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Guest Article... by Warren Farrell, Ph. D.
Do
Women Belong in Combat? Part one
Four female Marines were just killed
in Iraq (at the end of June, 2005). Immediately the
headlines reflected the myriad of discussions as to
whether women should be allowed in combat, and if
so, with or without restrictions.
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NEWS Article...
PRWEB
Child Advocates Urge NYC to Regulate
Circumcision
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 30,
2005 -- A decision made earlier this month by the city of New
York to allow a Jewish religious court to rule on the public safety
of a circumcision practice called metzizah b'peh (oral suction) has
sparked a wave of criticism among children's rights advocates. The
move is the latest twist in a controversy that began last November
when a mohel was accused of transmitting herpes to three baby boys
while sucking the blood from their wounded penises using his mouth.
One of the baby boys died.
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Guest Article... by
Marty Nemko
Doing Well by Doing Good
I believe
that nearly all work is good work, but many people want to do
something that clearly improves the world: helps hurricane victims,
the sick, the environment, etc. Yet we don’t want to take a vow of
poverty. Here
are some thoughts on how to do well by doing good.
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Guest Article... by
Glenn Sacks
Are Boys Really Better Off Without Fathers
Peggy Drexler’s new book
Raising Boys Without Men: How Maverick Moms Are Creating the Next
Generation of Exceptional Men contends that father-absent
homes—particularly “single mother by choice” and lesbian homes—are
the best environments for boys. Drexler recently told Good Morning
America that boys do just fine without dads, and her “maverick moms”
always seem to have a better way of handling their sons than dad
would. While Raising Boys may seem like a harmless, feel-good
affirmation for these mothers, it could have a damaging impact on
children by affecting both the choices women make and family law.
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MEN IN MARRIAGE...
monthly column by Marty Friedman
The Keys to
Understanding Men
and
Creating a Lifelong, Loving Relationship... Part Two
Very few men feel that they get enough
appreciation, care and recognition at home. In fact, most men say
that they get much more criticism than appreciation. This doesn’t
mean that they are actually criticized; it means they feel
criticized. And when are they most likely to feel criticized? When
their women tell them how badly they have performed and list all
their shortcomings. Even if your motivation is completely
altruistic, even if you are only trying to help your man reach his
potential, he is very likely to feel shamed that he hasn’t measured
up to your expectations. The best way out of this conundrum is to
stop trying to change your man and start requesting what you want.
Give him lots of appreciation for the tasks and challenges he
completes. Just like kids, men will give you more of whatever you
praise.
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COYOTE...
monthly column by Dick Prosapio
Dealing With It
My father died ten years ago this
past Labor Day weekend. I've had a few shocks in my life but that
one is right at the top. Funny thing is, I'd been rehearsing it for
years you know, the, "Where will I be? How will I feel? What will I
do? kinds of fruitless ruminations.
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JEFF'S LIFE... monthly
column by Jeff Stimpson
Tooth Fairy...
A few days have gone by, and I
can't remember when I first spied it. Or didn't spy it. Maybe Alex
was laughing one evening when Jill was out, after dinner (for Alex,
probably two hot dogs and a chocolate protein bar) and I had the
guys alone, and I glanced over and quickly thought something was
just a little ... off.
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DADS, DON'T FIX YOUR KIDS...
monthly
column by
Mark Brandenburg,
M.A
Memories of a Father...
Some
day, you’ll be sitting with your child, listening to the radio or
watching a program on TV. Somebody will be talking about premarital
sex, illegal drug use, breaking the law, or some other highly
charged issue. And then, your child will start to ask questions.
What did you do when you were younger? How often?
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TOWARD MANHOOD...
A book in progress
by Larry Pesavento
From chapter
11 Part 2... Sex
The
fear of "selfish", "licentious" sex, especially among adolescents,
dominates our formal social attitudes. The message we all get about
sex is more shaming than uplifting, more about denying it than
living it. Healthy heterosexual relations are often stymied or
truncated by these shaming messages and structures. Yet, informally,
society is obsessed with sex, both by moralizing on it and yet
acting it out. Both obsessions act to the detriment of adult
relationships.
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Chapter
NEW
REVIEWS
REVIEW:
Why Men Earn More: The
Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap—and What Women Can Do About It.
By Warren Farrell, Ph.D.
A new book
from Dr. Warren Farrell is of course eagerly awaited by all of us
who care about gender equity. I dare say that each of his books
represents an evolution since the publication of the previous one,
both in terms of Warren’s own growth and in terms of society’s
developing awareness of, and willingness to hear more regarding,
pertinent men’s and women’s (and people’s!) issues.
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REVIEW:
SPIN SISTERS: How the
Women of the Media Sell Unhappiness and Liberalism to the Women of
America. By Myrna Blyth
Every now and then, it’s fun to try something a little different.
Even if it isn’t quite your cup of tea, it keeps life interesting to
try walking in the moccasins of someone with whom you might have
previously thought you had nothing in common. Myrna Blyth has
written a book specifically designed for, and often directly
addressed to, politically conservative women. People such as myself
who don’t fit into these categories may seemingly have little to
gain from reading Spin Sisters. And in fact, Blyth could have
written the book differently in a way that would have carried the
same essential message while allowing her to speak to a wider
audience inclusive of males and non-conservatives.
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REVIEW:
TAKING SEX DIFFERENCES SERIOUSLY. By Steven E.
Rhoads.
University of Virginia public policy professor Steven E. Rhoads’
latest book purports to be a meticulously researched and elegantly
written, provocative and groundbreaking exploration of the masculine
and feminine. I found Taking Sex Differences Seriously to be
a solid though unexceptional book that makes a number of interesting
points. Career women, we learn, have higher average testosterone
levels. Rhoads provides interesting detail on how modern university
textbooks ignore women who choose to focus on volunteer and/or
homemaker careers, ironically implying that the only careers
acceptable for women are those traditionally defined (presumably by
the patriarchy) as successful. Along similar lines, the author
deftly points out the absurdity of prescribing and proscribing
activities for our children based on our political wishes.
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Archive of
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Steven Svoboda.
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