Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2012-06-02 16:16
Article here. Excerpt:
'SALT LAKE CITY — The president of the Utah Adoption Council resigned Tuesday amid controversy over claims the council is working to undermine the rights of birth fathers.
Wes Hutchins was to serve another month as president of the Ut ah Adoption Council (UAC) — a group consisting of adoption agencies, adoption attorneys, families, and birth mothers and fathers. Instead, he's founded a new nonprofit organization he says will work in the best interests of all parties in adoptions.
There was certainly friction in Tuesday's council meeting, as some representing adoption agencies accused Hutchins of having his own agenda. In turn, he pointed fingers at them for not acting ethically in administering adoptions.'
Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2012-06-02 16:14
Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2012-06-02 16:11
Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2012-06-02 16:04
Article here. Excerpt:
'Many boys say they would prefer a male befriender according to early findings, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Yet, less than a quarter of UK volunteer child befrienders are men.
"The shortage means many boys in need of a strong male presence in their lives are missing out on the adult male companionship they would like," states researcher Dr Sue Milne of the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) at the University of Edinburgh.
Many of the children referred to befriending services face difficulties at home or in school. Some have learning or behavioural problems; others have been affected by the death or imprisonment of a parent, or by parental substance/ alcohol abuse.
Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2012-05-31 22:22
Article here. Excerpt:
'However, in Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled that the rights of the individual living mother outweighed the rights of the unborn child, and therefore made abortion legal. In doing so, and considering the arguments of both sides it attempted to address individual rights but the SCOTUS failed to take into the consideration the legal implications and the rights of the father.
A woman has complete and utter control over her own body—this much has been established by Roe vs. Wade and other rulings. Yet, what about the man? Does he not have any rights over his own body? Should a woman choose to bring to term a child that may not be wanted by his father, the father is nevertheless legally and financially bound by that decision. It is a well-established legal concept that a man must provide financial support for the child that was mutually conceived but solely brought to term by another person’s (the woman) decision.
Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2012-05-31 22:19
Article here. Excerpt:
'Los Angeles, CA (May 30, 2012) Female sex offenders receive lighter sentences for the same crimes than males says a study recently published in Feminist Criminology, a SAGE journal and the official journal of the Division on Women and Crime of the American Society of Criminology.
Embry and Lyons looked at the sentences that male and female sex offenders received for specific sex offenses and found that even after the implementation of sentencing guidelines to ensure equality in sentencing, on average male sentences were between 6% and 31% longer than female sentences for the same or similar crimes.
"It appears as if the criminal justice system actually treats women more leniently than men," wrote Randa Embry and Phillip M. Lyons, Jr., authors of the study.
The researchers explained this disparity by discussing the American idea that "women are weaker and, therefore, must be protected at all times regardless of their status as victims or offenders."'
Submitted by Mastodon on Thu, 2012-05-31 18:25
Article here. It appears these lawmakers are more outraged about the prospect of aborting a girl. I would like to think anyone who considers themselves pro-life would be equally concerned about both genders. Excerpt:
'A bill that would ban sex-selective abortions failed to muster enough support to pass the House Thursday following a contentious debate.
The final vote was 246-168. Though a majority voted in favor of the bill, this particular proposal required a two-thirds majority to pass -- supporters of the bill fell 30 votes short.
The proposal would have made it a federal crime to carry out an abortion based on the gender of the fetus. The measure takes aim at the aborting of female fetuses, a practice more common to countries such India and China, where there is a strong preference for sons, but which is also thought to take place in the U.S.'
Submitted by Mastodon on Thu, 2012-05-31 17:22
Submitted by Minuteman on Thu, 2012-05-31 05:21
Link here. Excerpt:
'The African Women Entrepreneurship Program is an outreach, education, and engagement initiative that works with African women entrepreneurs to promote business growth; increase trade both regionally and to U.S. markets through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); create better business environments; and empower African women entrepreneurs to become voices of change in their communities.
For three weeks, 47 African women entrepreneurs from 37 countries will engage in professional development training and networking opportunities with American counterparts from civil society, corporations, industry associations, non-profit organizations, and multilateral development organizations throughout the United States. The women will develop business partnerships, attend workshops on accessing capital and U.S. markets, and learn best business practices to build their women-owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in their home countries.
Submitted by Broadsword on Thu, 2012-05-31 01:51
Article here. Excerpt:
'The move to drop the “golden skirt” policy is a sign of ministers’ commitment to strip red tape from companies to get the economy moving.
Ministers said they were “standing up for British business” and were opposing the plans to impose more “burdensome regulation” on companies.
...
However ministers will say the Government is not going to implement the quotas, and instead will merely encourage firms to hire more women in executive positions.'
Submitted by Broadsword on Thu, 2012-05-31 01:49
Article here. Excerpt:
'Without women in senior posts, companies will lose touch with their customers and risk making “flawed decisions” as a result of “groupthink” by men, a report from the Department for Business said. In a separate study, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission suggested firms should appoint more women directors to help the economic recovery.
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Women represent “around 70 per cent of consumer purchasing decisions” and “connecting better” with the female workforce will help businesses understand their customers, the report said. “Continually recruiting individuals who share the same backgrounds and experiences creates a 'groupthink’ mentality within the board, which runs the risk of making flawed decisions because there are no fresh or different perspectives. Ultimately, of course, such businesses will be unable to stay ahead of the game.”'
Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2012-05-31 01:05
Article here. There isn't much new in terms of ideas in this article. I think it's been known for quite a long time. The main reason I am posting this is to point out the graphics that go along with the article. Seems not even a relatively even-handed (though decidedly sexist in all directions) report regarding relations between the sexes can't be delivered without some form of male-bashing. Anyway, here's an excerpt:
'Confident and cocky, alpha males might have you believe that they could win the heart of any woman they want.
But when it comes to finding a mate, women are actually hardwired to go for a meeker, less macho chap who is a good provider, a study suggests.
American researchers have looked into the reasons why humans developed the two-parent nuclear family.
Our primitive ancestors would have inherited the social structure of the apes – a sexual free-for-all with males fighting each other for mating rights.'
Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2012-05-31 01:01
June is False Allegations Awareness Month.
Help us bring awareness to False Allegations of Abuse during the month of June. Here are some ideas to get you started. Like posting this link: http://www.saveservices.org/dvlp/campaigns/false-accusations-of-domestic-violence-by-the-numbers/ to your social media network, where your friends will learn that 700,000 persons are wrongfully arrested for domestic violence each year.
We hope you'll join us at the Connecting for Change false allegations awareness conference in Washington, DC on June 30. You can also join us as citizen lobbyists on Capitol Hill June 29. In order to lobby, you must attend a June 19 teleconference. Register for either or both events by sending an email to info-at-saveservices.org.
You've seen what happens when we all work together. Let's put this unity to work to end false allegations!
Sincerely,
Submitted by Mastodon on Thu, 2012-05-31 00:36
Article here. Excerpt:
'SAN ANTONIO -- San Antonio police say a woman accused of beheading her 3-week-old infant son used a knife and two swords in the attack and ate some of the child's body parts.
San Antonio Police Chief William McManus told reporters Monday that Otty Sanchez's attack on her son, Scott Wesley Buchholtz-Sanchez, was "too heinous" to fully discuss.
But he says Sanchez ate part of the newborn's brain and bit off three of his toes before stabbing herself twice.
Police say the 33-year-old Sanchez told officers who were called to her house early Sunday that she killed her son at the devil's request.
Sanchez is charged with capital murder and is being held on $1 million bail. She is recovering from her wounds at a hospital.'
Submitted by lance on Wed, 2012-05-30 18:01
Article here. Excerpt:
After interviewing dozens of current and former White House advisers, the New York Times breaks a lot of news in its story on President Obama's secret kill list, perhaps none of it more jaw-dropping than new details describing how the U.S. now calculates the number of innocents killed by our drones. What innovative method did our Nobel Peace Prize-winning president implement?
"It in effect counts all military-age males in a strike zone as combatants, according to several administration officials, unless there is explicit intelligence posthumously proving them innocent," the newspaper reports. "Counter-terrorism officials insist this approach is one of simple logic: people in an area of known terrorist activity, or found with a top Qaeda operative, are probably up to no good."
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