crescentluna writes "This article covers how feminists are dissenting in opinion over the Ms. Foundation's incredibly original idea of taking "our sons and daughters to work day." Several different feminist prospectives are here, including the "conservative feminist" view that women's financial disparity lies in their family choices, not in discrimination. Men apparently don't care about the issue."

This I found simply wonderful. What more can I say?

Today, the NH Senate re-voted on HB 587, to establish a state Commission on the Status of Men. The re-vote was required since the bill was modified in the Senate Finance Committee to correct a few formal errors. There was an attempt to amend the bill to change the name of the commission, which failed. The final vote was 18-5 in favor of the bill, a big improvement over the previous 13-10 vote. Next, the bill goes to NH Governor Jeanne Shaheen to be signed into law. I have informal knowledge that she has expressed her willingness to sign the bill. Folks, this is really going to happen! I'm more excited than I can express in words right now...

Here's a bit of good news about the portrayal of men. One of the things that I like about the article is the statement regarding the testing of one ad, "The spot tested well with dads, but it tested even better with moms." This sort of thing must drive the genfems, especially many Women's Studies types, absolutely nuts. Despite decades of "Kill your father" types of indoctrination, many women still see the involvement of men with their children as a positive thing.

Trudy W Schuett writes "There is a new "Heart of the Matter" editorial at the DLJ website, Entitled "What Have They Done with Mother's Day?" it's about the new concept of Mother's Day for women and their daughters. Looks like women with sons no longer count, in a new twist of feminist
'logic.'"

Philalethes writes "Most of the stories posted on MANN document the insanity of our times, but few consider the background: how did we get here, and why? This article is not an in-depth analysis, but it's a good start, and raises some serious questions worth considering: Today men are accountable for their behavior. Women are not. The lack of accountability, seldom clearly recognized, is the bedrock of much of today's feminist misbehavior, influence, and politics."

New Hampshire Representative David Bickford, a sponsor of HB 587, to establish a Commission on the Status of Men, had a superb article printed in Foster's Daily Democrat today, which can be read here. Rep. Bickford outlines many of the problems facing NH men and the institutional bias we've been dealing with for many years. It's an excellent overview of what we've been trying to educate people about in promoting this bill.

jaxom submitted this disturbing story and writes "A federal appelate court ruling allows judges to consider "a woman's
desperation" as a mitigating factor in severe domestic violence.
This case involves an estranged wife using the children as bait; "She
told him her van had broken down, stranding her and their two
daughters, and asked him to pick up the girls."
When he arrives, she starts shooting; "When he got out of his car and
ducked into the bushes, she searched him out with her headlights and
shot him again. She hit him in the head with the gun several times
before he hit her in the face and escaped."
Because a gun was involved, the wife was sentenced to five years. But
for the actual behavior, battery and attempted murder, the wife
received a sentence of ONE DAY.
The U.S. District Judge's decision was based on "her depression and
desperate fear that her husband would take away the children in their
impending divorce.""

As this article reports, in a recent UK court decision, a father lost custody of his children even though he had been the stay at home parent. Rather than considering the actual roles the parents had played in raising the children, in handing down the decision Lord Justice Thorpe stated that the court could not ignore the "realities" of the "very different" traditional functions of men and women. This sends a strong message to prospective and current fathers.

SJones writes "A recent study found that the most popular weedkiller in the United States turns male frogs into female frogs. The effects on humans has not been studied, but amphibians are considered particularly important in that they show effects before mammals. The story is here." I'm sure I'm not alone in being concerned about the fact that a lot of the chemicals used in agriculture today seem to disrupt hormonal balances in living things. Note: According to this Fox News article, the study appears to be junk science.

As Richard Henn sat by his 6-year-old son's hospital bedside recently, police entered and put him under arrest for "failing to protect" his son from the boy's step-mother, a former sheriff's deputy who body-slammed the child so hard he went into convulsions. This story in the Denver Post reveals that Henn was actually in another room, giving his 4-month-old daughter a bath when he heard the commotion. In court documents, Richard Henn told investigators he heard Kevin's body hitting the floor and said his wife threw the boy down. Gail Henn apologized to Kevin as he lay unconscious and convulsing on the floor, according to police statements. The couple had argued in the past about physical punishment, the father told police. Henn's bond was set at $20,000. Same as his wife, who is currently out of jail on that amount.

Harrack Balramsingh writes "The International Men’s Day Committee is calling on organizations and individuals around the world to join with them in celebrating International Men’s Day (IMD) on November 19. The objectives of celebrating an International Men's Day include improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, producing responsible males and highlighting positive male role models. The IMD first started in Trinidad and Tobago in 1999. It is hoped that the day would eventually be recognized worldwide. Please join with us in observing this Men’s Day."

warble writes "California legislators were flooded with paternity fraud victims in a public hearing on April 16, 2002. The story can be found here . Despite the fact that some committee members tried to kill the bill using "...questioning from a couple of the Assembly members, the bill emerged from the hearing alive and well. The committee decided it needed more time to study the bill, and postponed the hearing for two weeks." This bill is a no-brainer. Anybody who opposes the bill is clearly against men's rights. This turnout demonstrates the growing influence and power of the men’s movement. Good job!"

Anonymous User writes "Mallard Fillmore (a syndicated comic strip that runs in the Boston Globe) ran a series of comic strips that address the abuse of Ritalin on boys in grade school. The strip calls the problem "NEBS" (Normal Eight year old Boy Syndrome). The importance of this strip is that it reaches a large audience of people who may be unaware of this issue."

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's estranged wife wants $1 million per year to support herself and her two children. But... That's about $950,000 more than Giuliani is willing to pay. Giuliani, 57, now pays a court-ordered $1,800 a month and half of all the living expenses for television journalist Donna Hanover and the children. He has offered to double that amount, Raoul Felder, Giuliani's attorney, said at a divorce hearing Tuesday.