Welcome to a special "Millennium" issue of WWM. We realise it is a little late to be celebrating but we thought a few months in was the ideal time to reflect on how men and boys are faring as the century/millennium turns. Everybody else has had their turn so why not us! We have rounded up some of the leading thinkers on boys and men and asked them their opinions on recent and future developments. All are well known for their practice or knowledge about men's issues. Each was asked to reflect on what they felt had been the major developments on a particular issue or area of work with men up until the millennium and then what they thought the short term future held for men and boys. Adrienne Burgess is well known as an advocate of fathers and she starts us off. Australia has often been on the cutting edge of work with men and Richard Fletcher is leading practitioner who speaks with authority about what is happening 'down under'. Mike Massaro and Ken Harland are both well-respected practitioners in Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively and they highlight what is happening in work with men and boys 'north of the border' and 'over the water'. Nigel Vann is also a leading light in work with fathers but in the USA. Again as with Australia developments in the USA often contain useful learning particularly at a strategic/policy level. Violence is still one of the most problematic areas of work with men and Calvin Bell from the Everyman Centre describes his views gathered from many years' experience. James Traeger of Springboard has been working with men, particularly in management, and he reflects on men's changing attitudes to work. Simon Forrest has years of experience in researching into work with men and boys and he considers how our knowledge has changed. Finally Peter Baker and Dave Hill are all well-known journalists with a strong commitment to men's issues. Peter gives an overview of the media's ever changing relationship with men; whilst Dave tackles the thorny subject of sex. So a feast of opinion. We hope you enjoy. Neil Davidson
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