From a SAVE email:

In the name of curbing campus sexual assault, the U.S. Department of Education (DED) now requires all colleges that receive federal funding to use the "preponderance of evidence" standard of proof, instead of the long-accepted "clear and convincing" standard. In addition, the DED regulation forbids charged students from cross-examining their accusers.

Seldom does an issue unite the Left and Right into a single chorus of disbelief and scorn. To date, the DED letter has been the focus of over a dozen critical editorials appearing in both the liberal and conservative media. For example:

Nathaniel Zelinsky: Title IX and the Death of Free Speech at Yale - May 19
Christina Hoff Sommers: In Making Campuses Safe for Women, a Travesty of Justice for Men - June 5
Wendy McElroy: Dumbing Down the Charge of Rape - June 7

Link here. Excerpt:

'Forty years of unchecked Feminism has achieved Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s goal of “eliminating” clearly defined gender roles that have been in place for thousands of years.

The cost to almost every aspect of our society is staggering.

Women now can get “pit-stop” divorces where husbands and fathers are ejected from the home as swiftly as pit crews remove worn tires from a racing car. New tires are added, the gas tank is filled in a flash, and she’s off again, this time with the kids in tow, leaving fathers in a cloud of dust, unable to see their kids, usually due to a bogus restraining order. She, off to her next conquest never having to worry about paying because it’s daddy’s speed pass she swipes at the pump.

It’s no wonder some 20 million American children are fatherless.
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The goals of the Feminist agenda have resulted in discrimination against men and the destruction of the traditional family:

Translation in English here. Original Article in Swedish here. Excerpt:

'Women who are sexually abusing children causing their victims more injuries than men. It writes the Norwegian newspaper Bergens time. They quote four researchers at the Psychology Faculty at the University of Bergen, who has written an article about it in the Journal of the Norwegian Psychological Association.

Women abuse is similar to those of male sex offenders, writes Bergen's time, but women's abuse often occurs in close relationships, and, therefore, more detrimental to the children.'

News submitted by:

Ulf Andersson
PappaRättsGruppen
http://www.dads-r-us.se/

Link to media release here. Excerpt:

'The Australian Government is funding DIY Male Health Toolboxes to be sent to men’s sheds around the country.

The announcement by the Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, was made as he launched Men’s Health Week with Australian Men’s Shed Association Patron Tim Mathieson in Canberra today.

“These are actual metal toolbox that will contain a combination of health promotion materials featuring resources suitable to a shed environment.

“We know that men don’t always feel comfortable picking up a brochure in public – so these promotion materials such as carpenter’s pencils, tape measures, and magnetic clips will be more subtle and hopefully infiltrate sheds with positive health-related messages.”

Mr Mathieson and Mr Snowdon today joined Brumbies players for free health checks provided by ACT Divisions of General Practice at the Sea Scout’s Men’s Shed in Tuggeranong.

Chapter 5 (Fatherhood) of The Masculinity Conspiracy is now online. This chapter examines how the theme of fatherhood is mobilized in the conspiracy via two books: Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys by Stephen James and David Thomas, and Better Dads, Stronger Sons: How Fathers Can Guide Boys to Become Men of Character by Rick Johnson.

It shows how these books promote fatherhood as being defined by fixed characteristics. It then offers some different ways of thinking about fatherhood in order to counter the conspiracy.

http://masculinityconspiracy.com/

Article here. Excerpt:

'The Tennessee Supreme court has agreed to hear a case that could decide whether a man has legal grounds to sue for being duped into supporting a child that turns out to be fathered by someone else.

Legal experts believe it may be the first time for the state’s highest court to decide whether paternity fraud is grounds to sue.

The court could give a man the right to recover some of the expense of caring for the child and win damages for emotional suffering for the paternity fraud. Lawyers say it’s unlikely the man would be able to recover past child-support payments.'

Story here. Remember this one from a while back? Apparently the ruling has been in appeal for some time and they finally decided on it. You may wonder why I am posting this one. The issue here is that it is so rare that a woman is sentenced to death and that this sentence is upheld, whether this be in a western or another country, that it is positively newsworthy. Men being sentenced to death isn't news, however, it's par for the course. Excerpt:

'KUWAIT CITY (AFP) – Kuwait's supreme court on Sunday upheld a woman's death sentence for setting ablaze her husband's wedding tent, killing 57 women and children.

Nasra Yussef Mohammed al-Enezi, 24, was condemned to death by a lower and appeals courts for the apparent act of revenge against her husband for taking a second wife.
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The August 15, 2009 inferno engulfed the women-and-children-only tent in minutes and triggered a stampede. The final death toll was 57, including Saudis and stateless Arabs.

A new documentary has been released about fathers and the (so-called) family court system. The site is here. Caption:

'In his most provocative documentary to date filmmaker Janks Morton turns his lens to the crisis in America's family courts. Utilizing the stories of five men Morton unveils the untold story of how family court processes yield millions of fatherless children. The massive machine of family courts directly impact the lives of nearly one third of our nation's citizens, with little oversight and limits on its enormous power. It is a system riddled with conflicts of interest where the 'best interest of the child' is often an afterthought.

Guilty Until Proven Innocent is the beginning of a necessary national dialogue.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Long time NCFM member Mike Geanoulis announced that the New Hampshire Commission of the Status of Men (CSM) appears to have withstood efforts to sunset its authorization. CSM is arguably only one of four legislatively enacted bodies of its type in the United States.

Mike reports that even though the New Hampshire Legislative Committee to Study Boards and Commissions Committee on Committees (NHCOC) recommended closure of the CSM the Committee of Conference agreed to extend CSM two years and add two more seats to the — one appointment each from the House and Senate leadership. HB380 will be revised accordingly and resubmitted to the floor of the House and Senate.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Next Sunday millions of families will be celebrating Father's Day, acknowledging the man who raised, loved and cared for them. Fathers hold a special place in a child's life. Dads can become involved in their child's sports, while others enjoy teaching their kids new skills or just spending precious time together. One young father admits it will be a difficult day for him.

"It's going to suck," said 18-year-old Christian Diaz.
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After a lengthy court battle, a Kern County Superior Court Judge ruled in January in favor of placing the baby with the adoptive parents. Diaz has never been able to see or hold his son, whom he has named Liam. The decision was a hard one for Diaz and his mother, Guadalupe, to accept. And it's taken an emotional toll on the family.

"He's been stressed over the court's decision denying him his father's rights," said Guadalupe, who also lost in having her first grandson.
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He has gotten help along the way.

Article here. Excerpt:

'The Black American birth rate is below that of sustainability, that means if the domestic Black birth rate does not change, and it is likely to decline, American Blacks will be extinct. ...

The scourge of fatherlessness in America, particularly in the inner-city and among blacks has not been helped by Obama’s disparagement of men and fathers and his often repeated glorification of single motherhood. Obama’s repeated bashing of men, especially black men, accusing them of abandoning their children while at the same time his policies actually encourage single parent homes and reward mothers who eject fathers from the home and thus from the lives of their children.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'As part of its broader attack on safeguards against false accusations, the federal Education Department is urging colleges to strip students and faculty of the right to cross-examine their accusers in disciplinary proceedings over alleged sexual harassment. In an April 4 letter from Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali, the Education Department said that it “strongly discourages schools from allowing the parties personally to question or cross-examine each other during the hearing.”

Video here. Article excerpt:

'"Often women are seen as more honest, more sincere, as harder working," Clarke said. "This may be an opportunity for more women to step into those positions."

ABC's Claire Shipman, co-author of "Womenomics", says there are numerous studies that show that a company with more women in senior positions will be more profitable.

"In every decision, diversity leads to better decisions," Shipman said. "In other words, a group of all white men are not going to reach the best decision."'

Article here. Excerpt:

'During an appearance last fall on ABC's "This Week" and following tough talk on fiscal austerity and the evils of budget deficits, Lagarde dove headlong into the squishy topic of gender leadership. Her cardinal thesis: Women are better leaders than men. “We don’t necessarily project our own egos into cutting a deal, [getting] our point across, convincing people, reducing them to…a partner lost in the process.”

Then with a hint of mettle she cut to the chase: “We inject less libido, less testosterone.”
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Lagarde’s gender braggadocio is supported by empirical data. Leadership studies consistently show women outperform men in the key area of decision-making: They tend to use a more democratic, participative style, while men take a more autocratic, directive approach. These studies conclude that women’s traditional approach to negotiation, mediation, facilitation, and communication is more effective than men’s traditional insistence on power and control.'

Link to "article" here. Excerpt:

'Perhaps it's just me but is anyone else losing faith in men? Is your confidence that your relationship will endure, unmarred by infidelity, for the rest of your life, rapidly diminishing? Anyone else starting to think that maybe it's only a matter of time until it happens to you?

Amid the latest reports of Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child, debauchery seems to be the flavour of our current new stories with male politicians, business leaders, sporting stars, celebrities and members of the armed forces at the centre of the storm.
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Tiger Woods reportedly had at least nine mistresses, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his cabinet have allegedly treated their country's political system as one big bachelor party, Ricky Nixon (the most recent football personality to grace our media) still has a lot of explaining to do and countless other public figures have had their reputations tarnished by some form of sexual indiscretion.'