Month: August 2025

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Men and Boys

After Years in the Wilderness, Fathers Stage a Remarkable Comeback

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Contact: Robert Thompson

Telephone: +1-301-801-0608

Email: info@saveservices.org

After Years in the Wilderness, Fathers Stage a Remarkable Comeback

WASHINGTON / August 20, 2025 – This past Saturday 250 fathers and friends gathered in Upper Marlboro, Maryland to attend the Dad Games. The spirited event featured competitive activities such as Trash Can Basketball, the One-Trip Grocery Bag Relay, and other activities designed to celebrate fathers (1).

The event reflected three broader shifts that have gone largely unnoticed in our society:

  1. Young men are now more likely than their female counterparts to aspire to become a parent. Among young single persons, 57% of men, compared to only 45% of women, say they hope to become a parent someday (2).
  2. Fathers are spending more time with their children. American fathers now spend an average of 7.8 hours each week on child care, up by one hour per week since 2003. (3)
  3. As a result, 47% of fathers say they are doing a better job than their own dads did, with another 47% about the same (4).

For years, fathers were regarded as just “another pair of hands” or merely a substitute mom. But 2025 is witnessing a reversal of this perception.

On June 18, Senators Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the Dads Matter Act, S. 2131 (5). In the House, Representatives Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Burgess Owens (R-UT) introduced HRes 487 that declares, “fatherhood is essential to the development of all children.” (6)

Fathers’ Day 2025 witnessed numerous high-profile events around the country:

New York City: Moms First and Equimundo joined forces to convene the inaugural Future of Fatherhood Summit. The summit welcomed over 300 guests in person and tens of thousands of virtual viewers across the U.S. (7)

Ohio: Senate President Rob McColley announced a $20 million investment for the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood (8).

Washington, DC: The Jack Brewer Foundation, championed by the former Minnesota Vikings player, celebrated the grand opening of its National Fatherhood Center (9).

To date, fatherhood commissions and councils have been established in 14 states: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, Washington, DC, Washington State, and Wisconsin (10).

Despite these positive developments, major challenges remain. The Census Bureau reports 17.6 million children — nearly 1 in 4 — live without a biological, step, or adoptive father in the home (11). The epidemic of dad deprivation foretells a range of social problems including poverty, lower educational attainment, and increased risk of involvement with the juvenile justice system (12).

Lawmakers need to engage in the urgent challenge of strengthening the role of fathers in their families.

SAVE – Stop Abusive and Violent Environments – is a 501(c)3 organization working to assure due process, fairness, and equal opportunities for men.

Links:

  1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/14/dad-games-contest-maryland/
  2. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/02/15/among-young-adults-without-children-men-are-more-likely-than-women-to-say-they-want-to-be-parents-someday/
  3. https://ifstudies.org/blog/american-dads-are-more-involved-than-everespecially-college-educated-or-married-dads
  4. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2013/06/14/the-new-american-father/#:~:text=Are%20today’s%20dads%20doing%20a,as%20their%20own%20dads%20did.
  5. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2131?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22S.+2131%22%7D&s=1&r=1
  6. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/487
  7. https://momsfirst.us/the-future-of-fatherhood-summit-makes-history-tens-of-thousands-come-together-to-reimagine-modern-masculinity-paid-leave-and-gender-equity-hosted-by-moms-first-and-equimundo-the-summit-drew-nation/
  8. https://www.ohiosenate.gov/news/on-the-record/national-family-leaders-back-senates-investment-in-fatherhood-commission
  9. https://thejackbrewerfoundation.org/research-advocacy/
  10. https://www.menandboys.net/councils-existing/
  11. https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/children.html
  12. https://www.americafirstpolicy.com/issues/fact-sheet-fathers-matter-pass-it-on
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Men's Rights

The ‘Man Crisis:’ Feminists Are Telling the Exact Opposite of the Truth

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Contact: Robert Thompson

Telephone: +1-301-801-0608

Email: info@saveservices.org

The ‘Man Crisis:’ Feminists Are Telling the Exact Opposite of the Truth

WASHINGTON / August 13, 2025 – This past Saturday the Washington Post published an article with the uncompromising title, “What’s Wrong with Men?” (1) Resorting to the flawed logic so common in contemporary feminist discourse, author Jessa Crispin starts with fictional Michael Douglas movies from the 1980s and 1990s, using them to reach dystopian conclusions about American men 40 years later.

For decades, feminists have been claiming that women live under an oppressive patriarchy. But then the truth came out: Men are lagging behind women in 12 major areas, such as health, education, treatment by the legal system, homelessness, and more (2).

For feminists reluctant to relinquish their hard-earned victim status, the November elections delivered another jolt of unwelcome news: Men had become the new “power demographic” of the American electorate (3).

Within weeks of the election, Democratic and Republican lawmakers began to issue statements supportive of men. These persons include president Donald Trump and former president Barack Obama, as well as Democratic governors Ned Lamont (CT); Wes Moore (MD); Gavin Newsom (CA); and Gretchen Whitmer (MI). (4)

Members of Congress also chimed in with words of encouragement: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO); Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS); Sen. Warnock (D-GA); Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL); Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA); Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), and Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT).

In contrast to these statements of support, recent months have seen a noticeable increase in vitriolic statements by self-described feminists:

  • Hopes of misery for male Trump voters: “make the lives of men who voted for Trump miserable.” (5)
  • Extreme suggestions like “poisoning” men who voted for Trump. (6)
  • Smears labeling Trump supporters as “racist, sexist, misogynistic” and calls to “eliminate” them. (7)

The “man crisis” is being exacerbated by a worsening anti-male animus in the legacy media. Within the past month, the New York Times ran three opinion pieces openly hostile to men:

  1. The ‘Boy Crisis’ is Overblown (8)
  2. Why Women are Weary of the Emotional Labor of ‘Man-keeping’ (9)
  3. The Trouble with Wanting Men (10)

In response, women are pushing back against the wave of irrational misandry.

Rikki Schlott of the New York Post charged the NYT op-ed, The Trouble with Wanting Men, is “part of a genre of man-hating thought pieces that turn hetero love and dating into an all-out gender war — and totally absolve women of any agency or responsibility in their relationships.” (11)

Lisa Britton revealed, “It’s increasingly evident that many of my critics aren’t seeking fairness, valuing the sexes equally, mutual respect or gender harmony. Instead, they appear to want female dominance and retribution for past injustices.” (12)

If we want to solve the “man crisis,” we first need to curb the epidemic of anti-male invective.

SAVE – Stop Abusive and Violent Environments – is a 501(c)3 organization working to assure due process, fairness, and equal opportunities for men.

Links:

  1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/08/09/jessa-crispin-what-wrong-men-book-review/
  2. menandboys.net
  3. https://mises.org/mises-wire/ignore-new-power-demographic-your-own-risk-young-male-voters
  4. https://www.saveservices.org/men/statements/
  5. https://x.com/ResisttheMS/status/1861435243506606435
  6. https://vigilantnews.com/post/unhinged-women-call-for-mass-poisoning-of-men-who-voted-trump/
  7. https://x.com/nataliegwinters/status/1891618873679429829
  8. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/opinion/girls-boys-school-performance.html
  9. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/well/family/mankeeping-definition.html
  10. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/magazine/men-heterofatalism-dating-relationships.html
  11. https://nypost.com/2025/07/24/lifestyle/this-new-york-times-piece-is-pushing-man-hating/
  12. https://x.com/LisaBritton/status/1952148145560830423
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Uncategorized

Men Are Emerging from the Political Wilderness as R and D Lawmakers Speak Out

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Robert Thompson: 301-801-0608
Email: info@saveservices.org

Men Are Emerging from the Political Wilderness as R and D Lawmakers Speak Out

August 6, 2025 – In a remarkable turn, 2025 has seen a surge of bipartisan voices—Democrats and Republicans alike—speaking out about the challenges facing men and boys. Once seen as a political after-thought, these issues are now moving into the center of public policy discourse, propelled by a growing recognition that male voters now represent America’s new “power demographic” (1).

Following is a listing of the most recent proclamations and statements:

  • On July 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) acknowledged the urgent crisis in male mental health, noting that men account for nearly 80% of suicides and pledging initiatives to address this crisis (2).
  • Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) highlighted the harm of false accusations, proclaiming September 9 as International Falsely Accused Awareness Day (3).
  • Former President Barack Obama (D) acknowledged on July 16 that the nation has “not been as willing… to be intentional about investing in the boys,” calling this neglect “a mistake” (4).
  • Missouri Senator Josh Hawley (R) declared on July 12, “Above all, America needs stronger men,” thereby rejecting decades of cultural hostility toward masculinity (5).
  • In his Proclamation for Men’s Health Week in June, President Donald Trump (R) decried the “vicious campaign against masculinity” and urged renewed support for men’s health (6).
  • Congressman Burgess Owens (R-UT) and Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) reaffirmed the irreplaceable role of fathers in strengthening families and society (7).
  • Vice President J.D. Vance (R) encouraged men to take pride in who they are, to reject negative cultural stereotypes, and to embrace healthy competitiveness as part of building purposeful lives (8).

This bipartisan momentum reflects deeper shifts in the American electorate. Analyses of the 2024 presidential election reveal significant shifts among male voters, including substantial movement among young men and men of color (9, 10). Overlooked in the past, male voters have become a decisive force in shaping electoral outcomes—a powerful demographic that candidates can no longer afford to ignore.

SAVE is a 501(c)3 organization working for gender fairness and equal rights for men.

Links:
(1)  https://mises.org/mises-wire/ignore-new-power-demographic-your-own-risk-young-male-voters
(2) https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-7-30.Men-and-Boys-Workgroup-EO.FINAL-signed.pdf
(3) https://x.com/FatherX2022/status/1949922298070196586
(4) https://www.yahoo.com/news/barack-obama-calls-progressives-mistake-191049095.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2F2ZXNlcnZpY2VzLm9yZy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADsaeB1kh6pysyHnosJsYGB63wysM8GqEbDn04VnhF8fkiuLq2ZPmgEfz1rkuMjd–QEMTB0vY4nGkbJcPMv7OgnA2x3p9-wzviLfhKXNTml3V1NxuN2GWf2367Ns4VcWG8GyWwcKqkpMO0P6NCE5C8xDI94BRut2Wssjxn-wHCT
(5) https://www.facebook.com/watch/?mibextid=wwXIfr&v=1788777388706255&rdid=Wf4C9j4LXiVkqEKm
(6) https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/06/presidential-message-on-national-mens-health-week-2025/
(7) https://nypost.com/2025/06/15/us-news/gop-lawmakers-push-bill-touting-dads-for-fathers-day-and-calling-out-crisis-of-1-and-4-kids-growing-up-without-one/
(8) https://youtu.be/gRW1huhDPpg?si=fuSnaF6NWFEcumMH
(9) https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/06/26/voting-patterns-in-the-2024-election/

(10) https://www.saveservices.org/men/campaigns/