Article here. Excerpt:

'Jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial Thursday asked dozens of questions showing they're skeptical of a defense expert's diagnosis that Arias had been abused by the man she's accused of killing.

The jury's questions, put to domestic violence expert Alyce LaViolette, asked about LaViolette's assessment that Arias was a victim of domestic violence and whether LaViolette has affection for Arias. One juror wanted to know why LaViolette often looked at Arias in the courtroom and smiled.

"I have done that on occasion just to acknowledge her, but no other reason," said LaViolette, a psychologist. "I've actually tried to avoid looking at Ms. Arias."
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Jurors wanted to know if a female could "abuse, batter or terrorize a man" to the point of killing him.

"Yes, women can be perpetrators," LaViolette said.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'More shocking than the fact that Jodi is being allowed to paint pictures a sell them from a jail cell is how much she’s selling them for. “Hourless” is modestly priced at a whopping $2,000. Additionally, a portrait of Grace Kelly drawn by Jodi sold for $3,050 on eBay.

Jodi’s definitely striking while the iron’s hot — if she had waited for time to “run forward,” she might’ve missed the opportunity to pull down such huge prices for her amateur sketches. So… good for her?'

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'It’s time for a serious intervention in masculinity. It’s not enough to not be a rapist. You don’t get a cookie or a Nobel Peace Prize for that. If we want to end the pandemic of rape, it’s going to require an entire global movement of men who are willing to do the hard work required to unpack and interrogate the ideas of masculinity they were raised with, and to create and model new masculinities that don’t enable misogyny. Masculinities built not on power over women, but on power with women.

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'Nearly 12 years ago, Michael Shannon sent his two young sons to New York for what he thought what be a weekend visit with their mother.

It would be the last time he saw either one of them.

Nermeen Khalifa, the boys' mother and Shannon's ex-wife, took the children to her home country of Egypt, where U.S. citizens have almost no rights in custody battles.

"They were out of the country before we even knew they were gone," Shannon said. "I went to the apartment to pick them up. It was like it was ransacked."'

Story here. Excerpt:

'An Ohio day care worker decided to teach a 5-year-old a lesson by giving him a ‘bite’ of his own medicine.

When 56-year-old Robin Mullins of Cincinnati found out about a 5-year-old at her day care that was biting other children, Mullins sat him down, then chomped on his arm in order to ‘teach him a lesson.'

Mullins’ plan of action, however, didn’t go over too well with the parents -- or police for that matter. Mullins was arrested and charged Thursday with assault after leaving a visible bite mark on the kid's arm, Colerain Police Officer Eric Renner wrote in court records.
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The day care’s website explains that Mullins has worked with children of all ages for quite a few years, nine of which were at Northwest schools working with special needs and at-risk kids. Ironically, it also says Mullins has been trained in child abuse recognition and prevention.'

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'At age 17, high school football player Brian Banks was wrongfully convicted of rape. He spent five years in prison but was exonerated in May 2012. Last week, Banks signed with the Atlanta Falcons, and the country rejoiced.

Not surprisingly, some men’s rights activists are hailing this as a victory for their cause. They shouldn’t be. They’re right that Banks’s exoneration, and his new career, are good news, but the Banks case is not an example of a victory for men everywhere (when, when will there finally be a victory for men?!). Rather, it’s a rare instance of our justice system eventually doing right by the wrongfully convicted.

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Article here. Excerpt:

The Inclusion Mandate, a key provision of the recently passed Violence Against Women Act, bans discrimination on the basis of color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.

The Centers for Disease Control has found that men and women engage in intimate partner abuse at nearly identical rates. But gender-biased predominant aggressor arrest policies often lead to the arrest of the man, even if the woman strikes the first blow.

We believe much of the problem lies with biased police training programs. For instance, one curriculum claims that "by and large, abusers are men and victims are women," a statement that stands in marked contrast to the Centers for Disease Control research.

To counter this misinformation and discrimination, SAVE offers evidence-based training programs for law enforcement.

If you haven't yet, visit SAVE's Inclusive-VAWA Resource Center: http://www.saveservices.org/inclusive-vawa/resources.

Teri Stoddard, Program Director
Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
www.saveservices.org

Article here. I imagine the numbers are probably the same/similar here in the US if not also in other "First World" countries. Younger women aren't faring any better, perhaps worse. Sad, really. Excerpt:

'Today's adults are so unhealthy they are 15 years 'older' than their parents and grandparents at the same age, researchers say.

They are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity than previous generations because of poor health, according to a study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Looking at 6,000 adults aged 20, 30, 40, 50 over a 25 year period, researchers found younger generations had poorer 'metabolic' health - a range of issues including blood pressure and weight.

The study revealed men in their 30s were 20 per cent more likely to be overweight than in previous generations, while women in their 20s are twice as likely to be obese than those 10 years ago.'

Article here. Excerpt:

They could be sex molls or sex maulers.

Definitely on the chubby side, though: described as around 190 to 200 pounds and five-foot-four.

Last seen teetering around in high heels and short black dresses — typical clubbing attire — their estimated age 30 to 36, so not cougars on the prowl.

A quartet of ladies, wanted in connection with the sexual assault of a 19-year-old male.

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'Men usually receive criticism and blame for failing to co-operate in the fight against Aids and Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has been at the forefront of such criticism.

On November 29, 2011 he said: “HIV/Aids is a gender-based disease that is spread by men and suffered by women.”

And on December 1 he said: “In this fight against Aids, men are very slippery. We are trying to find a way to capture them.”

These statements reflect growing frustration over men’s reluctance to be involved in Aids intervention programmes initiated by the government, like HIV testing and use of antiretroviral medicines.

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'Men will not be permitted access to nurseries in the emirates.

The statement from the Ministry of Social Affairs Child Department was published in the media yesterday.

It highlighted that exceptions will be made to the male staff, like gardeners, watchman and drivers, as these men did not “directly communicate with the children”.

According to the report, this will also impact the entry of male owners, claiming the school will incur a penalty if they found violating the rule.

The decision is set-up to ensure the safety of children and to limit their exposure to potential abusers.

Zahra Hamirani, chief education officer of The Blossom Nursery, confirms that the no-men rule is not new.
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The reality in child abuse is not to simply teach "stranger danger" but for families to understand that it is often those close to us who may make our children targets. In addition, it is not only men who are abusers.”'

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'A group dedicated to eliminating what it says is unjust discrimination against men filed suit yesterday to end the federal government’s practice of requiring men, but not women, to register for a possible future military draft.

Article here.

'President Obama took his lumps, then issued the mea culpa, for calling California’s attorney general exactly what she is: good-looking.

Will Hillary Clinton follow his example? The sensitivity cops should stand on high alert.

In May 2010, the Daily News reported that then-Secretary of State Clinton, in public, heaped praise on then-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. “He always looks so good, you know? It’s maddening,” she said on Chinese TV, adding that he was “one of the best-looking guys in the administration.”

Nobody told Hillary that she had objectified the poor man. Nobody told her she was setting back the cause of handsome men in public life.

No apology was demanded. None was given. None was deserved, then or now.'