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

1. 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.
2. There are many new options and resources listed on the overhauled top menu.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Excessive white space has been reduced, reducing the need to scroll down to find resources/content that was previously spread out.

User Interaction & Engagement

1. Website load speed has been reduced by roughly 30-40%.
2. Site visitors may now comment on articles published in the last 30 days. Comments will be moderated (commenting policy here).
3. Signing up for our newsletter now solely requires an email address (sign up here). No name, state, vocation requirements, etc.
4. To reduce the spamminess, the newsletter will now go out once a week, rather than every day a new article is published.
5. The search bar is now a “live” search, meaning it will give search results as you type. It is also much easier to find.
6. Social media links are more prominent, easier to use, and provide links to more channels.

I hope you like the redesign. More to come.