Article here. Excerpt:

'Proponents of no-fault divorce say that forcing couples to accuse each other of wrongdoing, abuse, infidelity, neglect, can make a difficult process even worse -- not only for the couple but for the children involved and also can lead to tremendous legal costs. "No one cares about no-fault divorce until their marriage is falling apart and they find out, "Oh, my god, there is no no-fault option," said Sen. Liz Krueger, who supports the Hassell-Thompson legislation, "Couples find out they have to allege something that may not really be true."

Bing said the legislation will decrease domestic violence by helping the abused partner get out of a bad marriage quickly. "I think for years there was concern that women in a lesser financial situation than their spouse would be in a bad position," said Bing, "But we've seen it work in other states, and it has reduced rates of domestic violence and the cost of divorce, because people aren't spending years in litigation."

Video here. Essentially, the woman and her lawyer blame the victim and school system for her violent outburst. Her lawyer claims the teacher was not trying to hurt the child but just wanted to get his attention by intimidating him. The teacher also places blame on the boy's mother for not being more active in her son's life. This woman seems void of any sense of accountability and appears to have a million excuses for her actions.

Via email from Philip Cook:

For those interested in tuning in, I will be interviewed tonight (Wed., 5/19/10) at 10PM EST/7PM PST on the G.L. Henderson internet radio show. Subject: Abused Men-The Hidden Side of Domestic Violence. The show airs LIVE every Wed 10pm EST on http://www.artistfirst.com/ to listeners in over 142 nations.

Story here.

'The Batavia Police Department said reports of the abduction of a 14-year-old girl Monday were false and that no abduction occurred.

In a written statement, police said after an extensive police investigation and investigations by the Child Advocacy Center and the Batavia City School District, it was determined the reported victim found herself in a situation where she felt she needed to alter the facts regarding her whereabouts.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Search the University of Toronto faculty for experts on the study of women and you’ll find more than 40 academics with research interests including “women’s mental health,” “women and religion” and even “women’s fast pitch.”

Conduct the identical search for “men” as a research topic and discover two lonely academics, both of whom specialize in gay men.

Of the genders, it seems feminine distinctions have become overwhelmingly more fascinating to the academe.

Witness the well-entrenched women’s studies departments in universities across Canada and the United States — important academic centres of inquiry that have provided a steady pulse for the feminist movement.

Now have a look for men’s studies programs.

Or, don’t bother.

I looked.

As far as anyone in the field can tell, there’s only one in North America, located at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, N.Y. which offers a minor in the field.

Article here. Excerpt:

'Given that some women will make false rape allegations, shouldn’t the law protect the identity of both the alleged culprit and victim before the courts issue a verdict?
It should, says Dr. Zein Kebonang, a legal expert and former law lecturer at the University of Botswana who is now operations director at Botswana-UPenn Partnership.

It shouldn’t, counters Mpho Mahopolo of Women Against Rape (WAR), a Maun-based NGO.

Kebonang says that once made, the allegation becomes a stigma that attaches itself to the falsely accused for the rest of his life. He suggests that largely has to do with the fact that the court of public opinion is notoriously unforgiving.

Article here. This has been reported a couple times already here on MANN (search on "postpartum" in our search box) but each time, new information is revealed. Good to see interest in it continues. How men are affected when a new baby comes into their lives is important. After all, having babies ain't all about mommy, is it? Excerpt:

'It's not just new moms who get postpartum depression. More than one in 10 fathers become depressed after the birth of their child, too, according to a new study that researchers said underscores the need for more awareness of men's depression.

Postpartum depression in mothers has been well-recognized, but much less attention has been focused on how new fathers fare. That's because women are usually the primary care givers and postpartum depression was considered a condition likely linked to hormonal changes in pregnancy. Experts say treating depression, whether it's in the mother or father, is important because it raises the risk for long-term behavioral and psychiatric problems in the child.

Story here. Excerpt:

'A male lawyer was wrongfully sacked because his bosses feared they would be sued if they fired his female colleague while she was on maternity leave.

In a rare instance of a man claiming sex discrimination, John de Belin won £123,000 in damages after one of Britain's biggest law firms 'deprived him of his livelihood'.

Mr de Belin, 45, was one of two associates facing redundancy from Eversheds' property division in Leeds. The other was Angela Reinholz, 40.

To decide who would be sacked, the firm undertook an assessment of both Mr de Belin's and Mrs Reinholz's abilities, including financial performance, discipline history and absence records.

Mr de Belin was fired in February 2009 after losing by just half a point, scoring 27 out of 39 in the exercise against Mrs Reinholz's 27.5.

But he later learned that the test score had been 'unfairly inflated' to the advantage of his female colleague.

Blog entry here. Excerpt:

'The call-in lines were jammed as Fathers & Families’ Board Chairman Ned Holstein, M.D., M.S. debated two Ohio child support officials on NPR in Cleveland May 14. To listen to audio of the show, click here. Dr. Holstein is on from 25:30 to 40:30.

To comment on the NPR website, click here.

The show, The Sound of Ideas on Cleveland’s NPR affiliate WCPN 90.3 FM is hosted by Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist Regina Brett.

Holstein debated Jennifer Bheam, the Director of the Summit County Child Support Enforcement Agency and John Galonski, Chief Assistant Prosecutor for Child Support, Summit County.

Holstein expressed Fathers & Families’ view that while we believe all parents should support their children both emotionally and financially, the war on so-called “deadbeat dads” is often just a war against low-income/minority/hard luck fathers. This is particularly true in the recession.'

Video here. Caption:

'Before healthcare reform was passed, the U.S. did not have national protection against sexual discrimination in healthcare or insurance. Dr. Jennifer Ashton talks with Marcia Greenberger, founder of the National Women's Law Center, about protecting women's rights.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'A UNIVERSITY lecturer disciplined after he showed a female colleague an article about the sex life of fruit bats is demanding his sanctions be reversed.

Dr Dylan Evans, who lectures in behavioural science at University College Cork (UCC) School of Medicine, says the university president Professor Michael Murphy has imposed harsh sanctions on him for showing an article from a peer-reviewed scientific journal to a colleague.

Now, UCC is at the centre of an embarrassing international debate on political correctness.

The university refused to officially comment on his claim that a two-year period of intensive monitoring and counselling had been imposed. But a copy of the president's letter posted online confirms the sanctions.

Article here. Excerpt:

'Academic and workplace strides among women are outpacing those of men in the United States and the gains are affecting who educated women marry, sociologists say. Studies find women are marrying men with less education. The income balance is shifting in American households.

If dating is a numbers game, then single ladies should consider this: A Pew Research Center report this year noted a surge in women between the ages of 30 and 44 making more money than their husbands. Women made more money than men in 22 percent of married couples surveyed in 2007, compared with 4 percent in 1970. While men make more money overall and hold more management positions, women are making greater gains.

"The supply of men has changed," said D'Vera Cohn, senior writer at the Pew Research Center's Social and Demographic Trends project. "The pool of college educated men isn't growing as rapidly as it is for women."
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Via Jeremy S:

Presented by London Equal Parenting Committee

Tickets will be available at the door or can be purchased online at canadianepc.com

You can also contact Brad at lepcinfo-at-gmail.com

See the event page at http://www.canadianepc.com/lepc/

Article here. Excerpt:

"Thirtysomethings could routinely conceive babies using IVF within a decade because it will have become better than sex as a means of reproduction, scientists have predicted.

According to a new report, advances in IVF technology mean it will be possible to produce embryos with a success rate of virtually 100% and cultivate them in computer-controlled storage facilities.

The advance will ease the pressure on couples who have delayed having children until their late thirties or forties, perhaps to pursue a career.

They may routinely opt for IVF rather than sex to reproduce, giving themselves a greater chance of conceiving through IVF than young adults in peak condition, who have only a one-in-four chance a month of conceiving naturally.

Article here. Excerpt:

"The Ministry of Defence has launched a campaign warning female soldiers to carry condoms after an alarming number of pregnancies at bases in Afghanistan.

Adverts in the Army’s official magazine Soldier warn ‘on deployment, there’ll be 50 blokes to each woman’ and urge female squaddies, medics and administrative staff to use a condom or ‘face something you really don’t want to hear.’

Officially, a ‘no-touching’ rule bans military personnel from having sex in a war zone. But, according to senior officers, provided sexual relationships are between soldiers of a similar rank and do not impact on operations commanders often turn a blind eye.
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A Freedom of Information response last year revealed that between January 2003 and February 2009, at least 102 British servicewomen posted to Iraq had been sent home after it was found they were to become mothers.