Big boys don’t cry. It’s written in the Boy Code. Be a man — strong, independent. It isn’t cool to excel in school. And dude, don’t get all emo. The Boy Code keeps a lid on emotions. Just ask girls.

Ophelia has been revived, all right. In fact, a decade after the girls- empowerment movement took hold and the best-selling book "Reviving Ophelia" became a rallying cry for feminists, an array of ...

Nationwide, perceptions towards our children are a strong part of our culture. Boys are encouraged to be strong, brave, silent and macho. There is also the “Boy Code” which is the unwritten list of ...

Way is author of Deep Secrets, another book that takes a look at the “boy code” said to limit boys’ emotional ranges. Drawing from hundreds of interviews conducted throughout adolescence with black, ...