It’s on again, the Tasmanian Men’s Gathering over the March long weekend
TMG 2013
Fri-Mon 8-11th March
Waddamana, Tasmania
Explore and express your real feelings, fears and hopes for yourself and your loved ones. Tell your story, or not, as...
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It’s on again, the Tasmanian Men’s Gathering over the March long weekend
TMG 2013
Fri-Mon 8-11th March
Waddamana, Tasmania
Explore and express your real feelings, fears and hopes for yourself and your loved ones. Tell your story, or not, as...
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Posted in Events, Events: Self-development, Events: TAS, Retreats & Gatherings, Self-development, Topics & Issues | No Comments »
ONLY 7 DAYS LEFT FOR EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT
A Final Early Bird Discount offer of a full two day registration for only $360 is available now.
You must register by January 31 to receive this discount.
The Men’s Health Forum NSW Inc. want you to be a ...
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Get more out of life Whether your life is working well or you have some things to sort out, you will find that attending an Essentially Men workshop will provide you with powerful resources for your journey of personal discovery and growth.
Renewal, ch...
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Groupwork Solutions is a small training company that specialises in dynamic learning, mastery of practice skills, resource development, working with men, using strengths based approaches and creative group work. For more information and resources visit...
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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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What is an Omega Male?
Ω (Omega) is the last letter of the Greek alphabet (α = Alpha being the first), which is commonly used to represent the outer or ultimate edge of something. I have used...
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This is an edited version of a research paper by Prof. Bob Birrell, Virgonia Rapson, and Clare Hourigan, of the Monash University Centre for Population and Urban Research for the Australian Family Association written in March 2004. Their insights are still very current today.
Economic changes over the past 20 years have conspired to create...
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The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has once again appeared to 'find' wage discrimination without supporting evidence. We have covered this issue previously here.
Thankfully this time around Graduate Careers Australia, the research body that ea...
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We were on the tram, me and two little boys. It was a Saturday evening in June and the three of us were returning from a football match.
One child was my son, now seven years old, the other his schoolfriend.
Two matronly women noticed the three of us ...
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Dads' group members Don Crinson (left) with son Merlin and James Vincent with daughter Ashley. Photo: James Boddington
Charles Areni was shopping alone in a city department store between Monday meetings when he realised he was being watched.
His three...
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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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An abridged version of this article appeared as an op-ed in the Newcastle Herald on November 17, 2012, and on the Online Opinion website on November 23, 2012.
November 19 is International Men’s Day: a time to promote male role models; to celebra...
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Assoc. Prof. Gary Misan, Ms Chloe Oesterbroek, Centre for Rural Health and Community Development, UniSA
There is no doubt that long swings, twelve hour shifts, long hours sitting in front of computer terminals or driving machinery, as much as you can eat and drink laid out free all day every day in the mess halls,...
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Written by Chiara Muzzin
Bhutan is known in some circles to be a place of happiness and mystery. To others, Bhutan is unknown. Located between Tibet and India, the country thrives with culture and awe-inspiring scenery. The people’s authentic sm...
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