Article here. Excerpt:

'Dr Catherine Hakim argues that existing legislation has already eradicated sexism against women, and that the remaining gender pay gap is down to the different career choices made by men and women.

She accuses feminists of peddling "myths" about the extra hours put in by women and their thwarted career ambitions to justify "futile and perverse" attempts to help them balance work and family life.

And Dr Hakim, a senior research fellow at the London School of Economics, warns that any further strengthening of equality laws on employment – for instance by forcing both mothers and fathers to share parental leave – risks damaging the career prospects of men.'

Article here. Maybe next year they'll have 'National Women Shovel Snow Day'. Excerpt:

'Non-cooking men, should you be game to celebrate National Men Make Dinner Day, here are the ground rules, as paraphrased from the official holiday Web site:

- Dinner must be made from a "published" recipe from either a cookbook or the Internet. The recipe should contain a minimum of four ingredients and use at least one cooking utensil other than a fork. Check the above mentioned Web site for some deliciously simple recipes.

- Man must do all the shopping for any ingredients that aren't already in the kitchen.
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- Man is responsible for setting table nicely with candles, as well as cleaning up the kitchen as he goes, clearing the table, and loading the dishwasher.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'Sarah E. Ellison, a 31-year-old woman who ran a day care center at her Fort Meade home, was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday on charges that she repeatedly molested a 14-year-old boy.

Ellison is the first Maryland woman indicted for sexual abuse of a minor under the two-year-old Project Safe Childhood Program, a partnership among state, local and federal officials designed to combat sexual exploitation of children.

According to the two-count indictment, the boy attended a middle school with Ellison's two stepchildren, whom he considered friends. He would sometimes hang out at her house after school because of the relationships. Between November 2005 and June 2006, the indictment alleges, Ellison and the boy had sexual contact by "touching each other between 10 and 20 times and, on occasion, mutually masturbating each other."

Story here. Excerpt:

'Larry Summers, President Clinton's last treasury secretary, is reportedly at the top of the list of candidates being considered to fill the role of chief financial officer of the government.

And he probably should be.

Summers' economic credentials are sterling -- an undergraduate degree from MIT and a doctoral degree in economics from Harvard. He has written influential academic papers, became one of the youngest tenured professors in Harvard's history at the age of 28 and served as chief economist of the World Bank. He even worked as an economic adviser in the Reagan administration.
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After leaving Treasury in 2001, Summers became the president of Harvard. His tenure there was marked by a series of controversies.

The most damning was when he said basic genetic differences between the sexes may be one reason why fewer women succeed in math and science careers.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'Eastern Cape - The Department of Health will soon provide private wards in hospitals throughout the Eastern Cape Province to accommodate patients who are admitted to hospital due to botched traditional circumcisions.
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"The young people who undergo circumcision are the future of this province and if we want to grow the economy of this province, we need to make sure that they return from the circumcision schools healthy," she said.
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This follows the death of four boys after being rescued from various initiation schools in the province.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'They may not know it, but these men are what academics call "difference" or "cultural" feminists, believing that women deserve equal rights not because, as humans, they are basically the same as men, but because of their differences--and even that those differences in some ways make women superior.

Story here. Excerpt:

'A Bowie woman has pleaded guilty to leaving her 14-month-old daughter in the back of a hot SUV.
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Fortlage faces up to 30 days in jail and a $500 fine at sentencing in January.

Her attorney said Fortlage didn't realize the girl was still in the car when she parked at the mall. He said after an investigation, Child Protective Services only recommended that Fortlage take a parenting class, which she has completed. She still has custody of all three of her children.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'A former University at Buffalo student has recanted her story about being kidnapped and raped last December on the North Campus in Amherst, university police said Wednesday.

Detectives had been investigating the case but found no witnesses or evidence, UB Police Chief Gerald W. Shanley Jr. said.

“There was nothing to corroborate the victim’s story, and she would not do any follow-up interviews with us,” Schoenle said.
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Criminal charges for making a false report will not be filed, according to Schoenle.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - A woman who falsely reported a rape in Pearl was arrested late Thursday and may face criminal charges. Pearl police tell WLBT News they have been besieged by calls and e-mails from concerned citizens about allegations of a rape in that city.
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The woman could face felony charges. "She can indeed and we are contemplating those charges at this time,." according to Townsend.'

Article here. An amazing report. Excerpt:

'The stereotype of the 16-year-old boy is that he has sex on the brain. But a fascinating new report suggests that boys are motivated more by love and a desire to form real relationships with the girls they date.

The report, published in this month’s Journal of Adolescence, paints a far different picture of teen boys than the stereotype of testosterone-fueled youth. Psychology researchers from the State University of New York at Oswego surveyed 105 10th-grade boys whose average age was about 16. The boys, most of whom said they were heterosexual, were given surveys asking them to select various reasons why they asked girls out, dated and pursued physical relationships. Most of the boys had dating experience, and about 40 percent were sexually active.'

Story here Excerpt:

'A teacher stalked a colleague at a top state school by bombarding him with unwanted love letters saying she wanted to be his 'flesh and blood', an employment tribunal heard.

Helen Vipond was said to have continued to pester German teacher Jamie Meharg - who was given police protection during the two-year period when the alleged stalking took place.

The tribunal in Ashford heard that Mrs Vipond, 62, sent up to ten letters and made repeated unwanted visits to 42-year-old Meharg's classroom at the respected Darrick Wood secondary in Orpington, Kent.'

Presentation by Mr. Joakim Ramstedt from Gothenburg, Sweden, the musician:

"My hope is that you will spread this film to as many as possible. I want my country to feel ashamed of what they are doing to our children.

Sweden is violating the UN children's rights act article 9 that states that a child has the RIGHT to a close and intimate relationship with both its parents. In Sweden, fathers are losing custody in 95% of all cases. It doesn't matter if the mother is unfit. She wins anyway. That is abuse and torture for the men and children that are affected, and it's causing a lot of problems for the kids in their life. This needs to stop."

Permission granted to embed and spread the video.

Via Greg Andresen, from Bettina Ardent:

"Hi Greg,

I wonder if you can help me. I am trying to contact all the key people working in the men's health area. I am seeking their help with a project I am working on, as I need men to volunteer for the research. See notice attached explaining what it is all about. Please see also my website http://www.bettinaarndt.com.au/ for more information.

Thanks, Tina"

Story here. I found it ironic; New Hampshire also has the country's only state-funded Commission on the Status of Men, too. Excerpt:

'New Hampshire’s State Senate is now unlike any in the country and unlike any before it. After Tuesday’s election, women now make up the majority of the New Hampshire State Senate. In an election year that saw Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and Nancy Pelosi grab headlines and airtime across the country, New Hampshire didn’t just vote blue, it voted for women.
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Previously ten women held senate seats out of twenty-four in Concord, but now they hold thirteen.'

Imagine that, "gender-representative parity" all without having to get the legal system to mandate it? Will wonders never cease? But what if by 2012, 75% of the NH Senate is made up of women? Will there be a push on by those women to get more men into the Senate like there has been for years the other way? I guess we'll see. But <<let's don't>> hold our breaths, hmm? :)

Story here. Excerpt:

'Premiership referee Mark Clattenburg's ex-girlfriend has been arrested on suspicion of trashing his luxury sports car.

His Porsche Boxster, worth £40,000, was vandalised outside a flat he owns in Gosforth, Newcastle, in August.

A corrosive substance was splattered on the side of the vehicle, which has a private registration, causing thousands of pounds of damage.

Now, it has emerged his former lover and business partner Susan Clegg has been arrested by Northumbria Police in connection with the incident.

The 35-year-old, of Gateshead, is helping police with their inquiries and must answer bail later this month, when she could face charges.'