21st Century Gender Equality

Domestic Violence · Feminism · Scientific Bias

Are Men and Women Equal?

We frequently hear the idea of "equality of the sexes"  but what does that mean?

Are we equal?

Does one sex have advantages over the other? 

Want to have a brief glimpse into the world of equality in the 21st century? Watch the short video.

Processes Explaining the Concealment and Distortion of Evidence on Gender Symmetry in Partner Violence

WHY IS THIS A CRITICAL ISSUE?

Graham-Kevan's paper fully documents overwhelming evidence that the "patriarchal dominance" theory of "Partner Violence" (PV from here on) explains only a small part of pv. 

Moreover, more such evidence is rapidly emerging. To take just one recent example, analyses of data from 32 nations in the Intemational Dating Violence Study (Straus, 2007) Straus and International Dating Violence Research Consortium 2004) found about equal perpetration rates and a predominance of mutual violence in all 32 samples, including non-Western nations. Moreover, data from that study also show that, within a couple relationship, domination and control by women occur as often as bv mpn qnd are as strongly associated with perpetration of PV by women as by men (Straus 2007) 

Graham Kevan also documents the absence of evidence indicating that the patriarchal dominance approach to prevention and treatment has been effective. In my opinion, it would be even more appropriate to say that what success has been achieved in preventing and treating PV has been achieved despite the handicaps imposed by focusing exclusively on eliminating male-dominance and misogyny, important as that is as an end in itself.

Fatherhood in Florida by Judge Sue Robbins

WHY IS THIS A CRITICAL ISSUE?

The Florida Bar

Journal

December, 2010 Volume 84, No. 10

Fatherhood in Florida

by Judge Sue Robbins

Page 24

Florida courts have been firm in asserting that a child has only one father, and that paternal rights and responsibilities cannot be spread or shared between two or more individuals.¹ However, the reality of the law is somewhat more complex. A man may be a presumptive father, a putative father, a prospective father, or an unmarried biological father, and yet have no rights other than notice of proceedings with respect to the child. If the child is born to a woman who is married to someone other than the man in question, he may be entitled to even less.² Paternity has been distinguished from legitimacy so that the rights and duties of fatherhood can sometimes be shared, or transferred from one man to another, without disturbing the child’s legitimate status.³ A man may be proven to be the biological father of the child, but not be recognized to have any parental rights.⁴ Parents may stipulate in a dissolution of marriage case that the husband is not the father of the wife’s then unborn child. Thereafter, the father may be required to be joined as a party in a termination of parental rights case because his rights continue.⁵

This article will provide a broad overview of what it means to be a father under different statutes, and will summarize, compare, and analyze the current law of fatherhood in Florida, not only under the paternity statute itself, but also under the statutes concerning dependency, dissolution of marriage, adoption, and other statutes.⁶

Fatherhood under Ch. 39

Section 39.01(49) defines what it means to be a “parent”:

“Parent” means a woman who gives birth to a child and a man whose consent to the adoption of the child would be required under Sec. 63.062(1). If a child has been legally adopted, the term “parent” means the adoptive mother or father of the child. The term does not include an individual whose parental relationship to the child has been legally terminated, or an alleged or prospective parent, unless the parental status falls within the terms of Sec. 39.503(1) or s. 63.062(1) (emphasis added).

Section 63.062(1) enumerates those persons whose consent to the adoption of the child is required as follows:⁷

[A] petition to terminate parental rights pending adoption may be granted only if written consent has been executed as provided in Sec. 63.082 after the birth of the minor or notice has been served under Sec. 63.088 to ...

(b) The father of the minor, if:

1. The minor was conceived or born while the father was married to the mother;

2. The minor is his child by adoption;

3. The minor has been adjudicated by the court to be his child by the date a petition is filed for termination of parental rights;

The "preponderance of the evidence" standard of proof.

Over at Minding the Campus, Brooklyn College Professor KC Johnson highlights a shocking c-ville (Charlottesville, Va.) 

interview with Wendy Murphy, discredited media pundit and adjunct professor of law at New England Law.

Johnson takes issue with the interviewer’s dereliction of duty, failing to note Murphy’s history of "repeatedly [making] false statements of fact about the [Duke lacrosse] case … coupled with myriad unsubstantiated claims and bizarre interpretations of law" with respect to the Duke lacrosse scandal in which Duke lacrosse players were falsely accused of rape and later exonerated.

Johnson also highlights this shockingly incorrect statement of law by Murphy, commenting on the April 4, 2011 "Dear Colleague Letter" and the "preponderance of the evidence" standard of proof:

[In one case, d]espite finding [an accuser’s testimony] "credible and compelling," a panel ruled in favor of the accused, said Murphy. And that’s a problem.

"The preponderance standard is simple," Murphy said. "When [an accuser’s] accusations are deemed credible, and [a defendant’s] denials are not described with the same glowing terminology, [the accuser] wins."

As Johnson notes, Murphy is essentially arguing that "a failure to convict amounts to an OCR violation." Johnson writes that "[f]or the OCR even to consider [Murphy’s] absurd claim would be highly problematic."

Have you been mistreated by the Judicial System?

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Posted by American Fathers Liberation Army on Thursday, August 20, 2015

~~ Color of Law and Other Laws ~~

FLORIDA A SYSTEM OF INJUSTICE COMPLAINT APPLICATION

Florida- A System of Injustice

Dear Attorney General of the United States

Please Hear My Cry!

A SYSTEM OF INJUSTICE

• WHAT TYPE OF CASE: FAMILY □ HOUSING □ CIVIL □ CRIMINAL □ SMALL CLAIMS □ APPELLATE □ SUPREME □

  
  

  DO YOU BELIEVE YOUR COURT FILES WERE TAMPERED WITH BY CLERKS/JUDGES? YES □ NO □

  
  

  IF MORE THAN ONE OFFICE FILL OUT SEPARATE APPLICATION FOR EACH COMPLAINT

  
  

  NAME: ___________________________________________________________________ DATE: ________________________

  ADDRESS: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

  
  

  PHONE:

  
  

  EMAIL: ______________________________________________

  
  

  WERE YOU ARRESTED?

  
  

  DATE YOU WERE ARRESTED: ____________ 

  
  

  DATE YOU WERE CONVICTED: ______________

  COURT LOCATION: ______________________________________________ JUDGE: _________________________________

  
  

  NAME OF PROSECUTOR:

  
  

  DID YOU HAVE AN ATTORNEY? __________

  
  

  NAME OF YOUR ATTORNEY:

  
  

  WAS THIS A PUBLIC DEFENDER?________

  
  

  WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME OF YOUR CASE: ____________

  
  

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  IF DCF CASE, WERE YOUR CHILD(REN) TAKEN AWAY? 

  
  

  HOW MANY CHILDREN? ________

  IF CHILD SUPPORT CASE, DID DSS AND ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE REPRESENT THE OTHER SIDE? ________

  WHERE DO YOU BELIEVE THE MISCONDUCT STARTED: POLICE _____ PROSECUTOR______ JUDGE________OTHER __________

  WHAT HAPPENED? WHY DO YOU BELIEVE THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT JUDICIAL SYSTEM MISTREATED YOU?

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  DID YOU REPORT THE MISCONDUCT? ____________ IF SO, TO WHOM? ______________________________________

  WAS THE PERSON REPRIMANDED? __________ IF SO, HOW? _________________________________________________

  (Use additional sheet if necessary)

  DO YOU BELIEVE YOUR STATE AND/OR FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS WERE VIOLATED? YES □ NO □ DON’T KNOW □

  
  

  I attest under penalty of perjury that my statements are true to the best of my knowledge.

  
  

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  Mail to: The Attorney General of the United States, Dept. of Justice Rm. 4400, 950 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W,Washington, DC 20530-0001 - Fax no. 202-307-6777 Email: Askdoj@usdoj.gov 

  (Keep a copy for your records)

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Family Courts give power over you to someone that hates you.

The Family Court System

Sometimes hostile people will be vindictive enough to file false allegations of child abuse. With this going on the child suffers because the parent only filed false allegations to get the upper hand. Maybe they just want to get even with the other parent, step parent and sometimes other family members. In some cases abuse does occur. But in these cases that many of us have to deal with one of the parents will lie in court about child abuse. Sometimes even sexual child abuse.

The hostile parent will not lie only once but many times because they can get away with it. The court system should make these parents accountable for their bad actions. There should be at least a fine to pay, loss of custody, or even possible jail time.

Lying about abuse isn't okay it's perjury and it's wrong. It's also a form of using the child as a pawn in a selfish game some parents play. The law should uphold the law and keep people accountable when they lie about child abuse and lie in court papers.

Children shouldn't be used as a pawn to hurt others. They shouldn't be caught up in a lie made by their parents. Children should be love and not used.

Please start keeping parents accountable.

WHY IS THIS A CRITICAL ISSUE?

Just hearing the words child support sparks an emotional response. Fathers who feel like the rules are more about the paycheck than the parenting, mothers who say they cant live on what they have.

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In general, the perception is, its unfairly biased against men in the state of Massachusetts, says John Ollen of Marthas Vineyard.

"Just suggesting women are violent makes people extremely angry..."

Refuting 40 years of lies about domestic violence  ~ A Voice for Men.

By Dean Esmay 

Editor’s note: This article is also available in Romanian.

Erin Pizzey was born in 1939. In 1971 she founded the first nationally and internationally recognized women’s shelter (or “refuge”) in Chiswick, which is part of London in the UK. Her organization expanded to include many houses and a large growing organization, now known as Refuge in the UK.

It was soon after founding her organization that she began being subject to public protests and death threats.

A key figure in the women’s movement of the 1970s, she eventually fled her native England with her children after the protests, threats, and violence culminated in the shooting of her family dog. However, she never stopped her work advocating for victims of domestic violence, and eventually returned to the UK.

Erin is a bestselling novelist and the author of many non-fiction books. Her first book, Scream Quietly or the Neighbours Will Hear is, along with her fearless public advocacy, widely credited with making Domestic Violence a national and international issue.

Her work continues to this day. She is widely loved.

She is also widely hated.

She is a supporter of the men’s movement, and it is hard not to consider her the first Honeybadger. It was my honor to speak to her in early December 2012. –Dean Esmay

Transcript follows:

Dean: Good morning Erin, how are you?

Erin: Good morning, It’s very cold.

Dean: It’s very cold is it? Well, it’s early December, I guess it is cold; you’re living in London these days, yes?

Erin: Yes I am.

Dean: So, you have recently, in the last year or so, published a book called “This Way to the Revolution – a Memoir” from Peter Owen Publishers. What can you tell me about that book, Erin?

Erin: I’ve always tried to tell the truth about the beginnings. I was one of the first people in England to get involved with the Women’s Movement and what I saw there, I knew perfectly well was going to be extremely destructive. And, when I began to stand up at these great big Collective meetings – and interestingly enough there were a lot of women from America who came over with initial instruction to show the British women how to be radical feminists. They’re a pretty frightening crowd and I got screamed at a lot partly because I said many women like myself, who are married, with or without children are perfectly happy to have the choice to be able to stay home. So, in the end last year actually… it took me ten years to get this book published, it was turned down by every major publisher in this country. And, finally, Peter Owen, who is a fine very small publishing company, agreed that they would publish. And they’ve done a wonderful job of it. And it is, it’s the whole truth about what went on behind the movement… the feminist movement.

I’m sorry, were you saying something?

Fathers your children need you!

20 Reasons Why Your Child Needs You To Be An Active Father

Prepared by Stephen D. Green, Ph.D., Child Development Specialist,

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, October 2000.

Fathers play a critical role in the development of their children. The latest research indicates that fathers who are actively involved in raising their children can make a positive and lasting difference in their lives. In contrast, this same research reveals a number of potentially negative outcomes for children whose fathers are not involved.

Listed below are 20 reasons why your child needs you to be an active father.

Being an active father:

1. Lets your child know that you love her. Love involves more than saying the words, “I love you.” Fathers who love their children demonstrate their love by spending quality and quantity time together. Children who feel loved are more likely to develop a strong emotional bond with their father and a healthy self-esteem.