MANN Chat: NH Men's Commission Finally Becomes Reality

	posted by Scott on Monday July 14, @06:27PM from the announcements dept.
	I will be hosting this week's MANN chat in Steve Imparl's place. The topic for this chat will be the new NH Commission on the Status of Men and its future. This Wednesday, NH Governor Craig Benson will announce the final two nominations for the NH Commission on the Status of Men. This is the final step we've been waiting for since last May when former Governor Jeanne Shaheen signed the bill into law. What kinds of strategies do you think the NH Men's Commission should use, given its mission? And how do you think it can overcome the problem of its complete lack of funding? Join us Wednesday night, July 16, starting at 9:30 PM Eastern Time in the usual place for a discussion of this topic.

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That's very good news (Score:0) by Anonymous User on Tuesday July 15, @11:09AM EST (#1) I guess NH is the first American state where a commission on the status of men has been created....is there another similar project in any other state ? Is there a commission on the status of women in NH, and if so, where does it take its funding from ? Rage

Re:That's very good news (Score:0) by Anonymous User on Tuesday July 15, @12:55PM EST (#2) I believe close to every state in the U.S. has a state-funded women's commission. The NH commission is the first in the nation for men, though I understand efforts are being made in Los Angeles County for a men's commission as well. The reason that the men's commission has no budget is that this was the final effort by our opponents to thwart it - they convinced the House to prohibit any state funding to be used for it before the bill was passed.

Re:That's very good news (Score:1) by rage on Tuesday July 15, @01:23PM EST (#3) (User #1131 Info) > The reason that the men's commission has no budget is that this was the final effort by our opponents to thwart it - they convinced the House to prohibit any state funding to be used for it before the bill was passed. So the NH women's commission is state-funded, and the NH men's commission is not ? It is blatant sex discrimination, isn't possible to sue to end it ?

Re:That's very good news (Score:2) by Steve (simparl@aol.com) on Tuesday July 15, @02:58PM EST (#4) (User #830 Info) http://www.maledepression.com Scott, That's excellent news! Once there are a few commissioners, I want to present a sample bill to my state legislators here in Illinois so we can get the same initiative moving in the Corn Belt. Thanks for all the hard work you have put into making the New Hampshire commission a reality. Steve --I rejoice at the destruction of gender feminism, and I laugh at its shattered ruins.

Re:That's very good news (Score:0) by Anonymous User on Wednesday July 16, @12:02AM EST (#5) So the NH women's commission is state-funded, and the NH men's commission is not ? It is blatant sex discrimination, isn't possible to sue to end it ? Quite possible. We're considering it as an option, but first we want to get the commission started with all its members. We almost submitted a new bill that would amend the commission to give it a budget, but there were concerns that our opponents, having failed to kill the bill the first time around, would try various tactics to get an "amendment" to dissolve the commission completely.

Re:That's very good news (Score:0) by Anonymous User on Wednesday July 16, @04:29AM EST (#6) Ok. Keep up the good work and do what you think is best to insure the future of the men's commission. Rage

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