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EMALE Issue 124 (July 2013)

July 1, 2013
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EMALE Issue 124 (July 2013)

In this month's issue: Taking care of men in Canterbury Health system to recognise Maori men's needs 1 in 3 male victims of DV acknowledged by NSW Government man therapy with Dr Ironwood launched Update on National Male Health Policy Gamarada communit...
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Change.org petition: requesting that the Men’s Health Information and Resource Centre’s (MHIRC’s) funding should be renewed

June 5, 2013
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Change.org petition: requesting that the Men’s Health Information and Resource Centre’s (MHIRC’s) funding should be renewed

Men take their own lives at four times the rate of women (that's five men a day, on average). Accidents, cancer and heart disease all account for the majority of male deaths (http://www.menshealthweek.org.au/En/Pages/ee4d91/Why-Men-s-Health.aspx) MHIR...
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21st century man: lost and anachronistic? (SMH article)

March 10, 2013
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21st century man: lost and anachronistic? (SMH article)

Today's Sydney Morning Herald features an article by Guy Mosel titled 21st century man: lost and anachronistic. Overall it's a very good overview of the various strands of the men's movement. However, it suffers from a couple of problems that most med...
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Book review of “Legalizing Misandry: From Public Shame to Systemic Discrimination ” by Edward Kruk

January 31, 2013
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Book review of “Legalizing Misandry: From Public Shame to Systemic Discrimination ” by Edward Kruk

This book is, in a word, courageous, in one sense in particular: it exposes how ideologies, “isms” based on an assumed superiority in which one group feels entitled to power over another, have no place in the quest for social justice, equal...
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Posted in Discrimination, Gender Equity, International Perspectives, Journal Articles, Male Studies, Misandry, Policies, Resources, Resources: Male Studies, Topics & Issues | No Comments »

The Completely Unregulated Practice of Male Circumcision: Human Rights’ Abuse Enshrined in Law? By John Geisheker

January 31, 2013
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The Completely Unregulated Practice of Male Circumcision: Human Rights’ Abuse Enshrined in Law? By John Geisheker

We are witnessing a disturbing tend to “enshrine” male circumcision into law, shielding the practice from health and safety regulation of any kind. This trend precedes any honest attempt to assess “morbidity,” the unavoidable co...
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Workplace gender equality: call for public comments

January 16, 2013
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Workplace gender equality: call for public comments

The Acting Minister for the Status of Women, Jenny Macklin, today called for public comment to help develop the next stage of the Australian Government’s landmark workplace gender equality reforms. The introduction of the Workplace Gender Equalit...
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Education system is biased towards girls, yet we do nothing

December 22, 2012
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Education system is biased towards girls, yet we do nothing

The Weekend Australian, Saturday December 22, 2012 Australia’s feminised curriculum puts boys at a significant disadvantage ANGELA SHANAHAN IT is an experience I have relived eight times, the stomach churning anticipation as we wait in agony for...
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Male victims of family violence face gap in services and need special consideration: NSW Government report

August 30, 2012
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Male victims of family violence face gap in services and need special consideration: NSW Government report

The NSW Government Legislative Council’s Standing Committee on Social Issues this week released their report on domestic violence trends and issues in NSW: the first ever to acknowledge the existence, needs, barriers to reporting and barriers to ...
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Male, presumed dangerous

August 18, 2012
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Male, presumed dangerous

Battling stereotypes … preschool worker Craig d'Arcy has set up the Males in Early Childhood Network Group. Photo: Greg Mace As a young man eager to get into a boom industry with a robust future, Craig d'Arcy spent several years as the only male stu...
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Boys first in Gardasil cancer vaccine rollout | The Australian

July 12, 2012
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Boys first in Gardasil cancer vaccine rollout | The Australian

Australia will be the first country to offer males free access to the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, after the federal government announced it would spend $21 million to immunise nearly 900,000 boys across four years. The new program, which will sta...
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EMALE Issue 112 (July 2012)

July 1, 2012
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EMALE Issue 112 (July 2012)

In this month's issue: new report shows gaps in male health policy NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN - emale readers ticket offer Men’s Health Week 2012 a huge success PM’s partner promotes men’s health Grants to study Māori men’s heal...
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Professor John Macdonald on men’s health and wellbeing (Midday, ABC Classic FM, audio interview)

June 25, 2012
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Professor John Macdonald on men’s health and wellbeing (Midday, ABC Classic FM, audio interview)

John Macdonald is Foundation Chair in Primary Health Care at the University of Western Sydney (UWS). John is currently the Director of the Men's Health Information & Resource Centre at UWS. Presented by Margaret Throsby John Macdonald has 10 years...
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New gender equality law a step closer

June 19, 2012
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New gender equality law a step closer

A new law to promote gender equality in Australian workplaces is a step closer following the passage of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment Bill 2012 through the House of Representatives late yesterday. Helen Conway, Director of ...
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Men’s health report highlights what’s missing from policy

June 16, 2012
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Men’s health report highlights what’s missing from policy

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report on men’s health focuses the spotlight on widely unrecognised aspects of male health. This could mean that policy can now address men’s health in a much more holistic manner. The ...
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95% say parenting should be shared (UK)

June 13, 2012
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95% say parenting should be shared (UK)

95% of people now agree that both parents should share responsibility for bringing up children and 84% say both parents deserve equal custody rights. In response to the current shake-up of the family justice system, there is a strong consensus among B...
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Mothers who deny fathers access to the couple’s children after a break-up could be jailed (UK)

June 13, 2012
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Mothers who deny fathers access to the couple’s children after a break-up could be jailed (UK)

Separated parents who fail to allow their partners to maintain a proper relationship with their children could be stripped of driving licences or passports, hit with curfews, ordered to do a period of unpaid work or even jailed. Ministers will today pr...
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