Article here. Excerpt:

'Earlier this week, I warned that the activist filmmakers behind The Hunting Ground appeared to be threatening their critics among the Harvard University Law faculty:

“The Harvard Law professors’ letter is irresponsible and raises an important question about whether the very public bias these professors have shown in favor of an assailant contributes to a hostile climate at Harvard Law,” Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering wrote in a statement to The Harvard Crimson.

That sure sounded to me like the prelude to a Title IX investigation. Sure enough, Harvard Law Professor Jeannie Suk writes in the New Yorker that “I’ve been told by a high-level administrator that several people have inquired about the possibility” of a Title IX inquiry:

Story here. Excerpt:

'The 33-year-old falsely claimed she had been sexually assaulted in Barnsley town centre last weekend and was issued with a fixed penalty notice by police.

Barnsley Command Team Chief Inspector Mark James said: “A thorough investigation was immediately carried out from the initial report received and the woman was provided support from specially trained officers.

“However, as the investigation progressed, a number of discrepancies in the claim became apparent and there was no evidence to corroborate or substantiate the woman’s claims, with CCTV footage confirming beyond doubt that an attack had not actually taken place.

“False reports of rape or any sexual assault are not only are an incredible waste of police resources and time, as well as the significant cost involved, but it is detrimental to the actual victims of this type of crime.”'

Article here. Excerpt:

'When contacted for comment by Newsweek, anti-rape activist Emma Sulkowicz threatened to sue the paper if they published the story of the man she accused of rape.

Newsweek‘s front page story, titled "The Other Side of the College Sexual Assault Crisis,” examines the surge in college students being falsely accused of rape after universities began lowering their evidentiary standards to crack down on rape. The centerpiece of the article is the story of Paul Nungesser, a Columbia University student who accused of rape by Sulkowicz.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'While many – myself included – applaud the rise of women as breadwinners and business leaders, the plight of the middle-aged male can’t be ignored, specifically since recent data showa troubling spike in suicide rates for this demographic. It’s what Salon magazine recently dubbed the “Willy Loman crisis.”

The article characterizes this cohort of white, middle-class men as having once been masters of the universe – until they weren’t. Forced to face challenging economic conditions as a result of the 2008 economic meltdown, many felt there was no alternative but to end their lives.

It’s not just a U.S. problem. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, men die by suicide at four times the rate of women and, in Ontario, over the past 10 years, more men died from suicide than car crashes.
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It’s also hard to draw attention to the plight of middle-class white males without falling into the open arms of the men’s rights movement, a “manosphere” populated by misogynists who blame women and feminism for all of men’s woes. Let’s be clear: Feminism isn’t to blame for this issue. In fact, it may be part of the solution.

“Women, and feminists in particular, have been saying for decades that they want men to be more open with their feelings and want men to abandon masculine ideas of rugged individualism, so it makes no sense for women to somehow be blamed when men fail to seek help,” argued Cliff Leek, a Brooklyn-based doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology at Stony Brook University and the managing editor of the research journal Men and Masculinities.

Men, he observed, need to adjust to a more equal work environment and that includes addressing their own assumptions that they are more entitled to positions or promotions than their female peers.

Article here. In a classic it's-only-a-problem-if-it-affects-women example of nymphotropism, the UK health chief declares obesity in women to be more dangerous to the UK than terrorism while deliberately ignoring it in men, who have a worse problem with it than women. Typical. Excerpt:

'Obesity poses as big a risk to the nation as terrorism, says the Chief Medical Officer.

Dame Sally Davies wants the obesity crisis in women to be classed alongside flooding and major outbreaks of disease – as well as the threat from violent extremism. 

Her extraordinary claim comes as she warns today that being overweight affects all stages of women’s lives – including in the womb.

It may lead them to being teased as teenagers, having higher-risk pregnancies and possibly developing breast cancer or heart disease after the menopause.

Article here. Excerpt:

'Hillary Clinton campaigned heavily this fall on the one-in-five campus rape statistic, promising to take on the “epidemic” of campus sexual assault. President Obama has cited the statistic. The White House teamed up with College Humor to create a stupid bear attack skit to make young men aware of the one-in-five statistic. However, that statistic, based on a 15-minute online survey of two Midwestern universities in 2007, is heavily disputed, and schools are reporting much lower numbers.

It is in this environment that young men in college are found guilty of sexual assault without trial, which has led both the alleged rapist of “Mattress Girl” and the fraternity falsely accused of gang rape in a debunked Rolling Stone article to file lawsuits against their accusers.

You may have seen our previous emails denouncing The Hunting Ground, a fake documentary full of lies: http://www.saveservices.org/sexual-assault/hunting-ground/

Good news! This Saturday and Sunday, December 12-13th, Fox News is taking on The Hunting Ground. Fox will be airing a documentary on campus sexual assault.

Information to Know:
Fox News Reporting - The Truth About Sex & College
Anchored by Martha MacCullum
December 12 and 13th, 8 p.m. ET
Fox News Channel

We encourage you to watch this special report, and hope that it will bring to light the many egregious activities taking place on campus and within the federal government.

Gina Lauterio, Esq., Policy Program Director
Stop Abusive and Violent Environments   
www.saveservices.org

Story here. Excerpt:

'His dreams of making a mark as a teacher were shattered mid-way. His wedding, which was just a few days away, was called off. He lost his job which was the only means o sustenance for his elderly parents. A year after being labelled a rapist and locked up in jail for 95 days, 27-year-old Nagaraj, a school attender, is likely to be absolved for lack o evidence. But, the damage has been done and it's unlikely that a court order will be able to repair the young man's spirit or restore his mental health On November 26, 2014 Nagaraj was accused of sexually assaulting a three-year-old pre-nursery girl at a reputed private school off Old Madras Road. The graduate, who had taken up the attender's job to fulfill his ambition of becoming a teacher, was arrested on November 29. 

PRESS RELEASE

Contact: Gina Lauterio
Telephone: 301-801-0608
Email: info@saveservices.org

WASHINGTON / December 9, 2015 – Today a group of law professors and leading organizations are releasing a letter that calls on Congress to require the federal Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to act in a lawful manner in its issuance of new regulations. Over the years the OCR has released numerous directives without seeking prior review and comment, as required by the federal Administrative Procedure Act.

The Department of Education’s OCR has treated its directives as mandates, threatening universities with loss of federal funding if they did not comply. These directives, known as Dear Colleague Letters, have eroded free speech and due process on college campuses, the professors say.

In one celebrated case, Northwestern University professor Laura Kipnis published an article criticizing her school’s sexual harassment policy. Ironically, Kipnis soon found herself the target of a sexual harassment complaint alleging her article could create a “chilling effect” on future complainants. Kipnis later described the college’s full-scale probe a “Title IX Inquisition:” http://chronicle.com/article/My-Title-IX-Inquisition/230489

Northwestern University’s months-long investigation of the Kipnis editorial was based on a previous OCR Agreement specifying that “the University has an obligation to consider the effects of off-campus conduct.”

The professors and organizations expressed their “profound concern regarding the alarming erosion of free speech and due process on college campuses, which has arisen in response to the policies and actions of the Office for Civil Rights.”

Article here. Excerpt:

'The Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies student union (GSWSSU) has published an open letter criticising SFU’s Advocacy for Men & Boys (SFU AMB) club, a campus group focused on addressing men’s issues, claiming that the club is “using men’s issues as a way to attack feminism.”

The letter was published on the union’s WordPress page on Monday, and is addressed primarily in response to SFU AMB’s November 8 event, “Toxic Masculinity & Toxic FEMININITY.” The event was promoted with posters showing a biohazard sign over a venus symbol, a gesture the open letter alleges is “offensive, hostile, and aggressive.” The main speaker for the event was Karen Straughan, a self-proclaimed “anti-feminist” and men’s rights advocate. A video recording of Straughan speaking at the event can be found here.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'A panel of federal judges in California heard arguments Tuesday on whether the courts should weigh in on the male-only military draft now that the Pentagon opened all combat roles to women.

The case of National Coalition for Men vs. the Selective Service System had initially been dismissed because not all combat positions were open to women when it was first filed in 2013. Tuesday’s hearing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Pasadena was originally set to discuss whether the 2013 dismissal had been appropriate.

However, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Thursday opened all remaining combat positions to women, in a move the Pentagon acknowledged “alters the factual backdrop” to the constitutionality of a male-only draft.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Professors from across the country, as well as several rights groups, have written a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee condemning the evisceration of due process rights for college students.

The letter, addressed to Sens. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., describes the example of Northwestern University professor Laura Kipnis, who earlier this year faced a Title IX investigation for writing an article condemning current campus sexual assault policies. Title IX is the federal law that bans gender discrimination and has been used in recent years to justify adjudicating sexual assault as campus disciplinary matters.'

Petition here. Excerpt:

'We are calling on all men—and those who love them—to urge the creation of a federal Office of Men’s Health. This office would join existing federal offices tasked with safeguarding the health of women, children, and minorities. Men are in need of similar attention because of critical health issues specific to their gender: a higher risk of premature death from stroke, heart disease, and diabetes; heightened odds of addiction; and a higher risk of harming themselves and others. The Office could also create messaging about the importance of nutrition and physical fitness and address social issues such as men’s access to paid family leave in the workplace. Addressing these problems will improve the lives of everyone, and the economy as a whole.'

Link here. From the Position Description:

'Classification HEO8 {AU$88,126 per annum}
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Scope

The scope of this role extends to all areas of the University and its activities aligned to achievement of gender equity. The role will connect with the Gender, Equity & Diversity (GED) Committee, faculty based gender equity roles and committees forming to support the Dornwell Framework. Planning and decision making will extend to the shaping the approach for both the Athena Swan application and the Employer of Choice for Gender Equality Citation, as well as the delivery of the annual WGEA Report. The opportunity to influence and guide direction in relation to gender equity matters will be significant.

Promote a strategic and coordinated approach to gender equity initiatives

Article here. Excerpt:

'The evangelical drive to teach boys to be feminists reached a new high last week with the news that every 16-year-old in Sweden is to be given a free copy of the book “We Should All Be Feminists”.

The short essay, based on a 2013 TED talk by the Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has become a sacred text for those who share Yvette Cooper’s belief that “we need our sons growing up as confident feminists”.
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However, as a straight, white male from working-class roots living a fairly middle-class lifestyle (a demographic one of my mates describes as “half-classed”), I’m left wondering if there is a stage anywhere in the world where a young man could be applauded for saying:

“I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my maleness and for my masculinity and I want to respected in all of my maleness because I deserve to be!”