The Rights Of Man

ANTI-MALE EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION WILL MEAN SUPPORT FOR THE FAR RIGHT

The Chief Executive of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission is a very quixotic character. He fronts an organisation that is anti-male with 85% of its employees being women. However, Trevor Phillips does stick his head above the parapet and raises issues that sadly no-one else could raise without being hounded and accused of being sexist or racist.

One recent issue was where he wrote to the health chiefs stating that they must make sure that they meet male health needs (link). Following on from the last post about the gender pay gap, he has warned that Harman's latest idea to discriminate against men (the bill she proposed to allow employers to discriminate against men in job applications) will lead to the further rise of the far right.

Featured in the Daily Mail (link), he argues that because of the coming recession, white working class men, if they feel they are being discriminated against by the politically correct, they will simply turn to the BNP.

If only Trevor could get his own organisation and the Government to listen more, but at least he is raising the issues.

GENDER PAY GAP HYSTERIA DESTROYED

For a decade at least now, the anti-male establishment hasused the gender pay gap in the UK to beat men and employers up - its all allegedly about discrimination in the workplace. Anyone who disagreed with campaigns from the anti-male Fawcett Society, the Labour Government, the TUC and others were shouted down. The media, always looking for an easy anti-male story, lapped it up (link).

At least in the USA they had Warren Farrell (link) highlighting how the gender pay gap is down to lifestyle choices, the family unit and how the gap does not apply across the board. There had been no equivalent in the UK, until now.

In a ground breaking monograph for the Institute of Economic Affairs, J.R. Shackleton, Professor of Economics at the University of East London, comprehensively destroys the arguments of the politically correct.

In "Should We Mind the Gap?" (link), he finds that 'the free choice of men and women - as well as earlier educational choices and the choices they make regarding their domestic arrangements - are at the heart of differences in pay levels'. He states the 'it isn't appreciated what a crude statistical artfefact the gender pay gap is.'

It's conclusion is that the gender pay gap is not down to discrimination. It is down to women making a choice to bring up families and also that inequality exists within groups. He also highlights huge anomalies in the blanket 17% gap that the anti-male groups use to beat men and employers up.

For instance, he shows how that although married men earn more than married women, singlewomen, as they get older, earn more than single men. Or that, Black Caribbean women earn more than their male equivalent.

In addition, as more women choose to work in the public sector and pay in that sphere is generally lower than in the private sector, it is small wonder that there is a gap.

His clear insightful study, using official figures, completely and utterly destroys the arguments put forward by the Fawcett Society, the Commission for Equality and Human Rights and the anti-male hystericspurveyed by Harriett Harman (she will be introducing more legislation soon on it). They even try and describe hisresearch as 'unhelpful', they know they have been found out.

Whenever, you hear them making the point, ask them whether they have read this research?.

Articles on the monograph can be here (Sunday Times, Sunday Times 2, Telegraph  and Daily Mail with debate).

Recent articles on the site can also be found here (1, 2,3 )

ANOTHER REASON WHY ANONYMITY IS NEEDED FOR MEN ACCUSED OF RAPE

The petition (link) calling for anonymity for men accused of rape needs more signatures.

As well as those cases listed previously (link), the reason the law has to be changed is because of cases such as this where Shirley Prince (link) put a man through hell.

WOMEN'S NATIONAL COMMISSION - INCREASED FUNDING FOR WAR AGAINST MEN

The UK's leading anti-male feminist, Harriet Harman, has increased funding for the Women's National Commission by 30% (£434k from 330k). Remember, this is taxpayers money being diverted to a pet causes and to support the cause of the feminist fundamentalist war against men.

In announcing ten new Commissioners (link), she said "This impressive group of uncompromising women brings together an unprecedented wealth of knowledge and experience that will help tackle the big issues facing women including balancing work with family responsibility, unequal pay, discrimination, under-representation and violence against women.

"Under their leadership and direction, a strengthened WNC will bring the voice of women into the heart of Government."

Ms Harman, as we know, no longer hides her anti-male attitude even to the point where one of the commissioners (Bea Campbell) is described on the Government's press release as an outspoken feminist.

In addition, the release states the Commissioners will be "Providing impartial and specialist advice on gender issues to government, key stakeholders and the general public" .

This, of course, is a complete lie - Orwellian DoubleSpeak. How can an organisation made up of ardent anti-male feminists be impartial?

Until the next election, it is clear that the war on men will become more intense. Batten down the hatches.

SIGN THE PETITION ON RAPE ANONYMITY FOR MEN

This site has been long concerned about the terrible double standards that can blight the lives of innocent men.

A new Government e-petition has been published (link) and everyone is urged to sign it.

The petition states :- We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Assign equal anonymous rights to both rape victim and accused until verdict is given.

It is by no coincidence that the past week or so has seen three cases come to the fore where the men were falsely accused of rape.

Gemma Capon (link) blighted the life of one man and got a sick joke of a sentence - Instead of a six-month maximum jail term, Capon was given a 12-week suspended sentence and ordered to pay £95 costs.

Erin Casson (link) got 12 months.

This anonymous girl (link) got a 12 month referral order

Signing the petition, may go some way to stop the names of the male victims being tarnished in the future.

CHICHESTER COUNCIL BANS THE USE OF MAN

Chichester Council, in a politically correct guide dreamt up by council bosses (people funded by us taxpayers!) have banned the common usage of 'men' or 'man' in case people are offended. No more 'sleeping policeman', 'manning the switchboard' or 'the man on the street'. 

Who would have fought sleepy old Chichester in the heart of Toryland would come up with such nonsense? Only in the minds of men-haters would anyone be offended by such terms. 

They are a dangerous yet laughing stock as it would be no surprise if their guide was taken up elsewhere. They even try to defend it!

Story is well covered here:- Metro , Express, Mail on Sunday, Telegraph

AND SCOTLAND IGNORES MALE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE

Yesterday's post mentioned the ground breaking work in Leicestershire in giving full recognition to male victims of domestic abuse.

In Scotland though, it is a different story as this article in The Scotsman shows (link). In a country of some 5 million people, there is nowhere for a male victim to go and it is clear they are not interested either. A disgrace.

Let us hope that Mens Aid Scotland, who are quoted in the article, are successful in their campaign,

LEICESTERSHIRE TAKE MALE DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS SERIOUSLY

As you know, this site has often complained that local authorities on the whole do not take make victims of domestic abuse seriously.

Leicestershire County Council and Leicester City Council are an authority that does take them seriously. Their excellent booklet 'It happens to us too' (link), is the best of its kind, and is well worth viewing.

GENDER PAY GAP - GOVERNMENT'S OWN STATISTICS EXPLAIN AWAY HARMAN'S MYTHS

The Gender Pay Gap and the reasons behind it is one of the biggest anti-male myths going.

When Harriet Harman put forward draft legislation in June (link) explaining that there was a need for employers to be able to discriminate between men and women, she explained it was due to the Gender Pay Gap.

This has been used for decades now as a stick to beat men and also to allow all sorts of discrimination against them such as women-only courses, "positive" action training and used as a general anti-male propaganda tool. There has never been any systematic proof that a women is paid less than a man when she is doing the same job as a man at the same company with the same skill, experience and adding the same economic value

The Office of National Statistics this year produced clear statistics (link) and an explanation on why the gap exists and also that in some cases the gap is in favour of women.

The graph below from the Economic & Labour Market Review Vol 2 / No 4 / April 2008 shows that there is no discernible pay gap between men and women working full-time (median) until a women reaches her mid 30's (7% gap) and then accelerates to around 19% when a woman is in her mid forties.

Why is this? Well of course, as the research states, it is because many many women change their priorities in life (of which they are comfortable with) to bring up a family. It means there are then either working part-time, limited full-time hours or not working at all. In addition, when a mother is home, the father tends to work harder not only because there is one income coming in but also to make sure the household remains financially viable and he is also committed to bringing in as much money as possible for his and her children.

With such career breaks, when a woman goes back to work full-time, she has less work experience which will have an impact on her salary.

The report also shows that women working part-time in large companies earn more than men. In addition, in the health, social care and secretarial occupations, part-time women also earn more than part-time men. In the first two categories, the gap is 22.% in favour of women.

It is interesting to note that the oft-quoted 17% gap between men and women is based on a mean average rather than the more sensible median average which takes out the distortions of the very high earners. If the median is used, the figure is just over 13%.

What the research states is that the reason for the gap is because of :-

• Differences in educational levels and work experience;
• More part-time women workers;
• Travel patterns as men travel further to work than women;
• Occupational segregation because many female occupations are paid less than male ones.

It also clearly states that "part of the gender pay gap is the result of RATIONAL choices made by the different sexes and not all due to discrimination."

What this means is that whenever the Government or others wheel out the Gender Pay Gap as a reason for more positive discrimination for women and therefore negative discrimination for men, use this Government report.

It nails the myths of those who want to use Gender Pay Gap as another stick to beat men with.

GOVERNMENT CAUGHT PEDDLING MYTHS OVER 415 PLACES AVAILABLE TO MALE DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS

One of the innumerable areas where this Government have paraded their anti-male credentials has been in the area of support for male victims.

It is bad enough when they spend £60 million per year through the Supporting People initiative on housing support for female victims but nothing for men.  Now they are trying in typical New Labour style to spin how much support male victims receive.

In a response to a e-petition (link), they claim there are 415 places available to male victims. This is based on a terribly misleading report from the Department of Communities and Local Government (report - see page 45).

The report makes this claim and also shows that 250 of these 415 places are in Yorkshire. However, after speaking to the ManKind Initiative (link), they said that these 415 places are actually in hostels for people on bail/recently released frOm prison/alcoholics etc. These are not proper refuge places with requisite care facilities (only six exist for heterosexual men, 1 for homosexual men whilst there are 500 for women).

The myth of the 415 places is deliberately misleading, it is a simple and typical untruth.

If anyone sees this being used by the Government, please alert this site or The ManKind Initiative.