Quite a few to catch up from November and the beginning of December – they catalogue the debates where the attacks on men have been continual and unprecedented either as direct attacks, discrimination by omission and the declaration that women need even more special favours and treatment.
It has been a Black November for men, despite the excellent conference at the beginning of the month. It makes the conclusions drawn from that conference even more important.
We have had the continuation of attacks on the government on the impact of cuts and the recession when many of the cuts impact on whole families and when more men have lost their job than women over the past year. We also had the impact of the awful Norgrove family review, the domestic abuse awareness week peppered with campaigns that pretend that male victims don't exist and of course the ignorance on the gender pay gap which shows younger men earn less than young women.
Week beginning 01 November 2011
Telegraph – Cameron accused of unprecedented attacks on women (Andrew Porter)
Daily Mail - Do fathers no longer have any rights?(Amanda Platell)
Daily Mail - Law shake-up will fuel epidemic of fatherless families (Tim Shipman)
Daily Mail - Let them bake cake (Suzanne Moore)
Daily Mail - The craving that leads to the ultimate deception (Liz Jones)
Anna Racoon - Female Bloggers Cry Rape? and on Dale & Co: Excellent example of a sound women distancing herself from the extreme feminists who believe that any criticism of them and their views is down to misogyny. A post will be imminent on this type of Stalinism.
Week beginning 7 November 2011
Daily Express - We must not forget the rights of fathers (Anne Widdecombe)
Huffington Post - Fem 11 hears from Livingstione and Paddick (Dina Rickman): Why do politicians pander to groups that push an anti-male agenda?
Evening Standard - The hate that stalks women on the internet (Rosamund Urwin)
Week beginning 14 November 2011
BBC News - Midwives told to involve fathers
Karen Woodall - Family Justice Review death of fatherhood or dawn of new era (Karen Woodall)
Bob McCroskie - Why I won't be wearing the white ribbon
This is Bath - Do women really get a better deal?
Daily Telegraph - Why we all need to talk about prostate cancer (Judith Potts)
Daily Mail - Dads by deception (Kathryn Knight)
Guardian - Young women earn more than pay - that's not sexist its fair (Gaby Hinsliff): So Gaby what campaigns are you now willing to support to help bring equality for young men? Sorry, I couldn't hear you? Lee Dauphin's comment in th excellent comment's section debate sums it up 'So, inequality is "unfair" when it is skewed in favour of men, but "fair" it is skewed against men'.
Week beginning 28 November 2011
ConservativeHome - Councils funding equalities industry: They sure ain't funding male equality.
Guardian - Workers given green light over equal pay (Owen Bowcott): Will this also apply to men in the 'traditional' women's roles.
BBC News - Teacher Katherine Goldberg groped male steward on flight : Clear double standards as she avoids jail and a man who groped a female steward would be in jail make no mistake.
All Party Parliamentary Group on Sex Equality: Women's Access to Power investigation: This dangerously influential group of parliamentarians claim that they are for sex equality yet the secretariat is run by pro-women anti-male pressure group The Fawcett Society. Such hypocrisy. Would they ever talk about male equality issues!
Daily Mail - Save our sons (David Thomas)
Posted by Skimmington
Remember there are still a few days for the EHRC 'consultation' (I think it ends on the 12th) so there is still time to let them know what we think.
Posted by: Bob | Wednesday, 07 December 2011 at 10:40
Yes indeed. Please do contact the EHRC.
And as always well done TROM. on the collection of stories.
David Thomas presents a very clear exposition of the issues for young boys and young men. Bob McCroskie is really clear on DV.
Posted by: Groan | Wednesday, 07 December 2011 at 12:43