This is amazing! Monica- is there a way to get involved? I’m a pediatric critical care nurse practitioner and I have been closely following many of things you mention in this article. I would love to be on the FAIR team as I am very passionate about these above topics, critical thinking, better research studies and appraisal, and doing what is best for all children and patients. Please let me know if there is a way to get involved.
I'm think its exciting that FAIR is expanding its efforts. However, in your letter you failed to mention that the primary victims of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are heterosexual white men. Particularly in Healthcare. I think this must be addressed. For decades, our country and the world has put all of its focus on girls & women. Its time to balance these efforts by addressing the serious health issues and civil rights of boys/men. For example; rates of suicide for men has skyrocketed. Its now 4x the female rate. Addressing boys/mens issues does not mean ignoring girls/womens issues. Addressing both benefits us all.. I would be happy to discuss this further with you.
Thank you, Mark. I was attempting to incorporate a number of issues in my relatively brief statement, but I agree with your point and believe this problem definitely needs to be addressed. Jon Haidt has already done a lot of good work in this area. As an Advisor, I think he's a resource we can really tap into going forward as we explore.
I didn’t intend to criticize your brief statement. I’m grateful for your time and effort towards an important cause. I wanted to bring the issue to your attention & hope you will keep it In mind. It sounds like you will.
The male crisis is real, but it's not a "heterosexual white" male issue.
FAIR should research and talk with Warren Farrell, and Sean Kullman at GIBM. It's very important that male issues be included in FAIR in M objectives and these two resources are simply brilliant.
You're welcome - thx for the acknowledgement. I hope these two amazingly accomplished and brilliantly informed men in the arena of negative male bias and radical disparity in virtually every sector in society, can join your inner circle of trusted advisors, and maybe the Board. Thank you for everything - I almost had a moment to say hello at Dissident Dialogues. "Hello" now. :)
Just an FYI. Here are some additional resources. Janice Fiamengo is extraordinary. She’s a professor at Univ of Ontario and in addition to her substack she has a very informative YouTube channel “The Fiamengo Files”.
Every individual is precious in Gods sight! Only mentioned heterosexuals because in my experience working for a major health care system, the DEI program only cares about “marginalized” groups. If you read the fine print that’s everyone except “heterosexual white males”. That seems to be the norm across other healthcare organizations. I don’t use the term lightly, but I think it’s evil because of the hypocrisy & deception of doing good. I’ve worked in healthcare for 40 yrs & found it rewarding because it was compassionate. In my experience it treated each person with dignity. Criminals, homeless, wealthy. Being ill & wearing a hospital gown is the great equalizer.
I've just seen an article about Melinda French-Gates committing 1 billion dollars to women's rights, including health. How much more good she could do teaming with your initiatives.
What does this dramatic overprescription and medically spread misery ultimately come down to? If I had to explain what was wrong with modern medicine in one line, it would be that my colleagues are intubating fish right and left.
I love this article and especially love that your are a fan of Roger M. We have already met with him and are planning collaborations with the Conscious Clinician Collective in the near future.
There needs to be a concerted and cohesive effort among organizations to address these mounting systemic problems and threats to our physical and mental health. I am so thrilled that our community supports FAIR’s new direction. I think we can accomplish amazing things and finally bring attention to the medical “elephants” in the room that too many are content to ignore or dismiss.
The use of the Cochrane report to conclude that masks are not useful usually ignores a few things. 1. The authors report their conclusions with low to moderate confidence. 2. They note low adherence to the intervention. In other words, low adherence to masking. This suggests that masking policies don't work because people won't adhere to the policy. That is an important conclusion, but is different than saying that masks don't work. Would you want to have open heart surgery surrounded by unmasked nurses and doctors? 3. They conclude that there is a need for better randomized controlled trials to make firm conclusions. The Cochrane report has some use but it is hardly the last word on the subject.
100% agree that the Cochrane Report is hardly the last word on the subject, but the bigger takeaway is that science isn’t about last words; rather, it’s an evolving assessment of words. The science underlying the benefits and efficacy of masking is complicated and nuanced, and we all benefit when there is more open and honest discourse around all studies.
This is amazing! Monica- is there a way to get involved? I’m a pediatric critical care nurse practitioner and I have been closely following many of things you mention in this article. I would love to be on the FAIR team as I am very passionate about these above topics, critical thinking, better research studies and appraisal, and doing what is best for all children and patients. Please let me know if there is a way to get involved.
I'm think its exciting that FAIR is expanding its efforts. However, in your letter you failed to mention that the primary victims of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are heterosexual white men. Particularly in Healthcare. I think this must be addressed. For decades, our country and the world has put all of its focus on girls & women. Its time to balance these efforts by addressing the serious health issues and civil rights of boys/men. For example; rates of suicide for men has skyrocketed. Its now 4x the female rate. Addressing boys/mens issues does not mean ignoring girls/womens issues. Addressing both benefits us all.. I would be happy to discuss this further with you.
Thank you, Mark. I was attempting to incorporate a number of issues in my relatively brief statement, but I agree with your point and believe this problem definitely needs to be addressed. Jon Haidt has already done a lot of good work in this area. As an Advisor, I think he's a resource we can really tap into going forward as we explore.
I didn’t intend to criticize your brief statement. I’m grateful for your time and effort towards an important cause. I wanted to bring the issue to your attention & hope you will keep it In mind. It sounds like you will.
The male crisis is real, but it's not a "heterosexual white" male issue.
FAIR should research and talk with Warren Farrell, and Sean Kullman at GIBM. It's very important that male issues be included in FAIR in M objectives and these two resources are simply brilliant.
Good resources — thank you for sharing.
Here is another resource: https://ofboysandmen.substack.com/
Thank you for sharing! Subscribed.
Great! Here is another resource/news item regarding equity issues for boys and men. Thank you!!!
https://ofboysandmen.substack.com/p/melinda-french-gates-invests-in-boys
You're welcome - thx for the acknowledgement. I hope these two amazingly accomplished and brilliantly informed men in the arena of negative male bias and radical disparity in virtually every sector in society, can join your inner circle of trusted advisors, and maybe the Board. Thank you for everything - I almost had a moment to say hello at Dissident Dialogues. "Hello" now. :)
Just an FYI. Here are some additional resources. Janice Fiamengo is extraordinary. She’s a professor at Univ of Ontario and in addition to her substack she has a very informative YouTube channel “The Fiamengo Files”.
https://open.substack.com/pub/fiamengofile?r=ws3zi&utm_medium=ios
https://open.substack.com/pub/bettinaarndt?r=ws3zi&utm_medium=ios
https://open.substack.com/pub/menaregood?r=ws3zi&utm_medium=ios
https://open.substack.com/pub/masculinepsychology?r=ws3zi&utm_medium=ios
Every individual is precious in Gods sight! Only mentioned heterosexuals because in my experience working for a major health care system, the DEI program only cares about “marginalized” groups. If you read the fine print that’s everyone except “heterosexual white males”. That seems to be the norm across other healthcare organizations. I don’t use the term lightly, but I think it’s evil because of the hypocrisy & deception of doing good. I’ve worked in healthcare for 40 yrs & found it rewarding because it was compassionate. In my experience it treated each person with dignity. Criminals, homeless, wealthy. Being ill & wearing a hospital gown is the great equalizer.
I've just seen an article about Melinda French-Gates committing 1 billion dollars to women's rights, including health. How much more good she could do teaming with your initiatives.
Thank you for doing this! It is much needed. I think y’all might appreciate this:
https://gaty.substack.com/p/you-cant-intubate-a-fish
What does this dramatic overprescription and medically spread misery ultimately come down to? If I had to explain what was wrong with modern medicine in one line, it would be that my colleagues are intubating fish right and left.
I love this article and especially love that your are a fan of Roger M. We have already met with him and are planning collaborations with the Conscious Clinician Collective in the near future.
There needs to be a concerted and cohesive effort among organizations to address these mounting systemic problems and threats to our physical and mental health. I am so thrilled that our community supports FAIR’s new direction. I think we can accomplish amazing things and finally bring attention to the medical “elephants” in the room that too many are content to ignore or dismiss.
Oh that’s great news! Yes, the CCC is such a much needed, exciting development!
Excellent!
Amazing! This really ties it all together so well. Fantastic work!
I can’t thank you enough for your support! 🙏
The use of the Cochrane report to conclude that masks are not useful usually ignores a few things. 1. The authors report their conclusions with low to moderate confidence. 2. They note low adherence to the intervention. In other words, low adherence to masking. This suggests that masking policies don't work because people won't adhere to the policy. That is an important conclusion, but is different than saying that masks don't work. Would you want to have open heart surgery surrounded by unmasked nurses and doctors? 3. They conclude that there is a need for better randomized controlled trials to make firm conclusions. The Cochrane report has some use but it is hardly the last word on the subject.
100% agree that the Cochrane Report is hardly the last word on the subject, but the bigger takeaway is that science isn’t about last words; rather, it’s an evolving assessment of words. The science underlying the benefits and efficacy of masking is complicated and nuanced, and we all benefit when there is more open and honest discourse around all studies.
Bless you. Out of all the areas that the DEI ideology has corrupted, perhaps none is more frightening to me than its penetration into medicine.