Article here. Excerpt:

'The 77 cent figure has become a rallying cry for those who seek to eliminate employment discrimination based on gender. And it’s a genuine statistic. In a report released in September 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau wrote that in 2010, the female-to-male earnings ratio of full-time, year-round workers was 0.77." Translated into dollars, that means that in 2010, women working full-time earned 77 cents for every dollar earned by men working full time.

But the Obama ad takes a solid statistic and describes it incorrectly. The campaign is wrong to say that the 77-cent figure describes the pay differences between men and women "doing the same work." (By contrast, former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine recently earned a Mostly True on a similar claim because he was not specifying the number was for the same occupations.)

Article here. Excerpt:

'According to a 2009 report, more than a quarter of English children do not have even a single male teacher at their school. For many children, that means they have greatly reduced contact during the day with an adult man until age 11 when they go to secondary school. Children who don’t have a father in the home may not have any regular contact with a male role model until they go to secondary school.

The situation is similar in America, and Canada, and Australia—where between 70 to 75 percent of teachers are female.

Why is society robbing young boys of the masculine role models they need?

The lack of male leaders in schools is all the more hurtful considering the fact that most of the children going to school come from broken families or families that will one day experience divorce. America has more than 13 million single parents raising more than 21 million children. More than four out of five of those custodial parents are mothers.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Lawmakers and President Obama on Saturday celebrated the 40th anniversary of Title IX, which ensured equal rights for men and women in education.

Obama and other Democrats marking the occasion didn’t mention politics, but the coordinated effort seemed aimed at 2012 voters, particularly women.

Democrats all year have been doing everything they can to create a gender gap between Obama and his presumptive GOP opponent this fall, Mitt Romney.

“From addressing inequality in math and science education to preventing sexual assault on campus to fairly funding athletic programs, Title IX ensures equality for our young people in every aspect of their education,” President Barack Obama wrote in a Newsweek op-ed published Saturday. “It’s a springboard for success.”'

Article here. Excerpt:

'When the summer Olympics begin next month, commentators will point to young girls eagerly watching female track stars, soccer players, gymnasts and swimmers, and celebrate how Title IX, a law passed 40 years ago, has helped so many girls and young women have the chance to play sports.

That's an important part of Title IX's legacy.

Yet there's another side to the story. It's one that could be told by male gymnasts, swimmers, and track stars: And that's how men's sports teams have been sacrificed in order to achieve "proportionality" as demanded by those enforcing Title IX. Mothers concerned about their sons' diminishing prospects might rightly bow out of Title IX's anniversary celebrations, and ask why the focus continues to be solely on bolstering female participation on college campuses, even as young men fall further behind.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'On the academic side, women earn the majority of degrees at the associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels.

Yet their numbers lag in what are known as the STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and math. Education Department data show, for example, that just 17% of engineering and 18% of computer science-related bachelor's degrees in 2009-10 were awarded to women. Women make up 25% of the STEM workforce.

Story here. Excerpt:

'A one-month-old baby from Queen’s Park bled to death less than two days after he was circumcised, an inquest heard.

Angelo Ofori-Mintah’s operation went according to plan, but a few hours later the incision began to bleed.

Westminster Coroner’s Court heard it eventually stopped and his mother Maame Abrafi, who lives in Ashmore Road, thought he was fine.

However the following day he became cold and pale and was rushed to hospital with dangerously low oxygen levels.

He suffered a cardiac arrest and died in the early hours of February 17.

Tests revealed he had lost about three-quarters of his total blood volume and died as a result of an acute haemorrhage due to circumcision.'

Article here. Excerpt:

To hear reporters tell it, Americans one and all are gathering to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Title IX. But if you look closer, you’ll notice that some people are missing - notably the thousands of male student-athletes who have lost participation opportunities because their teams were cut or capped.
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However, the glowing media coverage of Title IX’s anniversary avoids these dirty details and blatantly crosses the line from objective reporting to cheerleading. Any damage done by Title IX’s enforcement is roundly ignored, and any criticism is summarily dismissed.

The team at ESPN has done its best to invent new scapegoats for the loss of male athletic opportunities. For example, ESPN’s Peter Keating claims that “you will find that the real enemy of men’s sports isn’t Title IX. It’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) scholarship limits.” His theory fails to consider that hundreds of colleges don’t even offer athletic scholarships.'

June is False Allegations Awareness Month. Luckily, you can still register for the Connecting for Change conference.

"False Allegations: A Blight to Families and Society"

"How To" Presentations
Write your own legal briefs.
Draft a bill while avoiding legal fees.
...and more.

Brainstorming sessions and networking opportunities.

Who Should Attend?
Educators, academics, legal professionals, law enforcement, individuals interested in false allegation prevention, social justice advocates, activists, victims of false allegations, and more.

Location
901 Fifteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005
Metro: Blue-Orange Line, McPherson Square

Date/Time
June 30, 2012
9 am to 4:15 pm

Registration
There is no charge to attend, but preregistration is necessary. Send an email to: info-at-saveservices.org.

Meet members of the Domestic Violence Legislative Project (DVLP). Join this dynamic group of movers and shakers!

Article here. Excerpt:

'The first radical shake-up of family courts in decades is under way in the U.K. A dramatic list of consequences will befall any breach of court orders that flout court-endorsed arrangements for the care of children of separated parents. Children’s Minister Tim Loughton will announce that the Children Act 19879, which states that the child comes first in law courts, will be rewritten.

Henceforth the preferred option for the courts will be “the presumption that a child’s welfare is likely to furthered through safe involvement with both parents.” That is, in the absence of abuse, equal parenting, exactly the template we have been patiently awaiting in Canada, will be the default for splitting couples. Furthermore, mothers who refuse to permit access to the children may lose their passports, their driving licences or even their freedom of movement if they fail to comply.

Article here. Excerpt:

'Fathers who want successful sons should focus on passing on their advice and worldly wisdom rather than their money, a study suggests.

Although boys with wealthier fathers usually grow up to earn higher-than-average incomes themselves, researchers said their parents' money may not be the deciding factor.

Intelligence, advice, work ethic and other "human capital endowments" which sons inherit from their fathers are more important than money in determining how successful they will be, the experts wrote in the Journal of Political Economy.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. -- A woman has been arrested and charged with filing a false police report after she claimed she was the victim of a sexual attack at Main Beach on May 30.

Jennifer Riechert, 32, was arrested Friday and was being held in the Nassau County Jail on $15,000 bond, according to a release from the Fernandina Beach Police Department.

Detectives found that the incident did not happen, and Riechert has since recanted her claim. Riechert purposely misidentified a man she described as homeless as her attacker.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Some of the biggest names in sport have lined up with President Barack Obama to condemn violence against women in an advertisement showcased by the White House on Thursday.

Soccer star David Beckham, major league baseball players Evan Longoria and Jimmy Rollins, National Football League quarterback Eli Manning, and basketball sensation Jeremy Lin were among those recruited to speak out against violence.

The ad will run this summer on television and the Internet.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'OTTAWA — In a family court case to be ruled on soon, a judge will, in part, decide whether a 38-year-old Ottawa man is too fat to be a dad.

The Royal Ottawa Hospital's family court clinic, which does court-ordered assessments on parents, is now using obesity as a factor when deciding if parents are fit to raise children.

In court filings by child-welfare authorities in the case of an obese Ottawa father who is fighting for custody of his two boys, a doctor at the family court clinic wrote:

"Finally, (father) has struggled with obesity for years, which impacts significantly on most aspects of his life including (his) functioning as a parent. He was short of breath or winded in simply walking short distances about the clinic and he lacks both the mobility and stamina required to keep up with young and active children.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Father's Day can be filled with happiness and precious memories, or it can be a reminder of violence and emotional pain.

In everyday lives affected by domestic violence, victims and family members often will try to balance a violent equation by saying, "But he is such a good dad."

This will be said within the very same sentence that describes a man's horrific acts of violence perpetrated on his family.

Do we expect so little of men in America that changing a diaper or taking a child out for a meal can outweigh the consequences of his abusive behavior?'

Article here. Excerpt:

'PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Phillies star is among the athletes speaking out against dating violence and domestic abuse in a new public service announcement put out by the White House.

When sports heroes like Jimmy Rollins speak out…

(Rollins: ) “No woman should have to fear abuse. No man should hit a woman for any reason.”

...Vice President Joe Biden wants men and boys to listen up:

(Biden:) “If you strike a woman, you’re not a man, you’re a coward.”
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(Pres. Obama and montage: ) “Listen up guys, listen up: no one should ever hit a woman. Not their wife, not their girlfriend, not their date.”'