Men's rights
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Men's rights began as a recognisable movement in the 1980s, largely in response to the women's rights or feminist movement. It aims to address issues of concern to men and to remove institutional and societal discrimination against males.
Those in the men's rights movement often do not consider themselves to be masculist, and quite often do not subscribe to a recognisable orthodoxy or gender ideology. One conventional strand of opinion recognises the need for parity between people irrespective of their gender. To achieve this inevitably requires some measures that improve the position of men. This can lead to the mistaken perception that such measures are anti-women.
Amongst men's rights advocates there are a number of women, including those in significant positions in the movement. For example, Sue Price in the Men's Rights Agency has been at the forefront of activism to eliminate discrimination against men in Australia. Men's rights advocates are not a uniform group: they include both singularly religious and atheistic individuals, as well as those from the left and right of politics. Most supporters of men's rights are from western nations, where gender equity has for some time been advocated mainly from a woman's perspective. At present the main engine for change for men's rights derives from men's role as fathers.
Some typical discrimination against men which the men's rights movement has identified are:
- Family law
- Employment
- parental leave
- retirement age
- pension entitlement
- sexual harassment policies
- Education
- Practices which discriminate against boys
- Legal and judicial biases and discrimination
- Males are more likely to be charged and convicted on the basis of false allegations of violent or sexual abuses
- Military
- Conscription for males only (though women are also conscripted to military service in Israel)
- Domestic Violence
- Lack of help for male victims and female perpetrators
- Female spousal abuse of husbands and male partners
- Biased information
- Media
- [Health]
In the US, high rates of circumcision by the medical profession continue in many areas. Many circumcised men are subjects of victim blaming by those who strive to maintain the status quo concerning alteration of male genitalia.
The men's rights movement has grown and changed in character since the 1980s. Just as the women's rights movement was small and lacked political power during its early beginnings in the 1800s, so the much younger men's rights movement is small and lacking in significant organisation or influence.
The 2nd National Men’s Equality Congress is scheduled for July 15-16, 2005 in Washington D.C [1] (http://www.trueequality.com). The organizers have scheduled an impressive list of speakers: Former NOW officer and author Dr. Warren Farrell (http://www.warrenfarrell.com), David Burroughs, Talk show host Glenn Sacks (http://www.glennsacks.com/), Professor and President of ACFC Dr. Stephen Baskerville (http://www.stephenbaskerville.net/), author Jack Kammer (http://www.ncfm.org/kammer2.htm), and President of NFJA Carnell Smith (http://www.man4justice.com/nfja/bio-carnell.html).
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See also
- List of family separation research articles
- Gender Egalitarianism
- Marriage strike
- Masculism
- Father's Rights
- Shared parenting
External links
- Choice for men (http://www.choiceformen.com) - Paternity suit reform
- Family Caught wiki (http://www.familycaught.com) - a new wiki devoted to Family law, parenting, divorce and separation.
- SaveTheMale.ca (http://www.savethemales.ca) Henry Makow, Ph.D. is also the inventor of the board game Scruples
- DadsRights.org: Divorce, Custody, Child Support, and Other Resources for Single Fathers (http://www.dadsrights.org/)
- Google Directory - Society > People > Men > Issues (http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/People/Men/Issues/)
- Parents For Protest (http://www.parents4protest.co.uk/_private/family.htm) -- Sir Bob Geldof leads movement in UK (two videos: marriage and divorce)
- Men's Issues (http://www.angryharry.com)
- Men's Rights Agency Australia (http://www.mensrights.com.au/)
- United Kingdom Men's Movement (http://www.ukmm.org.uk)
- Parity UK (http://www.parity-uk.org)
- The American Coalition of Fathers and Children (ACFC) (http://www.acfc.org)
- National Coalition of Free Men (http://www.ncfm.org/)
- What are Men's Issues? (http://www.mensactivism.org/activism_files/what_are_mens_issues.pdf) (PDF document)
- Men's Issues (http://www.menweb.org/throop/)
- Fathers for Life (http://www.fathersforlife.org/)
- Dr. Stephen Baskerville (insightful writings on divorce industry's affects on men's rights) (http://www.stephenbaskerville.net)
- Common Sense Divorce and Custody Information (http://divorce.travishubbard.net) - Free information about divorce.
- The Male Affirmative Resource Network (http://www.themenscenter.com/)
- Fathers'Rights Court Tips-Free Fathers Rights Litigation Aids (http://www.courttips.com/)
Men's Rights Organizations (International/US/Canada)
- American Coalition for Fathers and Children (ACFC) (http://www.acfc.org/) -- Largest member supported shared parenting organization in the nation
- Alliance for Non-Custodial Parents Rights (ANCPR) (http://www.ancpr.org)
- Yahoogroup for the Alliance for Non-Custodial Parents Rights (ANCPR) (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ancpr-l/)
- National Congress for Fathers and Children (NCFC) (http://www.ncfc.org/)
- Abuse Excuse (http://www.abuse-excuse.com/) Help and support for those falsely accused of abuse in family court.
- Children's Justice (http://www.childrens-justice.org/)
- Fathers 4 Justice (http://www.fathers-4-justice.org)
- Million Dads March (http://www.milliondadsmarch.org) - Information network of all parents'/children's/fathers'/mothers' rights groups focusing upon coordination of events in the USA.
- Parents Without Rights (http://www.parentswithoutrights.org) - The original 50/50 parenting organization based in Florida.
- Separated Parenting Access and Resource Center (SPARC) (http://www.deltabravo.net/custody/index.html)
- Dr. Stephen Baskerville (http://www.stephenbaskerville.net) - insightful writings on divorce industry's effects on father's rights
- Dr. Warren Farrell (http://www.warrenfarrell.com) - writings on divorce industry's effects on father's rights and human behavior
- Americans for Divorce Reform (http://http://www.divorcereform.org/) -- Cultural and legislative efforts to reduce divorce
- Eagle Forum (http://www.eagleforum.org/column/) -- Collection of pro-family articles aimed legal community
- AKidsRight.Org (http://www.akidsright.org) "Our kids have rights too -- and their most important right is: To be with your Mom & Dad"
- Americans for Divorce Reform (http://www.divorcereform.org/) "Supporting cultural and legislative efforts to reduce divorce"
- Amnesty 4 Families (http://www.divorcereform.org/)
- BSI International (http://www.bsi-international.com/) "In search of fatherhood"
- Center for Family Policy and Practice (CFFPP) (http://www.cffpp.org/) "Nationally-focused public policy organization ...barriers faced by never-married, low-income fathers and their families."
- Children's Rights Council (http://www.gocrc.org/) "Works to assure children meaningful and continuing contact with both their parents and extended family regardless of the parents' marital status."
- Dads in Family Court (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dadsinfamilycourt) "Pro-active fathers who assert their interests in the reform of the legal, economic, and sociological aspects of Family Law"
- DadsNow (http://www.dadsnow.org/) "We must now grant to fathers the same right to be in family as we have granted women in the workplace."
- Equal Justice Foundation (EJF) (http://www.ejfi.org/) "Citizens from all walks of life working to Restore due process, Reverse the loss of our civil liberties."
- EqualCustody.com (http://www.equalcustody.com/) "Citizens from all walks of life working to Restore due process, Reverse the loss of our civil liberties."
- Fathers are Parents Too! (http://www.fapt.org/)
- Guidelines Economics (http://www.guidelineeconomics.com/) "Developer of the Cost Shares model of child support guidelines."
- Help Stop Parental Alienation Syndrome Inc. (http://www.helpstoppas.com/) "Disorder that arises almost exclusively in the context of child-custody disputes. Its primary manifestation is the child’s campaign of denigration against a parent."
- His Side with Glenn Sacks (http://www.hisside.com/) "Defender of the American Male"
- House Cosponsors (30) of Fatherhood Act of 2001 (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:HR01300:@@@P) "Provide grants to States to encourage media campaigns to promote responsible fatherhood skills, and for other purposes."
- ICRC (https://www.quickbase.com/db/99r7qj9f) "Fifty State Class Action Lawsuit for Non Custodial Parents Constitutional Rights "
- InSearchOfFatherhood (http://insearchoffatherhood.blogspot.com/) "There is a conversation going on. A Conversation About Fatherhood."
- Israel Fathers Rights Advocacy Council (IFRAC) (http://www.ebizmarketsolutions.com/israelfathersrightsassociation.html) "Civil rights movement campaigning for a child's right to see both parents."
- Judicial Accountability Initiative Law (http://www.jail4judges.org/) "End the rampant and pervasive judicial corruption in the legal system."
- Justice For Children (http://www.jfcadvocacy.org/) "Children's rights and their protection from abuse"
- Parental Alienation Syndrome Study (http://www.parentalalienation.com/)
- Parental Alienation Syndrome Information (http://www.parental=alienation.com/)
- Shared Parenting Works (http://www.geocities.com/sharedparentingworks//)
- Common Sense Divorce and Custody Information (http://divorce.travishubbard.net) - Free information about divorce.
- MENSIGHT: The Journal of Conscious Masculinity (http://mensightmagazine.com/) On-line Magazine of TheMensCenter.com"
- MenWeb (http://www.menweb.org/) "Men's voices magazine"
- MensActivism.org (http://www.mensactivism.org/) "The Men's Activism News Network"
- Abuse-Excuse.com (http://www.abuse-excuse.com/) "An Injustice To One Man Threatens Justice To All Men Equally"
- National Men’s Equality Congress (http://www.trueequality.com) Leadership conference
- The Men's Center.com (http://www.themenscenter.com/) "The Male Affirmative Resource Center"
- MensNewsDaily.com (http://www.mensnewsdaily.com/) "Subverting the Mainstream Media"
- My Child Says Daddy (http://www.mychildsaysdaddy.org/home.htm) "A bridge for building better families in the community."
- National Center for Men (http://www.nationalcenterformen.org) - Advocates for equal rights for men.
- National Center for State Courts (http://www.ncsconline.org) "Helping courts anticipate change and better serve the public."
- National Coalition of Free Men (http://www.ncfm.org/) "To free men and boys from the limitations of sex discrimination."
- National Fatherhood Initiative (http://www.fatherhood.org/default.asp) "Involved Responsible Commited"
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Fatherhood Initiative (http://fatherhood.hhs.gov/index.shtml) "The President is determined to make committed, responsible fatherhood a national priority... "
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Fatherhood Project (http://fatherhood.hhs.gov/guidebook99/index.htm) Fatherhood Project Participant Management Information System
- U.S. Department of Justice - Civil Rights Division (http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/crt-home.html) "Enforcing federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, handicap, religion, and national origin"
- dadmag (http://www.dadmag.com/) "For the man with kids"
- ifeminists (http://www.ifeminists.net) "...the home for individualist feminism on the net"
- townhall (http://www.townhall.com/) "Conservative news and information"
Men's Rights Organizations (Australia)
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