Fathers rights comprises both a very important set of social issues, as well as a highly visible and significant component both within and beyond the MHRA movement.
Anyway I will start the ball rolling by mentioning an article in the ‘Genderratic’ web site entitled ‘The Feminist Crusade against Fatherhood‘. One notable feature of this well-researched article is that it provides a historical background to the issues of child custody and the provision of financial maintenance.
Various papers concerning, or of concern to, fathers
The Fatherless Generation (undated, but assumed to be circa 2010-2020). Blog posts and statistics in relation to the effects of fatherlessness
The Maternal Preference, by Tom James (11 February 2021)
What Representing Men in Divorce Taught Me About Fatherhood, by Marilyn York (21 March 2020) Video
The future of men and marriage is bleak, by Suzanne Venker (14 June 2019)
Chris Mackney was a father who was driven to commit suicide due to his treatment at the hands of an abusive wife and a legal system that is strongly biased towards the rights of woman. Read more about Chris here.
‘You can’t tell me women don’t lie, of course they do’: why Men’s Rights Activists hate AVOs (12 May 2017) More misandry and feminist misrepresentation courtesy of ‘The Age’, a once great newspaper.
You’ve probably noticed that one of the many, many criticisms of men is that they don’t help out with family/household as much as they should (& women already do). And yet men who choose to become house-husbands are often viewed with disdain. This phenomenon is apparent in this reddit discussion thread.
Bettina Arndt has asked me to raise awareness of an alternative Australian family law resolution service offered by Professor Patrick Parkinson, which you can read about here.
The Effect of Fatherlessness on Children (November 2018)
‘It’s only for mothers, you sicko’: Woman threatens to call security on dad changing son’s nappy in parents’ room (8 October 2017)
One reason why there aren’t more stay-at-home dads (15 July 2017)
Child support: Stop bullying dads. It’s not fair, by Corrine Barraclough (17 April 2017) Australia
Scarlett Johansson’s divorce case shows why men are scared of being stay-at-home dads (10 March 2017)
Dad’s DNA Nightmare: Your legal questions answered (13 February 2017) Men can’t win. When you read this story, and then others about non-biological parents (men) who are forced to pay child support until age 18 even when DNA evidence is available!
Son, let me tell you all about how dadsplaining works (13 January 2017)
5-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Walks to School on Saturday, So Cops Arrested Dad (28 December 2016)
How ‘Disney Dads’ are making life hell for their partners (23 October 2016) Australia. Related Reddit discussion thread here.
MPs call for end to abusive men using courts against families (16 September 2016) UK. How dare these uppity men insist on defending themselves against false accusations of neglect and/or domestic violence.
How ‘dad deprivation’ could be eroding modern society (22 June 2016)
Canberra psychologist disciplined after labelling children with unrecognised condition (7 June 2016) Australia
Mothers DON’T have stronger bonds with their children than fathers (26 April 2016)
Most powerful American feminist organization kills another shared parenting bill: N.O.W.’s crusade against actual gender equality slips into the limelight (16 April 2016) USA
Family Court rules kids can stay as dad’s private habits won’t affect them (17 March 2016)
British Employers: Good for Pregnancy, Bad for Sick Leave (18 February 2016) Comparison of Maternity leave/Paternity leave in various European countries
The untold grief of childless men (14 February 2016) Australia
Dumb-Ass Stuff We Need To Stop Saying To Dads (8 February 2016) USA
The men hijacking family law reforms (6 February 2016) Australia. Ooh, see the feminist journo seethe when pollies listen to fathers for a change
Dear Dad, from a boy (16 December 2015) Satirical Australian video in response to the feminist #DearDaddy campaign
The Beauty of Men, by Mark Dent (16 November 2015)
Yahoo Parenting Doesn’t Care About Male Survivors of Abuse (16 November 2015) Reddit mensrights discussion thread
Gender bias in family law in Australia (14 November 2015) Reddit discussion thread and linked article
Men are Losers, says new feminist campaign (6 March 2015) Video
Australian Family Law Gender Inequality (26 October 2015) Reddit mensrights discussion thread
I am a dad. Not a terrorist (Australian blog post)
Study Throws Light on Maternal Gatekeeping (31 August 2015)
How to treat him as a human being (2 September 2015)
Backlash and praise for lawyer who spoke out for men (31 July 2015) Australia
Fathers stage protest at Westminster Abbey (21 June 2015)
Why men don’t want to be dads (June 2015)
Moms. Let dad be dad (16 June 2015)
Beware the ‘stray-at-home’ dad (4 June 2015) and related reddit mensrights discussion thread
Rand Paul cites a ‘lack of fathers’ in Baltimore. Here’s what the data actually show (29 April 2015) and related reddit mensrights discussion thread
“Can we make them talk about your father?”: Reclaiming Respect for Fatherhood (11 April 2015)
Most dads are deadbeats? (20 March 2015)
6 Truths About Dads Feminists don’t Want You to Know, by Janet Bloomfield (21 March 2015)
Fatherlessness linked to increased risk of child abuse (31 January 2015) by Augusto Zimmermann
Daddy lies (Youtube video)
Why there won’t be a male pill anytime soon (25 November 2014)
Weekend Dad Ken Doll (23 November 2014) Youtube video
The ‘baby talk’ gap? Moms may favor girls when talking to infants (3 November 2014)
Shared parenting laws misrepresented by ex-judge Richard Chisolm (23 October 2014) Reddit mensrights discussion thread and linked article (Australia)
Halle Berry’s Child-Support Fight: Female Breadwinners Can’t Have It Both Ways (20 October 2014)
New fathers must have same pay rights as mothers, says Nick Clegg, who vows to smash ‘Edwardian’ view on raising children (20 October 2014)
Article from the National Parents Organisation about dealing with the issue of custodial parents wasting child support money (19 October 2014)
A permanent family crisis (11 October 2014)
‘Culture of not talking’ with fathers (29 September 2014)
The vengeful mothers who tear fathers from their children’s lives (15 September 2014)
‘Dangerous, feckless and disinterested’ – former social worker on how stereotypes about dads put families at risk (11 September 2014)
Park swing controversy: Is this what being a dad in 2014 is like? (3 September 2014)
Robin Williams $30 million alimony to ex-wives contributed to his death (17 August 2014)
Why great husbands are being abandoned (13 August 2014)
Reddit discussion thread regarding public reaction to men with their young children (13 August 2014)
A stay-at-home dad reports on the mommy wars (12 August 2014)
Divorce-related Malicious Mother Syndrome (1995)
False accusations of paedophilia damage fathers involved in custody battles (23 July 2014)
Why men can be just as good primary parents as women (24 July 2014)
Not the father but court refuses application to have paternity payments refunded (24 July 2014)
Why Swedish men take so much paternity leave (22 July 2014)
Rewritten NHS baby guidelines ban the word ‘dad’ (12 July 2014)
The pre-pregnancy contract (10 July 2014)
Fathers trump mothers when it comes to reading (25 June 2014)
A new generation of dads juggles work and childrearing (27 June 2014)
Father with no rights: Mother stops him seeing daughter for 12 YEARS – despite 82 court orders demanding she back down (9 December 2013)
‘Daddy Don’t Go’ Documentary Aims To Help Dads Reject the ‘Deadbeat’ Label (4 December 2013)
Child psychologist Penelope Leach says sleepovers at dads ‘may damage brain’ (18 May 2014) Unbelievable that the media would publicise such views, and imagine the uproar from the feminist lobby if the genders were reversed. In this article the author of the study cited by Ms. Leach rebukes for misrepresenting his findings. Imagine that, a feminist misrepresenting the actual facts in order to further their own ideology … who would have thought?
Manifesto of the new fatherhood (13 June 2014)
Why dads matter (23 February 2014)
Lack of justice for fathers is one of the biggest scandals of our time (17 June 2014)
http://www.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/287dh3/poll_how_many_dads_are_here_today_not_being_able/
https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/6089613/mum-not-dad-more-likely-to-neglect-kids/ (23 September 2009)
Vernon Beck (Youtube)
The best first date (Youtube)
Interview with Barry Williams of the Lone Fathers Association Barry is a true pioneer of the Mens Rights movement in Australia
Dr. Jennifer McIntosh, Anti-father “Researcher” Humiliated (22 May 2014)
“…an estimated 50,000 persons are kept in jail or in prison on any given day in the U.S. for child support arrears.” (13 January 2012) Statistics such as this need to be probed, but with feminists controlling the relevant government agencies we know that is not going to happen anytime soon. For example, how many of these men are not the biological parent of the child in question? How many women are not paying their share of child support, and what percentage of them are being jailed? etc
A mans right to choose (20 October 2000)
‘Fathers are treated as mere sperm donors‘ (16 June 2013)
Child support protest under way in Florida (20 April 2014)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-26466965
http://antimisandry.com/articles/systemic-war-against-fathers-309.html
http://www.mgtowhq.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=474 (Divorce horror stories)
http://www.avoiceformen.com/misandry/an-ambiguous-apology-or-just-bullshit/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/04/19/todd-hoffner-minnesota-state-mankato/7915369/
http://www.answerisland.com/child-support-kickbacks.html About custody decisions and child support payments in the USA
http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/he-says-he-said-no-to-sex-now-says-no-to-child-support/1183449
Reddit discussion thread about the issue of spousal support
For information about the situation in Australia see the linked papers listed below:
Fathers demand mandatory paternity testing (see also http://mensrights.com.au/category/paternity-dna/ for related articles)
http://www.khou.com/news/Men-owe-child-support-despite-not-being-fathers-172217511.html
In a discussion thread on reddit.com/r/MensRights, created in response to the meme shown above (centre), ‘AmazingFlightLizard’ posted:
“… I’m a single dad to two little girls after their mom decided it was more important to go be a party girl. Go fxxk yourself.”
Take a look at the interesting discussion that ensued at http://www.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/1y6htj/on_my_facebook_i_just_hate_this_garbage_so_much/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
More and more data is ignored or misread to support single mothers and denigrate single fathers.
— Bill Corbitt 💙 (@VetFather_Bill) June 23, 2023
You can have your own opinion but you can't have your own facts. Data analytics and crime reporting is a fact.
Single mothers, for whatever reason, raise violent children.… pic.twitter.com/EWhP7EOTAp
Our society is still lacking the much-needed resources to reach out to help fatherless children in crises, All I see is a lot of talk with no action