Article here. Excerpt:

'Theories about why so few men choose to become teachers, particularly at the elementary level, are well-discussed in education circles: the perception that teaching is a "female" profession continues; the pay, especially in the early years, is lower than other fields; the notion that men who choose to work with young children could be viewed as predators persists.

A question that sparks more debate is this: Does having male teachers matter?
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"There's been this equation between how boys do in school and having male teachers, and somehow having a male teacher will make boys better learners," Wallace said. "What they need is really good teachers. And a really good male teacher? Great. A really good female teacher? Great. What we need are really good teachers who are able to engage students at all levels."'

Article here. British women make up 65% of college students yet the higher education system is too masculine? I suspect they'll be a major government based college initiative for women to gain 'equality'. Excerpt:

'The research, based on in-depth interviews with 10 male and 10 female students at a leading international school, demonstrates how the masculine environment still makes it harder for women to fit in. It also shows that both the male majority and the female minority of students appear to accept as an inevitability that business is done according to male rules.
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More subtle strategies are needed to challenge students to understand how gender shapes organisational culture and practices, the study argues.

Introducing examples of less traditional business women and men into the curriculum would show that “working with gender diversity is part of what it means to do business”. So would inviting people from diverse backgrounds to teach case studies.

Story here. Excerpt:

'A 16-year-old girl has been handed a 12 month referral order including counselling sessions after falsely accusing a man of raping her, Yourmaidstone reports.

Maidstone magistrates heard the teenager had claimed a 19-year-old youth had dragged her into his home and raped her.

But she concocted the story after having consensual sex with the man she accused, as she had a boyfriend.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'A BAHRAINI woman has been arrested for reporting a false rape case to police in Isa Town.
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She later changed her story, saying she was out with one of the men, when the other two turned up and all three raped her. But the told prosecutors during questioning that the woman had actually been in a relationship with all three of them and that they never had sex with her against her will.
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The woman has currently been detained on charges of reporting a false case to the police, while two of the men have been charged with theft. All defendants will remain in custody until their case goes to court next week.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Then I left the egalitarianism of the classroom for the cubicle, and everything changed. The realization that the knowledge and skills acquired in school don’t always translate at the office is something that all college graduates, men and women, must face. But for women, I have found, the adjustment tends to be much harder. It was certainly hard for me — I lasted only nine months in my first job out of college.
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RECENTLY I had a conversation with a male friend, a reporter in his mid-20s, about how hard it is to ask for money and negotiate for raises. He looked puzzled that I’d have an aversion to something that he does with ease, telling me: “When I want a raise, I just ask for it. And even if they say no, I’ll keep asking for it.”

The American Association of University Women found that men who are a year out of college make 20 percent more in weekly pay than their female co-workers do. Why? Because my friend and scores of other young men understand the central tenet of a bigger paycheck: ask and you shall receive.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'While the real-estate market was expanding, single women benefited as never before. But when the boom went bust, guess which segment was among the biggest losers.
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Over the past decade or so, single women have become a major force in the housing market. The proportion of single female homebuyers climbed from 14% in 1995 to 22% last year, according to the National Association of Realtors. And by 2010, single women will make up about 28% of homeowners, Fannie Mae estimates.

But those gains haven't come without a price. Several studies have shown that women -- and women of color, in particular -- are more likely than men to be targets of subprime and predatory lenders, and that many of the women who have lost their homes to foreclosure could have qualified for lower-cost loans. And although there are no data comparing foreclosure rates between men and women, subprime loans have a higher rate of default. So with foreclosures soaring, experts say women are at particular risk of losing their homes.'

Utterly astonishing misandry! And from the usually pretty sensible Daily Mail too. I know it's supposed to be a 'humorous' piece, but it's impossible to imagine a similar article with the genders reversed getting published in the mainstream media. Read it here. Excerpt:

"Yes, she is thinking of getting him neutered in the near future, although pleaded with us not to mention this in front of him. 'I know we shouldn't anthropomorphise men, shouldn't assume they feel as we do, but even so,' she said.
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She hopes the neutering will reduce any remaining dominance - 'so wearisome, all the male dominance stuff' - and will also stop him from 'roaming' for bitches. 'I wouldn't mind so much, but he roams late at night using those very expensive phone numbers. It's costing us a fortune.'"

Unbelievable.

Article here. Excerpt:

'In 1984, Walter Mondale's choice of Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate shattered a glass ceiling as old as the republic, thrilled feminists and helped create a gender gap among voters that has aided Democrats ever since. That was 24 years before another woman, Sarah Palin, was named to a national ticket, and this time, it is conservatives who think they have seized the political advantage.
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Palin herself framed her selection in historic terms yesterday, noting it came "88 years almost to the day after the women of America first gained the right to vote," and she seemed to go out of her way to pay homage to Clinton, while declaring that she would carry on her quest to become the first woman elected to national office.

"It was rightly noted in Denver this week that Hillary left 18 million cracks in the highest, hardest glass ceiling in America," she told the crowd. "But it turns out the women of America aren't finished yet, and we can shatter that glass ceiling once and for all."'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Amidst the hoopla surrounding Sen. Joseph Biden's ascendancy to the right hand of Barack Obama, something was curiously missing. Over the last 15 years, Biden has repeatedly bragged to his friends and colleagues, "What I'm most proud of in my entire career is the Violence Against Women Act." So why no mention of his legislative pride-and-joy amidst the flurry of text messages, press releases, and staged public appearances?

The answer is, VAWA has become something of an embarrassment to the good senator.
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Forget everything you learned in your high school civics class about due process, innocent until proven guilty, and equal treatment under law. VAWA-inspired laws have carved out an Alice-in-Wonderland world in our legal system in which any partner disagreement qualifies as domestic "violence," in which persons never qualify "offender" with the word "alleged," and in which a person so accused can seldom restore his good name.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'Denise Harvey, 40, of Vero Beach, was sentenced to 30 years in state prison for having sex with a 16-year-old who was a high school friend and baseball teammate her son's.
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Before sentencing she asked the court for mercy. Meadows requested a non-jail sentence of community control.

Vaughn — at the urging of prosecutors — ruled her guilty of having sex with the 16-year-old five times during high school baseball season in 2006. The judge sentenced her to 15 years for each offense. But only two of the terms will be served consecutively, one after the other. The other three will be served at the same time as the others.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'A bounty hunter said Thursday that he will revoke the bond of a Florida woman suspected in the disappearance of her toddler daughter as new evidence suggests the possibility of a sad outcome in the case.

A law enforcement source with knowledge of the case told CNN affiliate WKMG reporter Jessica D'Onofrio that DNA evidence had matched a strand of hair found in the trunk of a car linked to Casey Anthony with her daughter, Caylee.

On Wednesday, a law enforcement source close to the investigation told CNN investigators have also found chemical evidence of human decomposition in the trunk.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'A mother was convicted Friday of killing her month-old daughter by burning her in a microwave oven, with jurors rejecting a defense attorney's claims there was evidence that someone else was responsible.

China Arnold, 28, showed no reaction when the jury's verdict was announced and then lowered her head, looking down at the defense table.

Relatives in the courtroom cried and covered their faces with their hands.

She was found guilty of aggravated murder and faces the death penalty when sentenced.'

Story here. Imagine being married to that... Excerpt:

'A naval officer who seduced her former lover and then accused him of rape was today jailed for 12 months.

Communications officer Erin Casson met submariner Brian Eaton for a sex session - three months after their relationship ended - at the home of her new boyfriend, who was away.

But she later told police Mr Eaton had forced his way into the house in Portsmouth threatened to kill her and then raped her.
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The 27-year-old of Portchester, near Fareham, Hampshire, denied perverting the course of justice. But a jury at Portsmouth Crown Court took less than an hour to find her guilty.'

Article here. New research has revealed more young women and girls in New South Wales are using drugs than their male counterparts.

The Nationwide survey shows five percent of NSW females have tried illicit substances over the last year compared with just over three percent of boys.

Article here. Excerpt:

"Boys stink. In the past 50 years their reputation has plummeted. In the 21st century they are seen as bad, mad or sad. T-shirts for little girls say “Perfect Princess”, their brothers' say, “Bad Boy”
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Everyone does them down. The only advertisements about boys are for washing powder. When a primary school in Cornwall discovered that its reception year contained only boys, the teacher was treated as a heroine for taking them on.
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...They don't necessarily need a male teacher, but they do need one who understands the importance of exercise as much as empathy.

The 1950s got it right. Boys like hanging around in groups analysing motors rather than emotions and then coming back for a hug with their mother. They need hobbies such as sailing, fishing, football, cycling and surfing to focus them, or they will end up feeling redundant. They prefer missions that don't just include tidying up their room.'