Category Archives: Boys Education & Development

Boys Education & Development, Global Advocacy & Commentary, Manhood, Masculinity, Mentorship & Leadership

The Silent Crisis: Why Schools Are Losing a Generation of Boys

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Editor’s Note: In an era of rapid educational reform, the widening gender gap in academic engagement remains one of the most persistent yet underaddressed challenges facing global school systems. In this analysis, Ola Akinwe, founder of the Boys Mentoring Advocacy Network (BMAN), challenges the prevailing narrative that assigns blame to the individual student. By shifting

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Boyhood, Boys Education & Development, Global Advocacy & Commentary, Mentorship & Leadership, Parenting & Family

The Boy Code and the Spectacle of Violence: What the Igbinedion Incident Reveals About How We Are Failing Boys

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The viral footage is shocking because it was seen — not because it is rare. That distinction should trouble us deeply. By Ola Akinwe  |  Founder, Boys Mentoring Advocacy Network (BMAN) EDITOR’S NOTE In March 2026, a video emerged showing a student at Igbinedion Education Centre, Benin, Edo State, being beaten by two fellow students

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Boys Education & Development

If Boys Can Master Video Games, Why Can’t Schools Engage Them?

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What Global Research Reveals About Young Men, Motivation, and the Future of Education Editor’s Note This essay explores a growing global concern: the widening engagement gap between boys and formal education. Drawing on international research and more than a decade of field experience mentoring boys, BMAN Founder Ola Akinwe examines why young men thrive in

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Boyhood, Boys Education & Development, Fatherhood, Manhood, Masculinity, Parenting & Family

The Boy Behind the Behavior: Understanding Difficult Boys Before We Lose Them

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A boy who seems “difficult” at home or in the classroom may not be a problem at all—he may simply be a personality that has not yet been understood. As a mentor for boys and the founder of the Boys Mentoring Advocacy Network (BMAN), I hear the same questions from parents, educators, and caregivers again

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