Letter here. Excerpt:

'The fact the Bill proposes extending guardianship to non-marital fathers who have lived with the mother of the child for at least 12 months - including at least three months after the child's birth - is being heralded as a major improvement in the legal position of fathers.

However, looked at in the context of the Bill as a whole, fathers could be even more marginalised by this legislation. What about fathers who don't meet, or cannot prove they meet, the co-habitation requirement? Such fathers will be faced with the possibility (probability?) of a variety of individuals, some of whom have no biological link to the child, taking their place as joint guardians with the mothers.

In this regard it should be noted that a child can only have two guardians, hence such fathers will be denied guardianship forever if another person is appointed in their stead.

Story here. Excerpt:

'The University of Colorado has agreed to pay a suspended male student $15,000 and will not disclose without a waiver the details of his disciplinary record — which includes convictions under the campus judicial process in a 2013 sexual assault case.

The agreement was made with the CU junior known only as "John Doe," as he identified himself — with a judge's permission — when he sued the university last year under Title IX, the federal gender-equity law.

The university will not reveal his identity to the public and agreed to provide John Doe with a positive reference.

John Doe agreed to withdraw from the university.

Article here. Excerpt:

“Most men today don’t have a life.”

That’s the first line of Australian psychologist Steve Biddulph’s book Manhood. I thought about that line and that book again yesterday when I read about the latest statistics relating to male suicides in the UK.

Those statistics made for grim reading. In 2013, 78 per cent of the 6,233 suicides registered in the UK were men. That’s a rate of 19 deaths per 100,000 population.

Article here. Excerpt:

'During the political gridlock that led to the 2013 federal government shutdown, the leading voices for compromise were the handful of female U.S. senators — only 20 percent of the overall legislative body.

"I don’t think it’s a coincidence that women were so heavily involved in trying to end this stalemate,” U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said in The New York Times. “Although we span the ideological spectrum, we are used to working together in a collaborative way.”

Was Collins correct? Would Congress be less dysfunctional if it consisted of 80 percent women instead of men?

It's likely, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Kansas researcher.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'President Michael D Higgins [link added] has accepted a United Nations invitation to be a global champion for the rights of women and girls.

Addressing a conference in Dublin today to mark the 20th anniversary of the UN Beijing Platform for Action on women’s rights, the President said he was to be one of ten world leaders involved in the UN HeforShe campaign, which seeks to engage men in the campaign for gender equality.
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“We should all be feminists. A feminist is a person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes. A feminist is a man or woman who says, ‘Yes, there’s a problem with gender as it is today and we must fix it and we must do better’.”

Mr Higgins said the suppression of the realisation by women of their full potential - whether in education or employment, whether due to violence or sexist thinking - was bad, not only for women, but for men and the whole of society too.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'The National Press Club daily newsletter is a rich with nuggets that end up comprising the biased agenda of the MSM. This week I came across an announcement inviting members to attend the Washington premiere of the film The Mask You Live In, “ that examines the harm that is caused to boys and men by American culture and the media’s narrow definition of masculinity and what it means To Be A Man” (caps not mine).
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The underground river flowing through the feminist attack is to make the case that women should hold important offices in the land due to their sweet reasonableness and penchant to compromise. Feminists believe if all judges were women, the jails would be less crowded. If a woman won the presidency, warfare would disappear. If more women were CEOs of large companies the pay gap between men and women would vanish. If women ran the education complex, boys would be cleansed of their masculinity amid a discipline-free learning environment.

Article here. Excerpt:

'The campus sexual assault panic — one of many runaway social epidemics in our nation’s history that have ruined innocent lives and corrupted justice — has now reached its peak. A return to sanity is called for before more wreckage occurs.

Story here. Excerpt:

'Members and alumni of Wesleyan University's Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity have filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against the university over its policy that forced them to go coed.

The lawsuit was prompted by the university's recent decision to revoke the fraternity's status as a housing program because, it contends, the fraternity has not taken "any meaningful steps" toward admitting women as residents.

The fraternity maintains that it was moving toward coeducation and has accused the university of discrimination, misrepresentation and deceptive practices.

"I think discrimination is wrong no matter what form it takes," said Wesleyan junior and DKE chapter President Terence Durkin. "They are willing to allow other diverse groups to live with the same sex. They are singling us out as a fraternity on campus."
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In its 21-page complaint, the chapter says it was making progress toward that coeducation goal, coming up with a plan to partner with a sorority on campus, and had filed a preliminary plan in early January. But shortly after that, the suit says, the university demanded that the chapter file a more detailed plan by Feb. 6 regarding the conversion of rooms for women and an agreement between DKE and its sorority partner.

Durkin said that the fraternity was unable to do that because conversations were still in the preliminary stages with the sorority.
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Kathleen Eldergill, the attorney for DKE, said, "You are left with the impression that no matter what [the fraternity] did, the plan was not going to be good enough."
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Story here. Excerpt:

'A Columbia University professor—who is an ardent supporter of women’s rights and advocate against domestic violence—was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor assault after beating up her boyfriend on Valentine’s Day.

According to her faculty bio on Columbia’s website, Joann Baney, 54, is the faculty director of the FDNY Officers Management Institute and also serves as faculty on the NYPD’s Police Management Institute. Both schools are part of Columbia’s Executive Education program under the business school.

The NY Daily News, which originally broke the story, reported that Baney trains New York City’s police officers and firefighters peacekeeping skills and “how to control heated situations.”

According to public court documents, Baney was arrested at 11:22 p.m., on Saturday. She is charged with multiple accounts, including assault, intent to cause physical injuries, and harassment.

Baney allegedly attacked Walter Frey, 46, as he slept inside her Upper West Side apartment, according to the NY Daily News.

Article here. Excerpt:

'The committee said it shared fears raised by women's groups that the system would "reduce the financial autonomy of women" and could leave domestic violence victims vulnerable to further abuse.

A new domestic abuse offence of "coercive and controlling behaviour"', which can include the abuser preventing their victim from having access to money, was announced by the Home Office last year.

In its report, the cross-party group of MPs and peers recommended the government reviewed the payment of universal credit to couples.

They suggested that the government should test different payment methods, "such as automatic split payment to each partner in varying proportions - so as to assess which best protects the financial autonomy of women in couples - thereby strengthening their position should domestic violence occur".'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Until now, circumcision has been an irreversible operation, often conducted on boys who are too young to consent to the removal of their foreskin.

But as the practice - which dates back thousands of years - has become more controversial over recent decades, a US organisation is developing procedures which could undo the operation in men who are unhappy with its results.

Foregen, a not for profit group which was founded to “research and implement regenerative medical therapies for circumcised males”, recently announced a Kickstarter campaign to fund further studies of foreskin regrowth.

“In the short term, we hope to fully regenerate human foreskins,” reads a statement on Foregen's website, a goal it claims will require $3m worth of funding over three years. “Once we have accomplished that, our goal is to advance onto human clinical trials as soon as it is safe to do so.”'

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Article here. Excerpt:

'A revamped hotel has launched a new service aimed at transforming "clueless men" into the "perfect husbands-to-be".

The new Groom Academy at the Best Western Plus in Oak Hill, Woodford Green, teaches men "essential housekeeping" and cocktail-making skills as well as a crash course in cooking.

Practice tutorials are taught by the hotel's skilled staff, including experienced chefs, who will teach men a step-by-step guide on how to cook for special occasions. 

Grooms married at the hotel, which is formally known as The County Hotel, will also be sent an annual reminder of their anniversary and the package deal also includes a three-course meal, overnight stay and breakfast.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'For one thing, because “ Women Do It Better Than Men.” This is the title of a leadership study published in 2012 by the Harvard Business Review. It scrutinized performance evaluations of 7,280 leaders and concluded that women outscored men in 12 of 16 competencies that are crucial to “outstanding leadership.”

And, while the study confirmed the long-held view that female leaders are, on average, more nurturing, it also found that women especially outscored men in “taking initiative,” “practicing selfdevelopment,” and “driving for results.” These aren’t characteristics usually ascribed to women.

More women should also be in charge, I believe, because it changes the way others think when they see a powerful woman chairing a Senate hearing or holding a press conference at a crime scene or leading a boardroom discussion.

Children, particularly, need to see women in charge so girls can aspire to these positions, and boys think it’s okay—and natural —for women to do so.'

Article  here. No conflict of interest here. Nope. Excerpt:

'As elected state leaders deliberate on proposed legislation that would change how professionals work to address sexual assault and gender-based violence at our colleges and universities, it is critical for higher education professionals and victim advocates to raise our voices and ensure the safety and well-being of our students and campus communities.  In an open letter to elected leaders across the United States, NASPA and its joining associations and organizations share deep concern with bills pending before at least nine state legislatures:  Iowa, Virginia, Texas, Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode Island, California, South Carolina, and North Dakota.

In some states, proposed legislation would require colleges and universities to refer all reports of sexual assault the institution receives from victims to local law enforcement, essentially turning all reports of sexual assault to the university into a report to law enforcement. If enacted, state lawmakers would place campuses in conflict with certain provisions of federal laws, including Title IX, the Clery Act, and the Violence Against Women Act.  Mandatory referral requirements would obstruct a victims’ right to an equal educational environment by increasing the likelihood that victims who do not want to report to law enforcement will not report to anyone and thereby be unable to access their federally protected rights.  These bills would make it more difficult for victims to access the full range of reporting options guaranteed under federal law by restricting confidentiality in the reporting process, as well as perpetuating stereotypical and discriminatory attitudes towards victims.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'Christopher Abernathy’s mom never believed her son raped and killed a 15-year-old girl back in 1984.

After he was convicted of Kristina Hickey’s murder, Abernathy’s mother, Ann Kolus, even bought a mobile home so she could stay close to him in prison. She visited her son almost every week until a few years ago — when financial problems forced her to sell the mobile home and move to southern Illinois.
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Alvarez said laboratory tests cleared Abernathy.

“There is no DNA match that would link Mr. Abernathy to any piece of evidence in this case, and in our opinion today, the DNA evidence tends to exonerate him of this crime,” she said, adding that her office will now try to find the real killer.'