Christina Hoff Sommers: Title IX shouldn't be used as an academic weapon

Article here. Excerpt:

'If the Education Department and National Science Foundation were strictly to impose Title IX compliance standards on academic science, we could see men's participation in math, physics, technology and engineering capped at the level of female interest. That would wreak havoc in fields that drive the economy and where the USA already lags other countries.'

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Dissident Domestic Violence Experts Form New Group to Challenge DV Establishment

Original announcement at GlennSacks.com.

'Current DV policies are so at odds with research and reality that many domestic violence researchers and treatment providers are rebelling against the DV establishment. Earlier this year over 50 of these authorities signed a letter urging the California legislature to stop the state's policy of excluding male victims and their children from DV services.'

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Europe 'must end domestic abuse'

...for women only, of course. Story here.

This is not the first time the current Spanish government has supported the outdated, one-sided feminist definition of domestic abuse. Already a law was passed there that allowed electronic tagging after allegations of domestic violence. Gender neutral language was only used after some politicians protested. The wording then used was "persons especially in need of protection".

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Male teachers slow to push dress code for fear of accusations

Story here.

Is there any wonder why male teachers are on the endangered species list?

"The Minidoka County School Board in southern Idaho has resolved to more strictly enforce dress code rules after some male teachers said they were reluctant to deal with underdressed students for fear of being accused of sexual harassment."

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Ethiopians protest U.S. mutilation case

Story here. Excerpt:

"During the trial, Adem testified he never circumcised his daughter or asked anyone else to do so. His attorney acknowledged that the girl had been cut, but implied that the family of the girl's mother, who emigrated from South Africa, may have been responsible"

"His trial was not fair ... how is it that Fortunate did not notice that her own daughter had been circumcised for almost two years? How is that possible? She only told the police when they got the divorce to hurt him — to get back at him," Adel Adem, Khalid's brother, told The Associated Press before the demonstration."

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Organization hopes male nurse calendar attracts men to profession

For years feminists and the government have solely focused on careers where women are not "properly" represented. Rarely, if ever, do you see an initiative promoting the value of men in desired professions. Nursing is no joke, an RN in a major metropolitan area can earn upwards of $80,000 per year.

Organization hopes male nurse calendar attracts men to profession

"We hope that by showcasing some of New Jersey's very own men in nursing, their scope of practice settings and their personal and professional interests, that other men will be interested in nursing as a career," Debra Harwell, the institutes's director, told The Philadelphia Inquirer for Saturday's newspapers."

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A Woman Should Not Be Pregnant Against Her Will?

Ms. Magazine’s editor Eleanor Smeal tells Bill O'Reilly in this recent youtube.com interview that – "You can’t have someone pregnant against her will." Assuming that this is an expression of feminist integrity and commitment to gender equality, would it be logical to also expect feminists to agree that "no man should have to become a father against his will?"

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Woman Spends Thanksgiving On Billboard to Protest C/S Injustice

Story covered here. Excerpt:

"Shelly Barreras says sometimes you have to do whatever it takes, in a peaceful way, to get results, especially when you’re dealing with government.

New Mexico Governor Richardson has apparently reneged on a promise to help the Barreras family recover $15,000 collected by the state as child support from Steve Barreras, for a child that never existed.

At half-past four Thursday morning Barreras climbed a ladder to her perch above I-40 to hang a large banner. Emergency vehicles and crews from three television stations arrived and the roads were closed."

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DNA Clears Yet Another Man From False Rape

Story found here. A man who was convicted of rape in 1992 was released when DNA testing cleared his name. The police labs refused to test him at the time. The woman in charge of the testing apparently has a record of doing this.

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Dad's new role: "Dads are not only providers, but also nurturers"

Story here. Excerpt:

"Dads are doing a lot more nurturing," said Kevin Krippner, a licensed clinical psychologist with Twin Cities Behavioral Health in Normal. "You never used to see changing tables in the men's room."

"When dads are involved, the payoffs are big, with research showing it can boost kids' grades, improve behavior and increase the chances they'll be involved in extracurricular activities. And the role modeling benefits the next generation."

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Mother convicted of trying to kill child

Story here. Excerpt:

"Defense attorneys argued that Waremburg was insane at the time -- in part because of the emotional stress of having to raise the girl alone. She tried to commit suicide when she understood what she'd done, they said."

"The child, who is now 5 years old, has since fully recovered and is living with her father."

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England: Mother who jumped from bridge with baby is jailed for 18 months

Story here. Excerpt:

"Steven Garth, defending, said that after struggling to cope with losing custody of her daughter she became increasingly concerned for the girl's welfare"

"A psychiatrist said she was suffering from a "depressive disorder" as a result of her lack of contact with the child."

"This is one of the most difficult cases I have ever had to deal with," he said. "It is difficult because on the one hand you are an intelligent woman, you have no previous convictions and you pleaded guilty at the very first opportunity."

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Segregating Children From Men by Wendy McElroy

Article here. Excerpt:

"Seating men as though they were sexual predators is a vicious and discriminatory practice that has no basis in fact or logic. Indeed, if the illogic of the policy were consistently spun out, it would mean 'women and children only' flights and the restricted seating of men at theaters or concerts."

"The policy harms children in a more subtle manner; they may no longer trust men per se enough to ask for help when they need it. They may hesitate to approach a policeman or fireman who are, after all, still men. That is the message airlines are sending to children. And how is that message being heard by the boys who will grow into men?"

"Stop segregating children from men!"

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Alec Baldwin on Larry King

Alec Baldwin does a good job of discussing the short end men get in "family court", and does it on Larry King no less! The transcript is here, starting about a quarter of the way down the page. Excerpt:

'And I've seen many, many men, in particular, who they gave up. I'd be sitting in the first class cabin of a plane, I'd be in a bar, I'd be in a restaurant, I'd be somewhere, I'd be in a line at the baseball game, and I became kind of, you know, a lightning rod for this issue and men would come up to me and say, you know, I fought and fought and fought and I spend hundreds of thousands of dollars and countless, you know, units of my own psychic energy on this whole thing and then I finally quit and I would be heartbroken. I didn't quit.'

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Mother Charged With Stabbing 3 Children Put On Suicide Watch

Story here.

Things are looking very positive for this woman accused of murder. She'll have the usual mental illness and domestic violence claim as an excuse.

"A 22-year-old Hartford woman described by her attorney as having a history of mental health problems was placed on suicide watch Monday as she was formally charged with stabbing her three young sons."

"Public defender Laila Haswell said Ortiz has a history of mental health problems and has been a victim of domestic violence. The latter claim generated an angry reaction from several women who were ordered to leave the courtroom."

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