For defying higher court orders a judge was hauled of to jail for 'contempt'. This particular judge is quite the 'biased' advocate for domestic violence cases, so it is an interesting read as well as an important precedent for men's advocates.

Red Kev writes "The UK's definition of 'Equality' - If my girlfriend and I decided to go jogging one morning in the woods naked, only I would get prosecuted and would face up to two years in prison.
Read the story here:
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/story.jsp?s tory=388250"

mcc99 writes "
Speaks for itself

Note the editorial notes that 56% of higher ed students are female, but only 42% of college athletes are female. It fails to even point out the fact, by its own admission, that there are 6% more female students in higher ed than male. And of course the matter of interest in the sports, from students or spectators, goes unmentioned as factors for *anything*.

But what do we expect of the Times these days? Seeing more then one side of a debate? Not anymore!"

Male victims of domestic violence shared their stories of abuse and anti-male bias on His Side with Glenn Sacks last night on KRLA 870 AM in Los Angeles. Victims included Jim (attacked by his ex-wife with a butcher knife as he held their two month old baby in his arms), Benny (gouged and attacked with household objects by his ex-wife) and Ray (a Vietnam veteran attacked by his ex-wife on several occasions, causing permanent injury). Also, Marc Angelucci of the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Coalition of Free Men discussed the lawsuit his group filed this week against 10 state-funded domestic violence shelters in the Los Angeles area for discriminating against male victims.

Other topics discussed included: anti-male police and judicial bias in domestic violence matters; what Angelucci called the domestic violence industry's "cover-up" of male victims; the Socorro Caro murder/domestic violence case; and the uniquely agonizing position abused fathers often find themselves in.

His Side with Glenn Sacks is a new, men's and fathers' issues radio show hosted by columnist Glenn Sacks. To listen, an archived version of last night's show will be up on His Side with Glenn Sacks Archive this evening. To learn more about the show, how to listen live and how to support it, go to His Side with Glenn Sacks.

To learn more about male victims of domestic violence, contact Stop Abuse for Everyone , an advocacy group which fights for services for all victims of domestic violence, regardless of gender. Also, see Glenn's columns:

"Nowhere to Go: Why Does LA County Refuse to Help Male Victims of Domestic Violence?"
(Los Angeles Daily News, 8/21/01, Pasadena Star-News &Affiliated Papers, 8/23/01)

"Baseball Player's Domestic Violence Arrest Demonstrates How Men are Presumed Guilty in Domestic Disputes"
(Los Angeles Daily Journal, San Francisco Daily Journal, 8/8/02)

"California Mother's Triple Murders Show Cost of Ignoring Female Abusers"
(IFeminists.com, 1/24/02)

"Domestic Violence: A Two-Way Street"
(Los Angeles Daily Journal, San Francisco Daily Journal, 10/15/01)

mcc99 writes "The NY Times continues to outdo itself on disseminating false information and misleading statistics favoring females. The latest installment can be found here

The myth of the "wage gap" between men and women is based on the false notion of aggregation-as-fact and presumption of equal outcomes with equal opportunities. What this and other articles on the matter fail to mention is that 1. women tend to gravitate for whatever reason to service sector jobs *despite* the "affirmative action" (legalized discrimination vs. men) that they enjoy in every sector, both high- and low-paying, of the economy, and 2. such factors as supply and demand for services and things like time in grade and experience on the job are not safely ignored, and when taken into account, show no wage disparity between men and women."

Following Bettina Arndt's request here's the article in question.
It looks like it turned out pretty well, so there's not much left to say apart from read it,
I guess....

Am I good at spotting social trends or what?
No sooner had I posted that, do I come across an article
written by Suzanne Fields calling men in general pigs for lashing out at 30 years and more of
rabid man hating, and then she slams us for not putting women in general first! I imagine she
and Devvy Kidd would
get on quite well....

The Gonzo Kid writes "This link This link has a story about three men jailed on charges of rape for almost a week on the sole word of a woman until a video caught her in her lie; showing that there was little in the way of a real investigation, and a rush to judgement. Prosecutors are described as embarassed. I should hope so! It still chaps me, though, that they are only "considering" bringing charges against the false accuser."

Raymond Cuttill writes "Ian Kelly about the new Child Support Agency assessment procedure and the fight with the CSA.


Richard Felson about his book "Violence and Gender Re-examined" that challenges the feminist view of violence against women.


News of women using sex against men (news??), a woman who wants to sell her father, mothers who don't want equality and men and boys who do.

All this on the March Men's Hour

Been ill but getting better. Hope you enjoy the show."

An interesting look
at changing gender dynamics from the nearest man's point of view, from the look of things,
It would seem the groundwork and support for our movement is starting to turn up for us to tap into. You'll probably have to fill out a
short form to read the article, but there's very little info to fill out to access it. Reading
this article, I was reminded of Esther Vilar's quote from
The Manipulated Man when she said "Men are at best praised for their steadfastness,
courage, reliability - all qualities useful to women" if you focus on certain quotes, you'll
probably get that feeling as well.

Thundercloud. writes "Look out everybody.
Here we go again with yet another malady that targets *women only*.
According to some of the news media I've listened to, women can now suffer from what is called "Hurried Woman Syndrome" or "H.W.S.".
This comes, apparently, from women "having it all". You know, a career, a husband, kids, house work, soccer practice, etc.
Funny, men have had similar if not even more responsibilities in life but notice there is no "hurried MAN syndrome".
Seems like every week there is a new ailment that targets women only.
With all these ailments, syndromes, maladies and "disorders" that effect only women, how come we always hear only about how "weak", geneticaly inferior and flawed MEN are...?
Hmmmmm.

TC."

This story tells us how women are getting jobs in Japan. I wonder if the Playboy article tells us how men are scammed here in America.

I will host this week's MANN chat, Wednesday night (3/19), starting at 9:30 PM Eastern Time, at the href="http://www.mensactivism.org/chat.shtml">usual location. The
topic for this chat will be "Topics and Guests for Upcoming Chats."
 In this chat, we'll collect ideas for topics for MANN chats to be
held over the next few months.  We'll also develop a list of
candidates we can invite to be guests at our chats.  Don't miss
this opportunity to tell the guys at MANN what topics are important to
you.  See you there!

chicago joe writes "I just read in the local paper that Miller Brewing Co. is going to respond to their controversial Lite ad (with the two women fighting, and their clothes coming off) by creating two female friendly versions. Both spots feature "women fantasies", and will begin airing during the NCAA Tournaments. The first one is going to feature two men who are about to scuffle - their clothes flying off - before they realize they are lovers, not fighters. However, the second spot will feature women who've dated cheating boyfriends. They fantisize about various physically violent ways to get back at them. They include a piano crushing one, a golf shot into the groin of another, and lighting striking another.
Noting that alcohol is an unequivical co-factor in most assualts and most domestic violence situations, one must question the wisdom of this move. But I'm sure if the people at Miller Brewing Co. have not realized their foolish mistake, the boys at Mensactivism will let them know!
Side Note: Thanks to Jeffery Leving, the well known father rights attorney in Chicago and Rep. William Delgado (D-Chicago), the Illinios House Judiciary Committee has unanimously approved the states first paternity fraud bill. It now goes to the House for a final vote. I'll keep everybody posted."

This fact finding essay puts legislators on the spot. The total disregard for the evidence in front of their eyes. The refusel to look at the complexities of domestic violence. The facts that will show that the patriarchy is not the reason for domestic violence. As more and more people begin to wake up to the falsehoods of the 'Battered Women's Industry'.