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2013 Tasmanian Men’s Gathering

January 24, 2013
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2013 Tasmanian Men’s Gathering

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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2013 Tasmanian Men’s Gathering

January 24, 2013
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2013 Tasmanian Men’s Gathering

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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Engaging Men: men’s health, wellbeing & relationships training seminar, March 14 & 15 2013, Newcastle

January 23, 2013
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Engaging Men: men’s health, wellbeing & relationships training seminar, March 14 & 15 2013, Newcastle

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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Essentially Men 2013 Calendar of Workshops and Events (NZ)

January 23, 2013
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Essentially Men 2013 Calendar of Workshops and Events (NZ)

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 National Training Calendar 2013

January 23, 2013
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Groupwork Solutions National Training Calendar 2013

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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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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The Omega Male – A Powerful Success Program for Men from Adam Blanch

January 9, 2013
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The Omega Male – A Powerful Success Program for Men from Adam Blanch

      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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SLIMS and the decline of partnering in Australia

January 8, 2013
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SLIMS and the decline of partnering in Australia

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 once again ‘finds’ wage discrimination without evidence

January 5, 2013
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The Workplace Gender Equality Agency once again ‘finds’ wage discrimination without evidence

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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Men are crying out for equality too, especially in parenting

December 30, 2012
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Men are crying out for equality too, especially in parenting

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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Father knows best as single dads tackle the other glass ceiling

December 25, 2012
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Father knows best as single dads tackle the other glass ceiling

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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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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13 Reasons it is Unlucky to be Male

November 23, 2012
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13 Reasons it is Unlucky to be Male

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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Health tips for Fly In Fly Out (FIFO) workers

November 14, 2012
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Health tips for Fly In Fly Out (FIFO) workers

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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Save the date | 2013 National Men’s Health Gathering

November 14, 2012
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Save the date | 2013 National Men’s Health Gathering

The 2013 National Men’s Health Gathering will be held in Brisbane from the 22nd – 25th October at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre Incorporating; The 7th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Male Health Convention ...
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Men in search of their spirit

November 14, 2012
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Men in search of their spirit

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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