Marc writes "There is currently a 4-day conference at UCLA on women and pay inequities. So the UCLA Daily Bruin on Monday printed the usual myths about pay gaps by citing weekly earnings without giving details about other important factors (hours worked, experience, spending power, etc.). Thankfully they did print our letter refuting their distortions. And it's good timing - right while the conference is still taking place. I thank Joe Manthey of Kid Culture in the Schools for sending us the original Daily Bruin article."

Marc writes "This article by NBC4.TV briefly covers the court's recent dismissal of Ray Blumhorst's lawsuit against 10 state funded domestic violence shelters for discriminating against males, which we are immediately appealing. As the article states, the court dismissed the case based on Government Code section 11139, which exempts "programs benefiting women" from the ban on discrimination in state funded programs. But the article fails to mention that we made a constitutional challenge to section 11139 based on Connerly v. State Personnel Board, which makes gender classifications in the law presumed unconstitutional, and that the judge refused to respond to our constitutional challenge and only said, "I'm not going to declare it unconstitutional." We are appealing this immediately."

Increasingly the system doesn't hear the "man's" version of things. We here know that. Unfortunately to many of us know it first hand. I wrote this article to give us a start at learning how to defend ourselves from abusers and false accusers. It doesn't have to end here either, but it's a good start. Enjoy. Read Here. You also have my permission to pass it around to those you think it might help.

Here is the disclaimer "The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that more than 90 percent of all victims of domestic violence are women and most perpetrators men.* For this reason, this website uses she when referring to victims and he when referring to abusers." It's unfortunate that these disclaimers exist period, and the bigger question is why do they use the 'U.S. Department of Justice as the only standard for their remarks. If you read their page they are certianly hypocritical Go Here. For some email addresses see at the bottom left of page safe_at_work@liz.com and caepv@caepv.org

Jen writes "
Here is the NOW rally in Washington for reproductive choice
April 2004. I don't know if there is anyone interested in setting up a booth to represent father's choice (or lack there of)issues. It may be a way to get some exposure for the issues, as the news likes to show conflict, and I am sure it would cause conflict. I would be interested in heading this up, if anyone thinks it would do any good. If anyone else is interested please let me know. Jen"

Luek writes "Here is an article about a book describing the child's perspective on domestic violence.

The name of the book *NOT* surprisingly is "Stop Hitting Mum!"

Some people still do not seem to "get it" that 50% of domestic violence is committed by women against men and the percentage is even higher of women who abuse children.

When is domestic violence going to be taken seriously and stop being used as a radical feminist political wedge issue?"

Miletus Prime writes "Here is a great story I found by The Onion on sexism It is only funny because we know he is joking but the same absurdity is expressed by feminists who want and expect to be taken seriously."

tparker writes "The Gender Ads Project attempts to categorize advertisments in various ways to indicate how they relate to gender. The have over 1600 ads categorized, and accept email comments (and maybe new ads?) Maybe the site could use some more examples of misandrist ads, since they seem to be focused misogyny at the moment."

Jen writes "Top 10 most dangerous jobs in America

"Loggers and fishermen faced the most daunting odds of dying at work in 2002, but the highways remained the most dangerous place for American workers...."

"....But highway accidents were the biggest overall killer in 2002, accounting for a quarter of all worker deaths. Falls killed 13%. Men were still, by far, the most likely to be killed on the job. Ninety-two percent of all workplace fatalities were male."

"Among the 441 women who died on the job, though, the chief cause of death was homicide. "

Ok, I would like to know why that last bit had to be stuck on there. It's like they are saying "Even though way more men die, it is men's fault for the women dying, and that is more important. " Grrr."

Julian Abbott writes "First article to inspire you chaps and to get writing. "David Elliott and Brad Thompson said men were finding it increasingly hard to have books accepted by mainstream publishers. As a result there are too few "good reads" for men and boys".

Second article gives an opportunity to comment on the article of women working longer hours. Remember all the whining from the fem brigade about men not helping around the house? Well this article states that men work on average 11 hours longer per week, that adds up to a whole lot of housework."

Trudy W Schuett writes "We did it guys! THX to the many e-mails and phone calls from dedicated activists, the AZ 'Public has publicly admitted that men need help too!!!

Men also domestic-abuse victims

Plight often overlooked, not reported, author says

Susie Steckner
The Arizona Republic
Oct. 14, 2003 12:00 AM

Author Philip Cook calls it the hidden side of domestic violence: male victims, overlooked, ignored and underserved.
Full text at:

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/art icles/1014dv-men14.html"

John C writes "It's good to be a man by Paul S. Boynton - Can there be any doubt than men are in the midst of the most important transitions in their history? Are there men who don't feel, on some level, this new beginning? For me there is a strong sense of impending joy, as men, individually and collectively, begin to make startling discoveries about what it means to be a man. Some of the most important discoveries revolve around our incredible potential for goodness. Surprise! Things aren't always as they seem. Things aren't always as we've been taught. We are finally discovering that it is good to be a man.
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Story Here!"

In light of the cases against Kobe Bryant and an (in this article) unnamed football player, whose guilt or innocence have not yet been judged in court, Barbara Amiel examines the new meaning of "rape" under a matriarchy.

John C writes "Head to head: Embryo court case
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I know the blessings that children are, and I can understand the anguish of those people who cannot have children.
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"But we mustn't lose sight of the importance of the children having a father, or both parents, in their life.
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I think we're thinking about the rights of the mothers to have children and not too much about the rights of the children.
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Full Story
Here!"

mens_issues writes "FluMist has a sexist new ad which depicts a mother in bed with the flu while her husband gets their two kids ready for school. The husband lets the kids dress in light clothing while the radio predicts heavy snow. After the kids have their breakfast, the kitchen is a mess and he doesn't know what to do. Mothers then get the message that this scenario can be avoided by taking FluMist.

The site for FluMist is

here

Steve"