The Myth of Male Power: Why Men Are the Disposable Sex - Part 2, by Warren Farrell

In dialogue form, the author reviews the highlights of the book version of The Myth of Male Power. Farrell takes us into our legal system, world history and religions, the psychology and sociology of success, suicide and love, and the politics and psychology of domestic violence, date rape and sex. He shows that men’s corporate and political power has blinded them to the definition of real power: "control over one's life.” Men are shown to be the “disposable sex.” Their façade of strength camouflages an inability to detect feelings of weakness and powerlessness. Farrell envisions gender studies as helping both sexes make an evolutionary shift from a focus on survival to a proper balance between survival and fulfilment. He proposes “gender transition movement” from the rigid to more flexible roles for men an women.

From New Male Studies: An International Journal – Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2012, pp. 5-31.

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The Lace Curtain is alive and well

As predicted, despite yesterday's media release from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showing that men fare worse than women in education, health and crime, the Sydney Morning Herald has somehow twisted the data around to claim that "Statistics confirm it's still a man's world"! Ridden with factual errors and misinformation, this piece is typical of media coverage of the issue of gender equity. Sadly, it seems the Lace Curtain (see Warren Farrell's The Myth of Male Power) is still alive and well.

The only other news agency that appears to have picked up the story is the tiny Noosa News who, while reporting the facts very well, started their story with the phrase "men just aren't up to scratch in comparison with their female counterparts" (insinuating that it's men's own fault that they fare poorly in health, education and crime). Imagine a news article reporting on the so-called 'gender pay gap' stating that "women just aren't up to scratch in comparison with their male counterparts"!

13 reasons it’s unlucky to be a man (UK)

When your life is committed to helping the world work for everyone – men and boys included – it’s easy to forget that most people don’t see the inequality and discrimination that men and boys face on a daily basis.

So to help us spread the word about the desperate need to help men and boys live longer, happier, healthier lives we are developing a list of  THE THIRTEEN WAYS THE WORLD DOESN’T WORK FOR MEN AND BOYS. We welcome your feedback on the first draft of this document which we will be developing over the coming weeks and months.

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Fathers4Justice UK Launch Father's Day Olympic Ad in Times Newspaper

This advertisement appeared on page 37 of the Times Newspaper. Today Fathers4Justice are holding a Father's Day Service at Trafalgar Square to protest against the secret British family courts that routinely separate children from good loving fathers.

For more information go to facebook.com/Fathers4Justice.

Parental Alienation as an Outcome of Paternal Discrimination, by Joep Zander

Parental alienation syndrome (PAS) in children is studied using a case study of a father, mother and daughter and the restoration of a child-father relationship after PAS. Three in-depth interviews provide insight into the dynamics of parental alienation and the way they can be further investigated. Paternal discrimination is seen as a critical variable.

From New Male Studies: An International Journal - Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2012, pp. 49-62.

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