicide research usually allows the funding to research only women’s suicide.
- The Affordable Care Act (Obama Care) offers considerable free resources for women and maternal care but virtually no free resources for men.
Summary
Why is there a boy crisis? Why do women have more public and private support than men? Why is ‘the missing parent’ usually the father; is it always the father's fault for not ‘being there’? The answers lie primarily in the differences between men and women, their personalities, and what is expected from each. Certainly, women seek help more than men which is why we hear more about women’s issues. William Farrell, formerly on the board of NOW (National Organization for Women), started men’s groups around the country and found how much men cared. The subsequent research discovered how much both boys and girls suffered without their dads. His book points out issues that few realize and fewer attempt to solve. Farrell has given us tools to do better.
