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'In case you weren’t aware, Symantec and UK telecoms company O2 are currently still blocking men’s human rights sites and labelling them as “hate sites”. Previous reports of the cessation of such disgraceful behaviour were based on an erroneous article at The Register and the truth of the matter is that at no time were any of the sites in question unblocked.

It’s not just A Voice for Men that is smeared in this way by these companies, even completely uncontroversial resources have been defamed too. Symantec believes that the equal Justice Foundation’s dvmen.org site to be hateful, yet all they do is help male victims of domestic abuse. Sites wanting separated dads to have a relationship with their kids are also classed in this ridiculous way, and if you’re dedicated to nothing more than drawing attention to the plight of male victims of rape and sexual abuse then even that’s “hate” too.

Longevity is no barrier to Symantec denying your site traffic, with The National Coalition for Men subject to the hate smear. Nationality nor language offer much protection either, with UK, Canadian, Irish, Swiss, Portuguese, German sites suffering this most terrible mis-categorisation. In total I’ve discovered over 80 men’s human rights sites which are being defamed and censored, this constitutes a substantial portion of our movement.'

In 2011, SAVE filed a 9-page ethics complaint with the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar alleging numerous instances of prosecutor misconduct by Hancock County prosecutor Mary N. Kellett.

Now, the state ethics board has issued a report concluding that Kellett did, in fact, engage in multiple counts of prosecutorial misconduct arising from the 2009 assault trial of Vladel Filler.

The ethical violations include ignoring a court order, misleading members of a jury, evidence suppression, and indulging in "conduct unworthy of an attorney."

The report petitions the Maine Supreme Judicial Board to impose "appropriate disciplinary sanction" on assistant district attorney Kellett. We agree, and we bet you do too.

For Vladek, and for every person falsely accused, please call the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Tell them that you want to make sure that justice is done with Kellett.

Maine Supreme Judicial Court: (207) 822-4146

Let's do our part to restore prosecutor integrity.

Teri Stoddard, Program Director
Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
www.saveservices.org

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'Of all the problems for children I have heard, I have never heard of one that stemmed from two fit parents spending too much time with their children. Last week, May 1st, 2013, Governor Rick Scott of Florida became the first governor to veto legislation (SB718/HB231) that would have provided children equal access to two fit parents. The Florida House passed the legislation in a bi-partisan vote of 85 to 31. The Florida Senate passed it 29-11.
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The individual horrors for Florida's children will continue, as will the burden upon Florida's taxpayers. But, at least the Family Section of the Florida Bar — that is, the divorce attorneys — got what they wanted. I'll say it again, 85-31 and 29-11. With this vote, Governor Scott marked his opposition to two parents.'

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'Whenever I hear women say they do not need a man to help raise children, it makes me cringe and think what a selfish statement that is. You may not need a man, but your child does.

So Oprah may want to get some strong, positive male role models to participate this particular class on fatherhood, for try as we might, we women do not understand what it is to be male. It’s like speaking to women and girls about empowerment, life choices, self-esteem, self-confidence, growing older, menopause, being all we can be as women—only to have men towering over us to teach us how to be our best selves.

They [sic] are things that a mother will never be able to teach her son, and there are things a dad will not be able to teach his daughters.'

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It is official: men are an oppressed minority these days. Despite an entire human history’s-worth of cultural dominance, in the few short generations since women got the vote, feminism has spoiled it for everyone, and women have full, unnatural dominance.

You don’t believe me? Consider this: who dies more often in wars, men or women? Which sex has the shorter life expectancy? Who has to make all the alimony payments? And who, most of all, has to leave a sinking cruise ship in last place? If you answered ‘men’ (poor, browbeaten men) to all of these, you’d be right, though these examples only scratch the surface of the systemic inequities men are forced to face each and every day.

There’s the pressure of having to pay for the bill on a date, more often than not, and that of having to conform to that terrible Hollywood stereotype of having, like, big pectoral muscles and things. Feminism has inculcated a crisis in masculinity.'

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'A campaign that aims to raise awareness of the insidious effect of verbal abuse on women.

'Killing Me Softly With His Words' was launched by domestic violence charity Sonas with the message that verbal abuse destroys lives.

"Words can and do wound," said charity chief executive Fiona Ryan who was joined by 2FM DJ Ruth Scott and fashion blogger Suzanne Jackson.

"The campaign shows how verbal abuse can be so psychologically and emotionally damaging that it can undermine a woman's self-belief, self-respect and self-image," she added.'

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'United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday called for global efforts to improve the health of women and children.

Speaking at a meeting of the Every Woman Every Child movement here, Ban stressed the importance of mobilizing and intensifying action around the world to tackle the global challenge, reported Xinhua.
"In the 21st century, no institution can solve global challenges on its own," Ban said.

"There is no monopoly on good ideas. That is why I believe so deeply in partnerships -- strategic partnerships."

Working with leaders from governments, multilateral organizations, the private sector and civil society, the Every Woman Every Child movement, spearheaded by the secretary-general, aims to save the lives of 16 million women and children and improve the lives of millions more.'

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'I was interested, but not surprised, to read a recent report produced by CareerStructure.com into female employment within the construction sector. They found, for over half of the built environment professionals surveyed, that less than 10% of their team are currently female. This is yet another confirmation that the construction industry still has a long way to go before proving its credentials in equality.

The concern of the 400+ construction professionals surveyed is so great that more than half of them believe that a quota should be introduced to ensure that companies within the industry do employ a certain number of women in their workforce, never mind at board level. The use of quotas is backed by extensive research into gender imbalanced teams, which reinforce the importance of having a diverse work force of both men and women. In addition, where women are employed in the construction sector, they tend to have HR, Marketing, Admin and occasionally Finance roles.

Despite the concerns over the lack of women in construction, only 26% believed there was no barrier to entry for women seeking a career in the sector. Having worked in primarily male dominated sectors for most of my career, first as a research chemist and then entering construction, I personally have never regarded gender as a barrier to career progression and neither did Margaret Thatcher! In fact there have been many plusses to being female. Bright colours do make you stand out from the dark-suited crowd!'

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'The owners of the Anna Louise Inn told federal officials several times in the past three years that they intend to run a women-only facility after renovating the inn with tax dollars, even though fair housing laws generally forbid excluding one gender.

At the same time, the owners did not publicly disclose that the inn might have to allow men for the first time in more than a century if they failed to get an exemption from fair housing laws.

Those findings, based on an Enquirer review of public records, come less than a month after Western & Southern Financial Group accused the city and the inn’s owners of lying about the planned $13 million renovation of the historic property.'

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HYOLO (Mana) -- Over 3,400 youths in Thyolo have been circumcised and many more are still dropping in for Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision (VMMC).

Thyolo District Youth Officer, Doreen Mbendera, told the Malawi News Agency (Mana) that many youths have the strongest motivation of HIV prevention and are also encouraged by their culture to circumcise.

“Already, Thyolo is a circumcision district and many youths were encouraged by the messages which are being transmitted. Being a vibrant group that is sexually active, they were motivated by the benefits.

“And in some cases, some males openly said they went for circumcision after being motivated by girls who refused to date them. I believe girls can also help in motivating boys if they understand what they can benefit like issues relating to minimized risk of cervical cancer,” said Mbendera.

Mbendera said girls who are sexually active seem to have a sense of security if their partners are circumcised.'