Best Interest

Virginia’s new Boys and Men Commission gets to work

The nation’s first permanent state commission devoted to boys and men held its inaugural meeting—and the data made clear why it is needed.

Published on Virginia Coalition for Boys and Men • Jul 21

The Virginia Blueprint: Sept. 18 Summit Advancing Boys and Men

$10K Shark Tank applications open, a working day for those running boys/men programs

Published on Virginia Coalition for Boys and Men • Jul 17

June 2026

Schools Phone Fathers First, change the world

Educators are quietly improving education outcomes and gender gaps with this free simple move

Jun 22 • Emma Johnson

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May 2026

Best Interest: 05.13.2026

Dads at School, advocacy training, Mississippi 50/50 law, new conferences and more

May 13 • Emma Johnson

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Dads at School: The missing piece

More dads volunteering at K12 schools is a free way to improve child outcomes and close gender gaps

May 12 • Emma Johnson

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April 2026

How everyday people can pass boys and men laws

A few ideas + focus on changing minds instead.

Apr 22 • Emma Johnson

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Easy win for the left: Stop penis-shaming men

Dems worried about alienating men and boys must end sexist protest signs

Apr 17 • Emma Johnson

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Best Interest 04.15.2026

Landmark boys/men legislation, violent women, questioning therapy for men and a divorce calculator?

Apr 16 • Emma Johnson

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March 2026

Why are we pushing men into therapy?

The female-dominated industry is built on shaky evidence and fraught with devastating outcomes. What if we invested in wellness that actually works for…

Mar 26 • Emma Johnson

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Now mainstream: Women are violent, too

Taylor Frankie and the new understanding that physical, sexual and emotional abusers are both men and women, with queer women the most violent

Mar 21 • Emma Johnson

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January 2026

Virginia introduces bill to create nation's first boys and men commission

Concern for men and boys is now mainstream and policy is coming in hot.

Jan 15 • Emma Johnson

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December 2025

Gender equality boon: College-parenting industrial complex has imploded

As a mom of teenagers and a feminist I am so here for it. But the macroeconomic fallout will be harsh.

Dec 18, 2025 • Emma Johnson

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