Mike LaSalle from Men's News Daily writes "This article from the Sydney Morning Herald purports to document the wage gap between men and women. Another article (this one from the University of Virginia Cavalier Daily), succinctly refutes the superficial reporting of the first. The SMH article appears pitched at an "elementary-school" reading level, while of course the latter article is written by and for a college audience..."

Neil Steyskal writes "The Washington Post is promoting San Francisco's use of hair stylists to help abused women, but the program ignores the men who are victims. Remind them about the abused men: letters@washpost.com."

Neil Steyskal submitted this story from the Sydney Morning Herald about body dysmorphic disorder in men. This is a little talked about problem, and one that is on the rise: "In this month's British Medical Journal, two researchers, Australian David Castle and American Katharine Phillips say body image is becoming almost as big an issue for men as for women...Castle says: "We want people to be healthy, but on the other hand if you look at the sort of images we are being flooded with, nobody could achieve those looks - looks which are extreme.""

I've two articles for your reading on this topic. Tammy Bruce, in her book The New Thought Police says that "political correctness is the principal tactic by which civil rights, feminist, and gay and lesbian organizations exercise political control." According to this Denver Post article,
that's mainly where the terms "terrorised by tolerance" and "silenced by sensitivity" come from. And I've also found a Geoff Metcalf interview with Tammy Bruce herself, so you can get a better insight into what she thinks. It's interesting stuff to be sure.

zerostress sent this link my way, which is a review from the National Post about the new book Spreading Misandry: The Teaching of Contempt for Men in Popular Culture. It's an excellent review, and as soon as I finish a couple of books I'm in the process of reading, I'm definitely going to get a copy.

Emanslave let me know about this web site, which he believes might be the only resource specifically for men in the UK who have been sexually abused or assaulted. The site definitely seems sensitive to men who have been abused, and is performing a national census of men who have had personal experience with this issue.

Calvin Heide submitted this link to a story from CNSNews.com. It's about G.I. Joe, the military action figure that is popular among boys. Increasing sales of the toy are getting the attention of groups which oppose violence in children's toys, and this article is about that subject. While I'm particularly disgusted with the amount of violence on TV, I think G.I. Joe is the least of our worries. As the article ends, "Parents know their children best [and what is] most appropriate for them."

Robert Cunningham writes " While this report was published last year, it certainly needs a wider audience. The Suicide in Australia report is full of helpful material. It relates the suicide of men with family breakdown, in a manner that is usually ignored."

krob4399 sent in this article from BBC News about how hormonal differences between men and women relate to how they cope with stress. They found that young women cope with stress better than men, but post-menopausal women lost the advantage due to lack of the hormone oestradiol. Yet the end of the article observes that there are many kinds of stress and that broad conclusions shouldn't be drawn from the study.

Thomas writes "This disgusting editorial cartoon appeared in the 11/15/01 Rocky Mountain News. Copley News Service depicts the "normal" male as a lazy, fat pig, while his wife works outside on the lawn. This is done at a time when young men are struggling and risking their lives for us and the Boulder city government, through the library, preaches anti-male hate and promotes anti-male violence. Note: you'll have to click the "Get Image" button next to 11/05/01."

Writing for LewRockwell.com, Robert Higgs slams the draft in defense of men, by standing by the founding principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It's only 5 paragraphs long, but gets the point across. "Whatever happened to the idea that every person, even a young man, has inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? Whatever happened to the idea that a just government is instituted to secure these rights, not to crush them underfoot upon the earliest pretext?" this has to be the first anti-draft article I've came across to use that argument.

This harrowing story deals a severe blow to Choice For Men as far as American justice is concerned. A young man agreed to impregnate his girlfriend (who wanted a child) as long as she signed a contract stating he would not be held financially responsible for the child's upbringing and no one would ever know he was the father. Ten years later, the mother filed a paternity suit against him... and won. Scott's note: Thanks also to Neil Steyskal for submitting this story.

LeonardMisner submitted a story about his struggle with the child support system, which overcharged him and apparently made deliberate accounting mistakes to increase his expenses. The following story will be included in his new book, In the Children's Best Interest, available through his web site. Read More below for a summary of his situation.

frank h writes "This article in the Chicago Tribune indicates complete surprise at the "astounding" way in which girls have bested boys in ALL subjects in their most recent standardized tests. These people must have their heads in the sand, what with all the NAEP and other data that's been published on the deficiencies in boys' academic performance. This is something we can do something about on a small scale, because most school districts are operated locally, and it's possible for a small, motivated group to have an impact. Further, few mothers of sons would object to getting help with their boy's reading homework, no matter what their feminist bent."

Trudy Schuett's latest DesertLight Journal is out, No. 16. You probably know the routine by now, click here for the latest issue. This particular issue includes info about a new "Activism for Newbies" section on the DLJ web site and also an announcement of a new electronic publishing company friendly to men's issues, cyberManbooks. Trudy's efforts on behalf of men are truly incredible.