Do you want to get serious about promoting male health?
AIMHS has just produced a complete male health promotion kit - the first of its kind in Australia.
The kit consists of a mobile stand of 40 high quality full colour brochures, covering topics on h...
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As predicted, despite yesterday's media release from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showing that men fare worse than women in education, health and crime, the Sydney Morning Herald has somehow twisted the data around to claim that "Statistics conf...
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In February 2012 the ABS released its Gender Indicators Report accompanied by a media release titled Busy mums want more paid work that completely ignored male disadvantage (see Men's Health Australia report here).
Today they have redressed this i...
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President's Update
It's all happening!
Thanks for taking the time to read our very first e-newsletter! MHV exists to serve its members who are serving men, boys and ultimately the whole community. These newsletters will help you keep abreast of develop...
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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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A father accused of having all the fun with his daughter while his former partner dealt with the "drudgery and hard work" has lost half his contact visits.
The dad was also accused of failing to acknowledge the six-year-old girl was suffering from sepa...
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Channel 7 News Sydney reporter Sally Bowrey reports on the increase in the number of stay-at-home dads, but the lack of social services to support them. Broadcast on 12th June 2012.
Source: 'Daycare Dads' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO4s8X...
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The right of both divorced fathers and mothers to see their children is to be enshrined in law for the first time as part of changes to family justice, despite warnings from the government's independent review and lawyers that it would "clog the court...
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Any fathers with teen or preteen girls: how would you like to be interviewed for a book about fathers and daughters?
The best selling author of Puberty Girl is working on a book focusing on the important role of fathers.
http://www.shushann.com/
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Henry V is one of Shakespeare's most appealing characters. He was rambunctious when young and courageous when older. But suppose Henry went to an American school.
By about the third week of kindergarten, Henry's teacher would be sending notes home sayi...
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Anti-shared parenting lobbyists in Australia, the U.K and U.S made much of Jennifer McIntosh's "findings" that no overnight stays or joint physical custody is best for toddlers. Professor Lamb however, sheds light on a central problem with her research...
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Playing the dating game Photo: istock photos
Naomi sat in the back row of Melbourne's Grattan Institute, about to watch her fiance give a lecture. She was joined by three unfamiliar women - all attractive, well groomed, in their mid-30s. From their wh...
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Register now for EFFECTIVE MEN’S HEALTH PROMOTION – Australia’s leading men’s health promotion training program.
SYDNEY AUGUST 3 Forum 1, Hyde Park Inn, 271 Elizabeth Street Sydney
MELBOURNE AUGUST 8 Hume Global Learning Ce...
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A toolbox approach to fatherhood in all its forms presented as a special weekend workshop for Fathers.
We invite you to explore your experiences of being a father, including:
your dad and how he has influenced your life.
you as a father and the feelin...
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The trauma of child sexual abuse can manifest in many areas of victim/survivors' lives, including their attitudes towards parenting and their relationships with their children. This paper outlines the key findings of the limited research that has inve...
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Girls are outperforming boys in traditionally “masculine” subjects such as engineering and construction, despite repeated attempts to close the education gender gap, it emerged today.
New figures show teenage girls are more likely to achie...
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