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'20 JUNE 2013 | GENEVA - Physical or sexual violence is a public health problem that affects more than one third of all women globally, according to a new report released by WHO in partnership with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the South African Medical Research Council.

The report, Global and regional estimates of violence against women: Prevalence and health effects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence, represents the first systematic study of global data on the prevalence of violence against women – both by partners and non-partners. Some 35% of all women will experience either intimate partner or non-partner violence. The study finds that intimate partner violence is the most common type of violence against women, affecting 30% of women worldwide.'

From a reader in Italy, a video titled "Psychological Violence". Good piece, I'd say it's applicable to any relationship, really. But this vid emphasizes the phenom as it gets inflicted on men. More like it are necessary.

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Article here. Good they wrote this. But notice the problem of sexual assaults in the military only got press and serious attention from the brass when it was revealed as a problem for female service personnel. "It's not a problem unless it affects women/girls" seems to hold as always. Excerpt:

'Sexual assault has emerged as one of the defining issues for the military this year. Reports of assaults are up, as are questions about whether commanders have taken the problem seriously. Bills to toughen penalties and prosecution have been introduced in Congress.

But in a debate that has focused largely on women, this fact is often overlooked: the majority of service members who are sexually assaulted each year are men.

In its latest report on sexual assault, the Pentagon estimated that 26,000 service members experienced unwanted sexual contact in 2012, up from 19,000 in 2010. Of those cases, the Pentagon says, 53 percent involved attacks on men, mostly by other men.
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'The local chapter of the Left Party, a socialist and feminist political party, in Sormland County Council, Sweden, is pushing to make standing while peeing illegal for men using the county council's public restrooms.

According to the Local, supporters of the proposal say sitting while urinating is more hygienic and promotes sanitary restroom habit for male users. It will help to eliminate the problem of puddles on the floor and spray stains on toilet seats. They also argue that urinating while sitting will help to promote male health because it allows men to empty their bladder more effectively. Sitting while urinating according to advocates will reduce prostate problems among men.'

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'Some social scientists link the rise in female alcohol consumption to the changing role of women in society. Rick Grucza, an epidemiologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis who studies alcohol-use disorders, correlates women's drinking to the rise in female college attendance. Others suggest that many women continue unhealthy postcollege drinking patterns in male-dominated industries such as finance and technology. Still others find a link among women who step away from their careers to be at home. "The baby's crying, they're not getting paid, they're bored and anxious—and feel guilty that they're bored and anxious," says Mary Ellen Barnes, a psychologist in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., who treats many female heavy drinkers. Drinking several tall glasses of wine can make those feelings recede—at least for a few hours.'

One example here. Excerpt:

'Men are the reason why the world/society is so messed up. They are the default human being, and women are stuck with the label of some kind of new creature. Double standards are because of men. War is because of men. Insecure girls are because of men.

I’m only 19 years old and I already feel this deep hatred for men. Thankfully, I have never been raped or sexually abused. But have I feared for my life because of a man? Plenty of times. I can’t walk down the street alone without fearing for my life, fearing a man will jump out of the shadows and rape/kill me. I hate that men think they own us, and that WE owe them something.'

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'Next week single mother Angela Downey will mark her daughter's 12th birthday with a rare treat – a chocolate sponge cake with cream and strawberries. Just like the past four years, there won't be any presents.

Since being moved off the single parent payment onto the lesser Newstart allowance in 2009, Ms Downey said it has been all but impossible to support her three teenage children.
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The latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey prepared by Melbourne University revealed the poverty rate for children living with a single parent has risen 15 per cent since 2001.'

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'A new survey shows that 78 per cent of women believe a recent European Union ruling against gender-based pricing for insurance policies is unfair.
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Only 22 per cent of women questioned by MyVoucherCodes.co.uk agreed that the move was fair. By comparison, 74 per cent of men supported the ruling – which may result in lower insurance premiums for male customers.

Almost two thirds of women felt that men should pay higher premiums for car insurance, as data shows that they are more likely to be involved in accidents.

The European ruling comes into effect on 21st December 2012. Estimates from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) indicate that women under 25 could see a 25 per cent increase in motor insurance costs … while men could expect premiums to reduce by just 10 per cent.

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'In the 1950s, nearly every man in his prime working years was in the labor force, a category that includes both those who are employed and those actively applying for jobs. The "participation rate" for men ages 25 to 54 stood at 97.7% in early 1956, but drifted downward to a post-war record low of 88.4% at the end of 2012. (It ticked up very slightly at the start of this year to 88.6%.)

So where have all the men workers gone?

Some went into prison. Others are on disability. And still others can't find jobs and have simply given up looking.

The trend is particularly pronounced among the less educated. As the job market shifted away from blue-collar positions that required only a high-school degree to more skilled labor, many men were left behind, labor analysts say. It's harder these days to find well-paying jobs in manufacturing, production and other fields traditionally dominated by men without college diplomas.

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'I was listening to a debate in one of the morning breakfast shows in one of the FM radio stations this past week and wondered if really the boy child has a place left for him in this society. Women were calling and confessing how they would really wish their husbands were dead.

It reminded me of how hard it has become for male job seekers to get jobs this days be it from male or female employers something that was echoed by one of my lecturers at Egerton University. It is worrying that the society has focused more on the girl child and forgotten the boy child.
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It should not be forgotten that the controversial Kiambu County cabinet nominees were rejected for being gender biased. Surprisingly, this time round it was not women who were discriminated against, it was men. Only two out of eight nominees were men.

Article here. Excerpt:

'Title IX is leading Missouri State to enact changes that could take effect as soon as the fall of 2014: the addition of two women’s sports.

MSU operates under “Prong One”, known as “proportionality,” to comply with Title IX. In other words, the school must carry the same proportion of male and female student-athletes as the proportion of full-time male and female students in the undergraduate student body.

Missouri State’s 2012-13 undergraduate enrollment was 56.7 female. To comply with Title IX, MSU’s proportion of female student-athletes must be within 1 percent in either direction of that number.

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'PORT HURON, Mich. -- A Michigan woman accused of faking a sexual assault was ordered to stand trial on charges of making a false report of rape and tampering with evidence Tuesday after a doctor said her purported bruises faded after he wiped them with gauze.

Sara Ylen accused two men of sexual assault at her Lexington home last September, saying she was taking a nap when she was bound and raped. But authorities say the attack didn't happen.

Ylen is also accused of lying about having cancer in a separate case in Sanilac County. She's charged with fraud for allegedly tricking an insurance company and sympathetic supporters. A probable cause hearing is set for July 9.'

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'(Reuters) - Norway's parliament voted overwhelmingly on Friday to conscript women into its armed forces, becoming the first European and first NATO country to make military service compulsory for both genders.

"Rights and duties should be the same for all," said Labor lawmaker Laila Gustavsen, a supporter of the bill. "The armed forces need access to the best resources, regardless of gender, and right now mostly men are recruited."
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Women already serve in the military, but do so of their own volition. They make up a tenth of the armed forces, according to the ministry of defense.

The change is not expected to force women to serve against their will but should help improve the gender balance.

All young people can be conscripted in theory, but since the end of the Cold War the Norwegian armed forces have become more selective in choosing conscripts as their needs have changed.

Those who do not want to serve can often find a reason, such as university studies, to avoid the draft.

Article here. Excerpt:

'A military analyst says the plan to allow women in front-line combat units could subject them to a future draft, and Congress should start paying attention.

Women are currently exempt from the draft because they are not involved in direct ground combat, says Center for Military Readiness president Elaine Donnelly, citing a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

"It is most unfortunate that Congress is allowing the Obama administration to lay the legal groundwork for selective service obligations to be imposed on unsuspecting civilian women on the same basis as men," says Donnelly. "This would include a future draft."'