We’ve been busy.
Last week I mentioned that we are getting back to our roots by once again creating a powerful voice via published writings, advocacy, and social media outreach. The new direction is to balance those efforts 50/50 with a strong data focus that we developed in more recent years.
Since the basic design and function of our website must seamlessly facilitate this 2-prong approach, I overhauled the website yesterday. I encourage you to explore it. You should generally find the experience more efficient and rewarding. Here are the highlights:
Design
- The list of articles is now front and center. The databases, which are still being restored and upgraded with new features, will be one click away when they go live.
- There are many new options and resources listed on the overhauled top menu.
- In several prominent areas (including the main menu), resources regarding the three main issues men and boys face in academia – educational achievement, rights and protections, and cultural/institutional bias – are now organized in such a way so that site users can focus on the issues that interest them the most.
- A video gallery highlighting outreach efforts is now on the front page. The current gallery features my keynote presentation at KSU, and several media interviews.
- Excessive white space has been reduced, reducing the need to scroll down to find resources/content that was previously spread out.
User Interaction & Engagement
- Website load speed has been reduced by roughly 30-40%.
- Site visitors may now comment on articles published in the last 30 days. Comments will be moderated (commenting policy here).
- Signing up for our newsletter now solely requires an email address (sign up here). No name, state, vocation requirements, etc.
- To reduce the spamminess, the newsletter will now go out once a week, rather than every day a new article is published.
- The search bar is now a “live” search, meaning it will give search results as you type. It is also much easier to find.
- Social media links are more prominent, easier to use, and provide links to more channels.
I hope you like the redesign. More to come.
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We’ve been busy.
Last week I mentioned that we are getting back to our roots by once again creating a powerful voice via published writings, advocacy, and social media outreach. The new direction is to balance those efforts 50/50 with a strong data focus that we developed in more recent years.
Since the basic design and function of our website must seamlessly facilitate this 2-prong approach, I overhauled the website yesterday. I encourage you to explore it. You should generally find the experience more efficient and rewarding. Here are the highlights:
Design
- The list of articles is now front and center. The databases, which are still being restored and upgraded with new features, will be one click away when they go live.
- There are many new options and resources listed on the overhauled top menu.
- In several prominent areas (including the main menu), resources regarding the three main issues men and boys face in academia – educational achievement, rights and protections, and cultural/institutional bias – are now organized in such a way so that site users can focus on the issues that interest them the most.
- A video gallery highlighting outreach efforts is now on the front page. The current gallery features my keynote presentation at KSU, and several media interviews.
- Excessive white space has been reduced, reducing the need to scroll down to find resources/content that was previously spread out.
User Interaction & Engagement
- Website load speed has been reduced by roughly 30-40%.
- Site visitors may now comment on articles published in the last 30 days. Comments will be moderated (commenting policy here).
- Signing up for our newsletter now solely requires an email address (sign up here). No name, state, vocation requirements, etc.
- To reduce the spamminess, the newsletter will now go out once a week, rather than every day a new article is published.
- The search bar is now a “live” search, meaning it will give search results as you type. It is also much easier to find.
- Social media links are more prominent, easier to use, and provide links to more channels.
I hope you like the redesign. More to come.
Thank You for Reading
If you like what you have read, feel free to sign up for our newsletter here: