Article here. Excerpt:

'Or maybe females have removed their shackles and put them on males. In her book, "The Trouble with Boys," journalist Peg Tyre investigates an education system in which women principals oversee women teachers who treat girl behavior as standard. All the way down this gynocracy, normal male behavior (squirming in preschool, being more interested in war stories than relationships, pretending to shoot each other) is redefined as antisocial, threatening, or (most sinister of all) indicative of "special needs" that gets boys disappeared to the Gitmo of Special Ed. (Boys are diagnosed with attention disorders at four times the rate of girls).

"Girls have been oppressed by men since the dawn of time," one sarcastic letter writer declared to Tyre. "Now we're on top for a nanosecond and it's a crisis." Note the "We." Too many women (liberal women, it seems to me) think of females as much like a sports team, in mortal competition with the other team. Only one "side" can win.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'YOUNG women are no longer just lying back and thinking of England, they are actively seeking out sexual partners - even more so than men.
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The study of 2000 women in the UK, commissioned by More magazine, found that by the age of 21, women have had an average of nine sexual partners - two more than their male partner.
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But if a woman met someone she really liked, 56 per cent would make him wait "a month or more" before she would have sex with him.

Of the women surveyed, 50 per cent admitted they had cheated on a partner and half of those had been unfaithful at least twice.

Only 25 per cent said they had a partner who cheated on them.

If a man did cheat, 99 per cent of young women would dump him.'

Letter here. Excerpt:

'This letter from the Ontario Minister for Women Issues is typical of the misleading information that plagues Canadian policy on domestic violence. Partner homicide is extremely rare, and the Ontario Death Review Committee cherry-picked cases that would support the Ministry's view of domestic violence. The Ontario cases are ones that the committee decided were domestic violence, and do not include all cases of homicide, as the system selects out female precipitated homicides as "manslaughter" or lesser charges.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'SINGING Santas have been striving to keep the father in Christmas with a protest outside Burton County Court.

The members of Fathers 4 Justice, many of whom are "victims of failing family law", sang doctored carols highlighting the 'injustice' of the fact that one in four children will not see their dad this Christmas.

Among the festive tunes were Deck The Judge For He Is Biased and Tis The Season To Free Jolly - an ode to Jolly Stainsby, an activist recently jailed for climbing on cainet member Harriet Harman's roof.'

Radio archive here. "Barbara Kay brings to our attention that men are equally abused by women, and yet most of the time stay silent."

Story here. Excerpt:

'A mother accused of selling her newborn twin boys for £9,000 to pay for a liposuction operation was involved in an online rent-a-womb trade with women desperate to have children, it was claimed today.
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Tamara Stegeman said that Ringoir had run sperm 'parties' at her large family home in Lovendegem, a village near Ghent, where she charged £300 a time to be impregnated with her husband's sperm.
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After her marriage break-up, Ringoir now has a new boyfriend, Mitch. In an interview with a Belgian newspaper last week he claimed that her husband had put her under pressure 'to have her body rebuilt'.

'Sonia never had debts before she met Marc,' he added.

Ringoir can't be charged with trading in her babies as this is not a crime under Belgian law. She now faces between one month and five years in jail if convicted. The case had shocked Belgium and there are now calls by politicians to change the law.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'DISCRIMINATION against dominant white males will soon be encouraged in a bid to boost the status of women, the disabled and cultural and religious minorities.

Such positive discrimination -- treating people differently in order to obtain equality for marginalised groups - is set to be legalised under planned changes to the Equal Opportunity Act foreshadowed last week by state Attorney-General Rob Hulls.
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Companies and public bodies accused of discrimination can only be held to account after a complaint has been made.

But the proposed changes go much further, allowing the commission to inquire into discrimination, seize documents and search and enter premises after attempts to bring about change have failed.

Businesses and individuals would be required to change their ways even if a complaint had not been received.

Action could be taken where an unlawful act was "likely to occur", not just in cases where discrimination has taken place.'

Article here. Excerpt:

Story here.

'ET confirms with police that Anna Anka, wife of veteran entertainer Paul Anka, was arrested and booked on domestic battery against her husband.

According to the police report, Anna allegedly hurled a piece of ice at Paul that hit him in the head. Paul went to the hospital to get the resulting wound closed up with two staples, then later returned home to find no sign of Anna.

The police report says Paul called authorities and reported her missing. When Anna eventually returned home, cops became aware of the situation and arrested her for domestic battery. The Ventura County D.A.'s office rejected the case.

Paul and Anna married in the summer of '08 and have one child together.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'ATLANTA, Dec 12, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Men's increasing relevance as an influential buying audience in the home environment is featured in a new white paper, Missing Males, just released by Kleber & Associates (K&A).

Missing Males provides the marketplace with evidence of the importance of tapping into the male demographic to increase market share, and ways to effectively market and sell to today's male consumers by identifying five male personas -- Solo Pilot, 21st Century Bachelor, Domestic Techie, Practical Papa and Mr. Gender Neutrality.

Article here. Excerpt:

"It's a shameful fact that when you look at a homeless population, you can go '1,2,3,4,' and that fourth person will be a homeless vet," he said.

Patterson said that according to a 2007 count by the Greater Lansing Homeless Resolution Network, there are about 800 homeless veterans in Lansing.

"When you look at the addition of beds for the homeless - homeless vets in particular - it's something that's needed," said Joan Jackson Johnson, director of Lansing's Human Relations and Community Services Department, who attended the ceremony. "We have too many veterans that are homeless."

Article here. Excerpt:

'I wouldn’t be at all surprised if The Dangerous Book for Boys were banned by zealous school groups, social workers, and other moral busybodies. I first encountered this admirable work when it was published in London last year. I liked its retro look–the lettering and typography of the cover recalls an earlier, more swashbuckling era–and I thought at first it must be a reprint. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that a book containing instructions on how to make catapults, how to hunt and cook a rabbit, how to play poker, how to make a waterbomb, was published today, the high noon of nannydom.
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And speaking of “boys,” have you noticed how unprogressive the word sounds in today’s English? It is almost as retrograde as “girls,” a word that I knew was on the way out when an academic couple I know proudly announced that they had just presented the world with a “baby woman.”

Article here. Excerpt:

'The male suicide rate is nearly three times higher than that of women, according to figures released today by the Ministry of Health.

The figures relate to deaths in 2006, the most recent data available. 524 deaths by suicide with recorded in 2006, of which 386 were male.

Suicide Prevention Information New Zealand (SPINZ), a service of the Mental Health Foundation, says the rate of male suicide has decreased 22.7% since 1995, but the over-representation of men continues to be an area of concern.

"Depression is the single biggest risk factor for suicide, and for many men - particularly Maori men - it remains undiagnosed," says Merryn Statham, Director of SPINZ. "Reaching people, especially men, with information encouraging them to seek help is essential, as well as ensuring that mental health services are truly responsive."'

Essay here. Excerpt:

'This victim mentality is self-limiting. Far too many women attribute their personal failures to societal bias. While sexism does fuel some people’s actions, discrimination alone does not account for all outcome inequalities. Blaming others for our situation is often much easier than self-reflection, but avoiding responsibility is not a successful life strategy. Instead, focusing on self-improvement is a proactive way to handle setbacks. Character development can only happen when we take responsibility for our actions.

Victims see themselves at the mercy of some kind of construct such as “the system” or “the Man” and may resign themselves to a lower position than they otherwise could achieve. Many women’s advocacy groups overemphasize sexism in American society and portray women as helpless victims. This mindset does not empower women to take control of their lives. Rather, it places women at the mercy of ambiguous societal pressures.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'BROWNWOOD -- The former foster mom accused of having sex with a 13-year-old foster child in her care, and having a child by the boy, was found guilty Friday and sentenced to 10 years probation.

The jury deliberated less than an hour before returning a guilty verdict about 11:30 a.m. against Phylicia Humphries, 26, for sexual assault of a child.

But it took more than five hours of deliberation before the jury assessed 10 years probation and a $10,000 fine. The sentence was handed down by 35th District Judge Stephen Ellis at around 7 p.m. Ellis added 90 days in jail as a condition of the sentence. Humphries will begin serving the 90-day sentence at the Brown County Jail on Dec. 29. Humphries also will be restricted from being around children under 17 and must register as a sex offender.'