Video report here. Not to say those who skip bail are to be sympathized with, especially as it puts others on the hook for it. But I wonder, if a group of "we're men!" bondsmen ran around locking up female suspects and going out of their way to shame them for it, do you suppose it'd be so well-received by the press?

They have it pretty much set up to dissuade any men from joining their efforts unless he just wants to wash cars. Though I cannot help but think that somewhere out there, there is not a man ready to wear a pink shirt and use pink handcuffs whilst seizing wanted fugitives. It is, after all, a rough economy. But I doubt you'll see a discrimination suit brought against these sisters any time soon.

Video story here. Apparently the subject of the video got caught or admitted to being unfaithful and so his wife required him (presumably under threat of some other event, like divorce) to stand on a street corner wearing a sign saying he cheated. The commentators seem happy about it, with one of them suggesting (predictably, the male commentator) that this doesn't go far enough to punish the man.

Well, I have some thoughts. First off, marital fidelity and infidelity are private matters, or at least I feel they ought to be. Wearing a sign saying you're a cheater and standing on a street corner pretty much destroys that. It destroys it for the man's wife, too. So it is surely a sign that the man in question has some serious self-respect/boundary issues. (I imagine the man's wife does, too, albeit ones of a different nature.)

Via Jeremy S: Missed the live interview? Not to worry. Go to this link and click on the entry from the archive list entitled "Marc Rudov, the No Nonsense Man".

You will hear his interview with John Oakley this morning about the Chris Brown-Rihanna domestic violence travesty. It's a 15-minute interview and worth every second of listening. Marc has it absolutely right. It's a great, solid interview. I urge you to listen, you won't be disappointed.

Article here. Excerpt:

'Divorce cases, especially celebrity splits, can get nasty, with bitterness-inspired accusations flying, sometimes with little regard for the truth. But when it's final, how does a celebrity target of those reputation-damaging claims – in the age of the Internet spread instantly around the globe – regain the esteem of those who read and perhaps believe the mud?

Craig Schelske is finding out.

He's the former husband of country music star Sara Evans. Their divorce was final some time ago and both have moved on with their lives. But Schelske described the smear-attacks he endured and its impact on his life.

Those allegations included claims of photographic evidence of sexual misbehavior on Schelske's part, including statements that he posted explicit images in the digital world – allegations he has denied throughout the process.

Now Schelske is working with a newly formed organization called FamiliesUnite.org that seeks to protect parents who are targeted in those divorce fights.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'As a successful working mother, Jo Joyce always thought that women could have it all.

A high-flying divorce lawyer, she revelled in the cut and thrust of the courtroom, proudly combining her career with bringing up two young children, Ross and Madelaine.

With her businessman husband, Andy, the family lived in a £600,000 detached house set in a three-acre garden in a glorious part of Nottinghamshire.
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After years of high profile stunts by male pressure groups, such as Fathers4Justice, many people assume that men still systematically fare badly in battles over custody (or what is now known as the residency) of children heard in family courts.

Yet, gradually, the pendulum is swinging against mothers or, at least, mothers who go out to work.

Article here. Excerpt:

'London - After months of taking a beating over allegations of heavy-handedness, Britain's largest police force is trying a new tack: handing women commanders the reins.

In a bid to maintain control of a potentially explosive situation, the Metropolitan Police Service is taking a "softly, softly" approach this week as environmental campaigners undertake five days of action against targets ranging from government buildings to the offices of multinational mining firm Rio Tinto.
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The move is based on the theory, according to some experts, that policewomen often view their work as a public service, while policemen approach their task from the perspective of "control through authority."'

Story here. Notice the woman smiling in the police photo. Excerpt:

'A Medford woman accused of drowning a friend's puppy earlier this month was arrested last week.

Article here. Another completely outrageous domestic violence picture included with the article. Excerpt:

'Coin tokens with the message "Don't live with domestic abuse" will be handed to Berkshire residents to raise awareness about the issue.

The tokens, which are the same size as a £1 coin, can be used for shopping trolleys and gym lockers, Slough Borough Council said.

The contact number for the charity Women's Aid is included on the coins.

Slough Domestic Abuse Forum members will hand the tokens out at Montem Leisure Centre on Wednesday.'

Article here. Women work less hours and hold more part time jobs? Looks like the author explained the wage gap myth without even knowing it. Excerpt:

'Women (and men who care about women and our future generations) should be involved in the health care debate currently taking place in Washington, D.C., and there are many reasons why.

Women’s health care needs are generally greater than men’s, particularly in their reproductive years. However, in curious contrast, our current system makes it more difficult for women to obtain and afford the health care services they need.
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About 40 percent of all women are employed full-time, whereas more than half, or about 60 percent of men, are employed full-time. Additionally, many of those women working full-time are employed by small companies that do not provide health insurance.
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And women as a group work fewer hours than men. In a recent survey, more than 50 percent of all women reported delaying or avoiding health care services as opposed to 39 percent of men.'

Article here. Excerpt:

Story here. Excerpt:

'An 18-year-old girl who allegedly opened a false gang rape case while she in fact secretly spent time with her boyfriend, will have to attend a diversion programme if she wants to avoid criminal prosecution.

This was decided after the Atteridgeville Magistrate's Court's control prosecutor and a probation officer discussed the case on Tuesday.

The teenager was arrested on Monday, on a charge of perjury, two days after she had opened a rape case at the Atteridgeville Police Station.
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When she got home on August 22, she apparently lied to her parents, claiming she had been kidnapped by six unknown men and taken to Rustenburg and repeatedly raped.

After registering a false rape case at the Atteridgeville Police Station, the girl was taken to a doctor for treatment and examination at the State's expense.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'A night of infidelity covered up by a snowballing lie came unstuck for a young Palmerston North mother.

Jaimee-Lee Fawcett, 19, received a six-month suspended sentence and ordered to pay police and ACC reparations of more than $1200 in the Palmerston North District Court yesterday for making a false allegation of rape.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Chris Whitmore told the court Fawcett had made the false statement after she told her boyfriend she was raped by a man she had met during a night out drinking.

Her boyfriend had then persuaded her to complain to police, which she did on June 30 but she had made up a name for the man she alleged had raped her.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Boys have leapfrogged over girls in maths GCSE results, bagging more of the top grades for the first time since 1997 after the government scrapped coursework last year.

The remarkable two percentage point increase in the proportion of top grades awarded to boys for maths sparked a debate about whether girls and boys should be assessed differently after experts claimed that girls thrived in coursework tests while their male classmates did better at cramming for exams.

A 20-year trend of girls increasingly outperforming boys could begin to reverse next year because coursework is due to be scrapped for nearly all subjects following the move with maths this year. The decision to reduce coursework was made amid concerns of increasing plagiarism, but it now appears it will have a significant impact on the gender gap in education and could disadvantage girls.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Women on the board can be bad for a company’s coffers but they waste no time in ousting male chief executives who are not up to the job.

The claims by two academics appear to support suggestions this week by Harriet Harman that “men cannot be trusted to run things on their own”. Labour’s deputy leader and Equality Minister has also hinted that the credit crisis could have been prevented if more women had been present on bank boards — the so-called Lehman Sisters effect.

Research in the Journal of Financial Economics found that while female board members behaved more like independent directors, this did not necessarily translate into bigger profits. It said that too much interference from directors could result in a loss of trust and lack of information-sharing, further reducing profitability.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'NASHVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) -- The accused came from all walks of life: Retirees, dads and twentysomethings. An engineer, a business owner and an auto worker. A man in a wheelchair. Men in need of Spanish or Farsi translators.

All had tried to buy a prostitute's services and were caught by police. It was their first offense, and a county court referred them to a one-day program called the John School. It's a program run by volunteers and city officials in conjunction with Magdalene House, a nonprofit that works to get prostitutes off the streets.

School is led by former prostitutes, health experts, psychologists and law enforcement officers who talk to -- and at times berate -- the men about the risks of hiring a prostitute.

Prostitution is based on the law of supply and demand. The thinking is: Women won't stop selling sex until men stop buying.'