RWJF Joins Major Initiative to Aid Boys and Men of Color
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Foundation Leaders Pledge Action on Issues Facing Boys and Young Men of Color
Cultural, Gender, Racial, Religious and Ethnic Barriers
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Men in Nursing are Taking Action to Improve Gender Diversity and Inclusion
October 17, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Introducing “20 x 20: Choose-Nursing” Campaign & Strategic Metrics The AAMN leadership has taken the IOM recommendations seriously by timing and launching a campaign that aims to make 20 percent of nursing student enrollment men by the year 2020.” H ...
A Male Nurse's Experience: "I Have Been Welcomed by Patients"
October 11, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Frequently, I am not referred to as the patient’s nursing student, but as their male nursing student. Individuals still feel the need to make the gender distinction, as if my being a male has any bearing on the care I provide. Furthermore, I am ofte ...
Masculinity Study Finds Surprising Twist and Spurs New Research
September 18, 2009 | Story
Health & Society Scholar breaks new ground in determining how class and gender impact health behavior.
Male Entry into a Discipline Not Designed to Accommodate Gender: Making Space for Diversity in Nursing
April 16, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
RWJF Executive Nurse Fellow Michael Bleich writes, "I now realize the discipline [nursing] was never designed for me."
More Men Becoming Nurses—With Higher Pay
February 28, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Though it remains a predominantly female profession, the U.S. Census Bureau finds that the percentage of nurses who are male more than tripled from 1970 to 2011.
Out-of-School Males of Color
January 1, 2012 | Report
This roundtable provides additional content knowledge in framing the education and employment policies and practices for out-of-school males of color.
Education and Paths to Employment for Middle School Boys of Color
January 1, 2012 | Report
Male students of color face significant disparities in educational achievement in public schools in the United States, beginning at the earliest grades.
Education and Employment of High School Males of color
January 1, 2012 | Report
a summary of the notes and key themes that emerged during the roundtable discussion about the policy barriers and solutions to meeting the education and employment needs of young men of color.
Health for Boys and Young Men of color
January 1, 2012 | Report
This roundtable looked at the data on the health of adolescent (ages 11-19) young males of color, and discussed how their health outcomes are shaped by disadvantaged contexts and unequal opportunities.