We still have a long road ahead of us, but there's little doubt that the MRM is gaining respectability. As this article points out, we're no longer being simply ignored and cast as whining idiots, at least not to the extent that we were just a few years ago.

Congratulations to all for a fine job done so far. Let's keep up the pressure!

radikal writes "Interesting story about the words of a child, bad marriages, visitation rights, polygraph machines, juries n' judges, and good ol' fashioned lazy thinking!"

bharati writes "The victims of misuse of dowry acts and laws have started getting voice, at least on the Internet. Here are some important sites, but there are many more:

http://pariwariksuraksha.blogspot.com/

http://www.gender-indian.blogspot.com/

http://www.saveindianfamily.org/blogs/

http://misuseof498a.clawz.com/

http://498a_misuse.rediffblogs.com/

Earlier when you do a search did a search of the Internet it took two months to find some organisation who would help you when you were falsely accused. Now it takes a search on 'dowry misuse' or '498a' miuse to find a telephone helpline in the nearest city. For a 'net-savvy person it takes 5 minutes to find a helpline. As Mohan said, he was surprised to receive guidance which gave him a far better view of the situation and actionables then any lawyer gave him, and it happened in just 15 minutes, and so he knows now it is no longer a lonely battle. In a space of 4 months of activity, NGOs have opened in four cities: Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi and Jaipur."

Roy writes "Can anyone with Congressional process expertise explain why there appear to be four active bills reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act in the House and Senate? House bills HR 3171, HR 2876, HR 3402, and Senate bill S. 1197 all seek to renew VAWA. On Sept. 8th, S. 1197 was reported out of the Judiciary Committee "with an amendement in the nature of a substitute favorably." I believe that means a full Senate vote is upcoming soon. Look 'em all up on http://thomas.loc.gov."

Ed. note: RADAR folks, please respond to this inquiry. -- Matt

apetr writes "Came across this article and she should issue a public apology, I've written her an email, please do the same not only to her, but to her boss. Here is the article."

Click "Read more..." for the contact info.

Tirryb writes "News.com.au reports here that a senior member for a French association for accident victims was publicly stripped by airport security, after a metal prosthesis set off an alarm.

First they pull his trousers down and leave him in underpants in front of 300 people, then they pull those down too. Of course the reporting is completely 'And on a lighter note...' If this was a woman everyone involved would be instantly sacked, and probably jailed..."

This past week our elected officials were deluged with telephone calls and faxes demanding that VAWA be made male-inclusive. Rest assured that every call and every fax you made helped our lobbyists who are working every day on our behalf. Thank you to everyone who pitched in.

As a result, on Thursday the Senate Judiciary Committee approved new language that states, Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit male victims of domestic violence...from receiving benefits and services under this title.

Click "Read more..." for more.

Anonymous User writes "This article
relates the findings of Bradley Hennenfent, M.D., author of the new book, "Surviving Prostate Cancer Without Surgery."

His studies show that the claims that prostate removal surgeries have a high rate of success are based on biased and misinformed analysis of medical studies. These reports come from doctors with an interest in surgeries and uneducated members of the media.

Success rates for radical prostate removal are in fact low and even lower than alternative methods of treating prostate cancer, and have severe side effects such as sterility, impotence, incontinence, and reduction in penis size to name a few. Do your homework before letting a doctor tell you how to make a decision so critical to a man's life, one that effects so many men."

I read this and thought, "Gee, would they have thrown the book at this person like this if he had been a she?"

Of course not.

Evil White Male Oppressor writes "'As female voters weigh their choices in Germany's Sept. 18 parliamentary elections, some are wondering whether the chance to put a woman at the helm of their nation is more important to them than the party she represents.'

The female candidate states that the choice of a candidate should not be based on gender, but in a nationally televised debate last week, she underlined she would make women's issues — combining families and career, and promoting women into top echelons of business and politics — part of her job. Story here.

QUESTION: Why are only women allowed to openly discriminate based on sex and gender?"

Anonymous User writes "You can fool some of the people some of the time - but not the members of this tribunal."

Jim Moore writes "The very types of people who drove the wedge between U.S. men and women are now surprised the number of single person households already exceeds any other group - and their guesses are predictable.
I predicted this in the 80s writing "...and the bra-burners will grow old and die alone like Nazi war criminals, and they deserve it."
They were all thrilled and amused to tell their men "I don't need you" never realizing that shoe would be on their foot today. Time to pay the Piper. Link here"

Evil White Male Oppressor writes ""They've got people here who are search-and-rescue certified, paramedics, haz-mat certified," said a Texas firefighter. "We're sitting in here having a sexual-harassment class while there are still [victims] in Louisiana who haven't been contacted yet." Nuff said..." Link here.

Anonymous User writes "It has far fewer campus chapters than NOW, but a fledgling group called NeW is mounting a cultural challenge to the National Organization for Women and joining a growing attack on the progressive culture of U.S. universities. Read the full story here."

Anonymous User writes "According to the U.S. Department of Justice • Office of Justice Programs • Bureau of Justice Statistics; Violent crime rates declined for both males and females since 1994. Rates for males and females have been getting closer in recent years. Violent crimes included are homicide, rape, robbery, and both simple and aggravated assault. Just the facts! Could it be that the justice systems are holding the "ladies" more accountable?"