Article here. Excerpt:

'Ever conscious to keep my column even-handed, this week I want to speak out on behalf of men, and this week’s topic is inspired by a dear male friend of mine currently going through a divorce, coping with the typical issues of having to pay maintenance to a soon-to-be-ex-wife, as well as child support payments.

Lots of men are in the same boat. His story is just one of many, but actually hearing it from a man’s side, did get me thinking.

Over the years, we as women have fought hard to be equal to men, yet so many ex-wives are still sponging off previous husbands, their excuse being they want to maintain the same standard of life they had when married.

Well if it was that good why not just stay married then?

Meanwhile the poor men responsible for paying for their ex-wives’ continued standard of living are often left struggling to make their own ends meet, and they are certainly not being afforded the same lifestyle they were used to while married.'

Review here. Excerpt:

'Divorced Fathers and Their Families presents a needed corrective to a long-neglected topic without trivializing the problems and needs of divorced mothers and children or downplaying the realities of divorce. In much of the book, divorced men's narratives reveal their roles in their children's lives, the emotional turmoil when those roles are disrupted, and their frustrations when the legal system assumes the worst about them. ...'

Amazon.com page here.

This article is from June, but worth posting, as the information in it is still current. Excerpt:

'In the course of researching my new book, Men On Strike: Why Men Are Boycotting Marriage, Fatherhood, and the American Dream - And Why It Matters, I talked with men all over America about why they're avoiding marriage. It turns out that the problem isn't that men are immature, or lazy. Instead, they're responding rationally to the incentives in today's society.
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[Ed.: Following is the basic list without author's further comments]
1. You'll lose respect.
2. You'll lose out on sex.
3. You'll lose friends.
4. You'll lose space.
5. You could lose your kids, and your money. And they may not even be your kids.
6. You'll lose in court.
7. You'll lose your freedom.
8. Single life is better than ever.'

Next week, I will be in Cincinnati to stand outside Good Samaritan Hospital and demand that its researchers stop its circumcision clamp study.

We have to make it clear that this heinous experiment on innocent babies will NOT go unheeded, and it will NOT go unchallenged!

Here’s what we have planned for October 3:

• SIDEWALK PROTEST: People from around the country will be traveling to Cincinnati to march peacefully with us outside the hospital, demanding that this study be shut down.
• MOBILE BILLBOARD: We need to reach as many Cincinnati-area residents as possible with the harsh reality of what’s happening right in their backyard, and the most effective way to do that is with a mobile billboard.
• PRESS CONFERENCE: I will be speaking, along with other prominent intactivists, at a national press conference outside the hospital.

This hospital needs to know that conducting pain and bleeding experiments on babies is cruel, unscientific, and WRONG.

Press release here. Excerpt:

'WASHINGTON / September 25, 2013 – Following last week’s revelations of “grotesque prosecutorial misconduct” in a New Orleans police shooting case, the Center for Prosecutor Integrity (CPI) is releasing a new report that calls for strong oversight measures designed to assure ethical prosecutor conduct and stop wrongful convictions.

The report, Roadmap for Prosecutor Reform, lays out 20 reforms designed to enhance the accountability of local, state, and federal prosecutors. The reforms are intended to correct prosecutor abuses in such areas as over-charging of suspects, concealing evidence, and coercing witnesses.

The report is intended for lawmakers, legal oversight boards, and other stakeholders in the criminal justice system. Roadmap for Prosecutor Reform is available here: http://www.prosecutorintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/RoadmapProsecutorReform.pdf'

Article here. Excerpt:

'In August of 2013, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts awarded Massachusetts father Colin Bower $40,250,000 on his claims against his former wife, Mirvat El-Nady. Ms. El-Nady fled to Cairo, Egypt, in August of 2009, taking their children with her without his consent and in violation of a Massachusetts court order granting sole custody to Bower. The case underscores that courts recognize — and punish — parental actions aimed at depriving children of meaningful bonds with both of their parents.

From a mailing list email:

'Putting Women and Girls First: President’s Working Group Recommendations on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women/Girls and Gender-Related Health Disparities

Thursday, October 10, 2013
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. ET
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Great Hall
200 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20201

In observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, please join us for a panel discussion to highlight the release of the President’s Working Group Report on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence Against Women and Girls, and Gender-related Health Disparities.

Featured speakers include:

1. Ms. Lynn Rosenthal, White House Advisor on Violence Against Women
2. Dr. Grant Colfax, Director of the Office on National AIDS Policy
3. Dr. Gina Brown, Office of AIDS Research, National Institutes of Health

Exhibits will be open at 12:30 p.m. for your review.

To register, send the information below to babette.couser@hhs.gov by close-of-business on Tuesday, October 1, 2013.
(all fields required)

1. First Name
2. Last Name
3. Organizational Affiliation
4. Phone Number
5. Email Address

Article here. Excerpt:

'The mere mention of the word circumcision is enough to make some men cringe, and a new study suggests they might have more reason to flinch than they thought.

Many of the doctors who perform the procedure are generalists and poorly trained for the task, possibly explaining the steady stream of complications seen in emergency wards, some with life-long consequences, conclude researchers in Hamilton, Ont.

Given that there is relatively little medical reason to perform circumcisions, it is important at least that physicians know what they are doing to prevent slip-ups, the Hamilton physicians’ newly published study says.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'UVU* has been selected to receive a grant to increase female performance and participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) fields as part of a statewide initiative.

Susan Thackeray, director of Career and Technical Education, is a Utah leader in promoting gender equality in STEM. Her determination led to the reception of the grant.

The grant includes a 3-year funded research project to analyze why women at UVU are not as involved in STEM as men.
...
Last year 392 men pursued degrees in a STEM, compared to 305 women. More than 230 of those women were accounted for in a health related program.

Students and faculty are urged to support women who are interested in studying STEM subjects in all phases of life.'

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*Utah Valley University

Article here. Excerpt:

'It's been a windfall week for boys, those too-oft overlooked stakeholders in American education.

First I found "Boys Have Deep Emotional Lives," an article in The Atlantic about "mean girls" expert Rosalind Wiseman's latest book, "Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World."
...
For the mom of two very young men — ages 12 and 14-but-thinks-he's-going-on-21 — this was a jackpot on a topic I agonize over every day: What will become of my boys? And one that seems to usually be far off anyone's radar because, as the cliché goes, it's already a man's world so what's there to worry about?

Article here. Excerpt:

'That appeared to be the theme of former President Bill Clinton’s opening discussion for the Clinton Global Initiative’s 2013 Annual Meeting. The 42nd president of the United States moderated a discussion in which participants took several opportunities to bash widespread male authority and drop not-so-subtle hints that his wife should run for the White House in 2016.

Article here. Excerpt:

'The White House on Wednesday released a report on the costs of Obamacare for most Americans, heralding its interpretation that 95 percent of the nation will be able to buy health insurance premiums below “earlier projections.”

But note the words “earlier projections.” That doesn’t mean that the insurance Americans will have to buy, or be fined, under Obamacare will be cheaper than what they pay today, before Obamacare kicks in.

We know this because at the same time the White House was releasing its broad study, Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander released his analysis of the report's portion on his state. He found that Obamacare will cost far more than what many of his constituents are paying today, some by as much as 190 percent.

From his release:

— Today, a 27-year-old man in Memphis can buy a plan for as low as $41 a month. On the exchange, the lowest state average is $119 a month — a 190 percent increase.

Article here. Excerpt:

'Universities are supposed to be safe places to debate controversial ideas but school administrators and students leaders would sometimes prefer instead to enforce their own points of view, even if it means silencing others.
...
One can bet where the Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms would stand. They want controversial speech protected. According to their 2013 Campus Freedom Index, released Tuesday, 23 of the 45 universities graded this year have failed to stop censorship. Each administration and student union was assigned two A to F letter grades, one based on policies and the other on practices. Their conclusion: “Our country’s institutions of higher education have failed in their promise to uphold the sanctity of free speech in its most cherished and necessary form: the discussion of controversial ideas, frank and spirited debate, and the pursuit of truth.”

Press release here. Excerpt:

'The Canadian Association for Equality (CAFE) received overwhelming financial support after their affiliate group, the University of Toronto Men's Issues Awareness Society, was mandated by the University of Toronto administration to pay $964 for campus police or have their Friday event cancelled. At previous events rioters committed illegal acts including pulling fire alarms and blocking exit doors.

"The Miles Groth 'Men's Centre' lecture will proceed, thanks to support from the men and women who donated," said Malcolm Johnston, CAFE Spokesperson. "Rewarding law-breaking rioters by cancelling events will only lead to increased censorship and make U of T a more dangerous place."'

Article here. Excerpt:

'There is no "war on women" as the Democratic Party has argued, said liberal columnist Kirsten Powers, in a debate about "Mad Women" and "the battle of the sexes." While the other liberal panelist disagreed, the conservatives argued that there is an under-reported "war on men."

"I will concede there is no war on women as presented by the Democratic Party," Powers, a columnist for the Daily Beast and a contributor for Fox News, admitted, at a Washington, D.C. event hosted by the Independent Women's Forum and National Review. Groups like Planned Parenthood are "abortion rights groups, not women's groups," she said.'

...
About Kirsten Powers here.