A Conversation Between Psychologist Dr. Judy Chu and Ola Akinwe What Is the Digital Father? “The invisible system of algorithms, influencers, and digital platforms increasingly mediating how boys construct identity, meaning, and masculine self-concept.” These systems influence how boys think, behave, and form identity often without intentional human direction. There is a quiet shift unfolding
Category Archives: Mentorship & Leadership
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
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
Editor’s Note As traditional mentorship faces a global crisis, a new authority has filled the silence: the Digital Father. In this urgent commentary, Ola Akinwe explores the Relational Poverty driving millions of boys to seek identity through algorithms rather than human connection. It is a vital call to action for anyone committed to reclaiming the
Dear Parent, You did not sign up for this particular version of parenthood. Nobody warned you that raising a boy in this specific moment in history would require not just love and patience, but a kind of quiet, determined vigilance — the vigilance of someone who senses that the world is pulling in one direction,





