By JAMES TARANTO An odd recent New York Times op-ed by sociologist Amy Schalet touts the rise of, as the headline puts it, “Caring, Romantic American Boys.” Schalet, who studied American high school sophomores (along with Dutch ones) for a forthcoming book, reports that “boys behaving more ‘like girls’ in terms of when...
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Not so fast, wage disparity is not what it seems LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN I take exception to Patricia Sturdevant’s op ed on the gender pay gap (“Equal Pay Day: end wage disparity between men and women” April 6). The pay gap is only a snapshot of average yearly full-time incomes. It does...
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PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org Poll: Most Don’t Want Violence Against Women Act Washington, DC/March 27, 2012 — The broader American public opposes reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, according to a U.S. News and World Report poll that shows Americans think the law is ineffectual and unjust. Stop...
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Troubling Provisions Being Added to the Violence Against Women Act ( VAWA ): Due Process Rights Threatened by Hans Bader on March 23, 2012 · Provisions are being added to the 1994 Violence Against Women Act that could undermine due process on...
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Masculinity And The American Male From the Western Center for Journalism: My six year old first grader is wide-open, 100 mph from dawn until dusk. He overflows with energy, laughter and excitement. He also sits in school a good portion of the day. Kameron, like other rambunctious little boys, has trouble sitting hour after...
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Unseen Injustice In today’s world of political correctness and empowerment of women, the rights and freedoms of men have been downgraded to the point that they are now considered a second class citizen in the eyes of the US civil court system. The unforeseen consequence that resulted is the breakup of the American family,...
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What the heck is “matrisensus”? We’ll answer that below, but first, for you non NCFM members you don’t know what you are missing by not being plugged into our Yahoo discussion group, a group populated by long standing men’s rights activists with an incredible depth of knowledge. But, you have to be a member…...
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The Swedish Paediatric Society is now calling circumcision an assault on boys. And, unlike pediatricians in the U.S., the Swedish pediatricians are NOT giving in to the influence of money and religious/political hype. No, this is NOT comparable to decisions about vaccines or non-mutilating things like ear piercing. It’s a permanent surgical removal of...
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On January 23, 2012 I received an intriguing invitation for NCFM to be part of EARTH DAY. The invitation said, “We would love to have men be recognized as also being socially, and environmentally aware, and leading the efforts, alongside with the National Organization for Women, as we come together to help improve our environment!...
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In the run up to International Men’s Day 2012 (Monday 19th November) we’re asking supporters of the day to focus on five key challenges that will help us improve the health and wellbeing of men and boys all over the world. Some of the universal health issues that men and boys in all countries...
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