JohnC. writes "The Top Ten Myths of Marriage
By David Popenoe

The most recent U.S. Census figures confirm what most everyone already knows divorce rates, indeed, are on the rise.

1. Myth: Marriage benefits men much more than women.

Details Here!"

Dominic7 writes "Bob Almighty." AKA Bob Geldof.

Matt writes "... ahh, they pine for the good ol' days, don't they, when women and girls could flirt and lead men on and not be held responsible in any way for it. (Well, they still can.) But now should that noble and lofty paradigm be challenged in the least, they are crying bloody murder and once again blaming boys and men (in this case, boys in particular).

I can tell them why the boys are not interested in dating-- the short version: why bother? It wastes the boys'/men's time and money for the most part and leads eventually to a lot of whining about commitment (which isn't really commitment when half of marriages end in divorce, these being largely intitiated by the female). What, do they think we're so stupid as to keep walking into this trap again and again? Maybe today's adolescent boys, after seeing what has happened to their fathers and uncles, are wisely saying no to the relationship/marriage trap.

The boycott will continue until men get their rights back!"

Member2k3 writes "Good article. I definitely agree that it's about the needs of the children - rather than the rights of the father." Oh man, I'm gonna keep a distance from this one....

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"