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Prawn of the Patriarchy‘ is a combination of personal blog and annotated bibliography. For me it’s a way to keep track of notable articles/papers that I might otherwise never find again. For readers it’s a place to find information that provides a different perspective on a range of gender-related issues – often material that would be difficult to locate within the mainstream media.

Comments and suggestions in relation to the various posts found here are welcomed (moderation policy here).

The topics encompassed in this blog include:

Domestic violence
Sex, sexuality and sexual violence
Men’s and boys health
Partnering, marriage and fatherhood
Gender in the workplace
Institutional bias against men & boys
Gender in the media
Feminism and key elements of the feminist narrative
Feminist censorship and retribution
The Men’s Rights Movement
Yet to be categorized and ‘Other’
About this blog
My Twitter stream

Domestic violence

Domestic violence: Overview and statistics

Domestic violence is not a gendered issue – Why the pervasive sexist bias against men?

Male victims of domestic violence – How the scale of the problem is routinely minimised or ignored

Male victims of domestic violence – Some personal accounts

Another feminist myth: Most male victims of domestic violence are abused by other men

Male victims of domestic violence – do help-lines actually help?

Grotesque hypocrisy by feminist politicians (re: domestic violence)

The Duluth Model: The theoretical basis for the feminist approach to domestic violence

On rubbish research – Fudging the figures to support the feminist narrative

On deaths related to domestic violence

Finessing definitions to preserve the image of female victimhood

On false accusations by women (esp. sexual assault, domestic abuse & paternity fraud)

Is child abuse a gendered crime too?

Abuse of the aged

Let’s be honest now: Men do not perpetrate the ‘overwhelming majority’ of domestic violence

On violence perpetrated, or instigated, by women and girls

Fact or Factoid: A woman hospitalised every three hours due to DV

Domestic violence: DV-related organisations (government and private)

Partners in alms: A primer on the ‘Domestic Violence Industry’

Has there been a surge in domestic violence during the Covid-19 pandemic?

No to Violence: Working together to end men’s family violence

Men’s Referral Service: Clayton’s support for male victims of domestic violence

Two awareness campaigns. Only one can be criticised. Cowed by feminism?

Australian feminist attacks integrity of advocacy group for male victims of domestic violence

White Ribbon campaign to men: Stand up! Speak up! Shut up!

The White Ribbon Campaign that addresses part of the problem Vs. The White Ribbon Campaign that addresses all of the problem

White Ribbon Australia acknowledges male victims and invites communication (credibility trigger warning)

Some further thoughts regarding the White Ribbon Campaign (feminist version)

Domestic Violence NSW censors dissenting views (before lapsing into paranoid delusion)

‘DV Connect’ is “non-judgemental” (but men calling their helpline are sneaky perpetrators)

‘Our Watch’: DV advocacy or shrill mouthpiece for gender feminism?

Feminist advocacy group ‘Our Watch’ seeks shield from public scrutiny

‘Our Watch’: Just how heartless (or deeply in denial) can people be?

Addressing systemic gender bias in the WA Department for Child Protection and Family Support

*That* West Australian Government DV Helpline web page – Some further background

Gender bias at the Australian Department of Social Services

NSW feminist groups seek to roll back reform of domestic violence shelters

Domestic violence: Public inquiries

Another Australian domestic violence inquiry (2024)

A review of the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act – A submission by the One in Three campaign

Draft National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032

#GenderEqualityWhenItSuits: A submission to the Review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012

The Queensland government again demonstrates its ‘why bother about men?’ attitude

Inquiry into domestic violence with particular regard to violence against women and their children (2020)

Australian Federal Family Law Inquiry 2019

West Australian inquiry into family & domestic violence (2019)

Another federal government domestic violence inquiry – This one focuses on family law

Gender bias and wasted opportunities at the 2017 National Family Violence Summit

Release of the Final Report of the COAG Advisory Panel on Reducing Violence against Women and their Children

Regarding the report of the Victorian Royal Commission on Family Violence

OMG. Another domestic violence inquiry. They sure have loaded the dice with this one

My submission to the 2016 Federal Government Inquiry into Domestic Violence and Gender Inequality

Another government inquiry to tell us that domestic violence = men beating women because patriarchy (NSW)

My submission to the Australian Government Inquiry into Domestic Violence

My submission to the Premier’s Special Taskforce on Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland

My response to the report of the Queensland Task Force on Family Violence

Minister Fentiman’s response to my concerns regarding the ‘Not Now, Not Ever: Putting an end to domestic and family violence in Queensland’ report

Yet another Australian inquiry into domestic violence (Victoria)

My submission to the Victorian Royal Commission on Family Violence (May 2015)

Domestic violence: Public attitudes and DV in the media

Public events & domestic violence myth

On women providing public displays of racism

Differing public response to partner violence depending on gender of victim

A useful portrayal of victims of domestic violence … from an unlikely source

ABC Q&A program highlights gender inequality within the domestic violence debate

Readers at ‘The Conversation’ call for an end to feminist bias and censorship

Going Batty: The making of a champion of the Domestic Violence Industry

But when a woman hits a man it’s different

Hope Solo case exemplifies rank hypocrisy re: domestic violence

A busy few weeks for gender matters (Aug/Sept 2014)

‘Bristly Woman’ campaign launch

Don’t be that hypocrite

Domestic violence: Other

Jobs for the girls

Feminist myth: Women usually only commit domestic violence in self-defence

No place for feminist propaganda in our schools or universities

Sallee McLaren must write on the blackboard “I must not challenge the feminist narrative”

Australian government announces intention to reprogram boys to reduce domestic violence

On the suggestion that women-only police stations might help the fight against domestic violence

Dubious public policy borne from the denial of female violence

Let’s hope the new DV Ministry in New South Wales will achieve something more than a triumph of pandering to the feminist lobby

Feminists claim domestic violence is caused by ‘rigid gender roles and stereotypes’ (then apply them to men in painting them as perpetual aggressors)

Academic paper on gender equality and gender hostility

Sex, sexuality and sexual violence

On sexual assault and unwanted sex

Sex education … Well, the fanciful one-sided woke fantasy that’s currently held up as wisdom & truth

Personal accountability? No thank you: An unpopular perspective re: claims of drink-spiking or similar

On sugar-daddies, OnlyFans and other variations of Hooking Lite

I don’t want no menfolk near my daughters, you hear?

Romance tourism is just nothing like sex-tourism

On the feminist myth of ‘rape culture’

That porn-sharing web site: Time for a reality check

About what happened in Cologne

‘Mattress Girl’ and some other recent notable campus rape allegations

Finessing definitions to preserve the image of female victimhood

On the issue of consent

On false accusations by women (esp. sexual assault, domestic abuse & paternity fraud)

On women having ‘flings’ with children & students

Denying female perpetration of sex crimes – The Mercier Affair

On women attracted to guys with partners

On sex, sexuality and sluts

Girls showing their bits = empowerment? patriarchal exploitation? self-indulgence? other?

Don’t talk to me! No wait. Talk to me!

Only men ogle – yeah right!

On prostitution

Deep down in places that feminists don’t talk about at parties (‘pussy cartel’)

Fembots may prove to be a game changer

Human trafficking of men and boys & other hidden sexual violence against males

On the issue of traveller safety

On the sexualisation of children

Men’s and boys health

Coronavirus: Women most affected

On men’s health: The statistics and the underlying factors

Is it my imagination or does media coverage of mens health initiatives usually focus on male shaming?

On suicide

One charity’s perplexing response to a potential source of donations

Funding for Sydney men’s health service axed

Another double-standard: Genital mutilation

The men’s shed movement: A little bit ‘rad’ and a little bit sad

Partnering, marriage and fatherhood

The ‘Marriage Strike’ and MGTOW

Bin chickens

On ‘spurgling’, paternity theft and baby stealing

One possible alternative to pre-nuptial agreements

On housework and ‘Emotional Labour’

Apparently there’s not enough “educated” men nowadays

Are dads still being Mackintoshed?

On Spousal Maintenance / Alimony

Len & The Lamprey: The other side to the issue of financial abuse

Don’t look at me! No wait. Look at me!

Nice guys, nice guys™ and the friendzone

Good manners versus chivalry

On fathers and their children

On false accusations by women against men/boys

Two days each year to celebrate men

Men, women and feminists – Their differing attitudes to marriage & parenthood

We’ve all heard of the gender ‘income gap’, but what about the ‘expense gap’?

Who pays on dates?

Western men with Asian women: Gender relations through a different frame of reference

On Australian men seeking foreign partners

Gender in the workplace

#GenderEqualityWhenItSuits: A submission to the Review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012

Achieving personal financial security is important for everyone, but dodgy research helps no-one

Gender reversal: This article on employee injury/death would have taken a different line were the victims female

How feminists misrepresent the gender ‘income gap’

That tired old feminist chestnut that is the ‘gender wage gap’ resurrected in Australia

We’ve all heard of the gender ‘income gap’, but what about the ‘expense gap’?

Organisations with women at the helm perform better (so they say)

Harassment and discrimination in the workplace: Surprise, surprise, it goes both ways

#shirtstorm

Less than 50/50 representation does not automatically imply ‘gender bias’

Recruitment bias favours hiring female staff

On affirmative action and the imposition of gender quotas

‘Diversity’: A buzzword that sounds good but is often misused

Institutional bias against men & boys

Australia’s E-Safety Office: A potentially sound initiative now awash with feminist kool-aid

On taxation and the ‘Female Economy’

The Australian Institute of Family Studies – another taxpayer-funded feminist mouthpiece

Excuse me NSW Government, your gender bias and lack of objectivity is showing (again)

Discrimination against males in the context of humanitarian agencies/causes

Australian 2016 Federal Election: No party willing to step up to the mark for men & boys

A couple of queries concerning ‘Balancing the future: The Australian Public Service gender equality strategy 2016-19’

Profound gender bias at the Australian Human Rights Commission (Part 1)

Profound gender bias at the Australian Human Rights Commission (Part 2)

George Brandis declines opportunity to address bias at the Australian Human Rights Commission

We’ve set a target of having 10% of our senior management team female by 2017

When banks divert from banking to social engineering

Re-instatement of the Women’s Budget Statement in Australia? Bring it on, but consider men too

Gender bigots elevated into positions of considerable authority: Some case-studies

Australian taxpayer-funded organisations that do little/nothing for men (other than demonising them)

When even the Prime Minister’s office imposes pro-feminist censorship …

Addressing systemic gender bias in the WA Department for Child Protection and Family Support

*That* West Australian Government DV Helpline web page – Some further background

Queensland Government continues to ignore male victims of domestic violence

Gender bias at the Australian Department of Social Services

White Ribbon Day – Parliament House Library says dissenting voices “deemed not to be relevant”

Australian Government cuts back funding to advocacy groups, except feminist ones

Gender inequality within the criminal justice system

Just how heartless (or deeply in denial) can people be? (domestic violence)

On boys and education

No place for feminist propaganda in our schools or universities

Regarding the granting of gender-specific scholarships in Australia

Gender in the media

Persistent pro-feminist and anti-male bias in the mainstream media

Rights are for women. Responsibilities are for men

When men have a daughter (another tale of male-blaming and silencing)

Why is it so very hard for MSM to allow objective airing of men’s issues? The example of Triple J Hack’s ‘debate’

A few observations in relation to yet another article critical of men

New Zealand journalist labels men as the ultimate predators

Women attack first responders yet omitted from ‘awareness’ campaign

Gendered, gendered, gendered: The word that fuels the feminist machine

About what happened in Cologne (and in its aftermath)

The people speak: Feminist journalist hears but won’t listen

How men are portrayed … Haw Haw Haw! The jokes on us

#FireClementineFord: A case-study in feminist hypocrisy

Regarding online harassment

How tragic that feminists ignore their role in demonising men

#SydneySiege reporting showcases further examples of feminist hypocrisy

The often contrasting media reaction when mums and dads kill their children

Some observations regarding information sources concerning filicide

Bring back our girls! (The ‘Empathy Gap’ & The ‘Disposable Male’)

Deconstructing pro-feminist articles in news.com.au

Readers at ‘The Conversation’ call for an end to feminist bias and censorship (domestic violence)

Moderator zaps post, but for once it wasn’t (just) mine

The ‘Sunrise’ Strippergate episode

‘Sunrise’ TV crew stir up the feminists again

‘Sunrise’ TV show offers sop to feminists

‘Sunrise’ provides equal time for feminism and men rights

Good news: Males acknowledged on morning TV (not in a bad way)

Seeking a news source without feminist bias

Feminism and key elements of the feminist narrative

The Cult of Feminism

Not all feminists are like that (NAFALT)

The Australian Gender Equality Council

Not our fault so who we gonna blame? The (scary scary) patriarchy!

Diversity Council Australia fails to understand ‘diversity’

If the central tenet of feminism is equality then what mens/boys causes have feminists championed recently?

Examples of where the feminist lobby pushed to have gender inequality addressed in situations where the status quo favored women

A feminist laments: “Why do so few men turn up to hear women speak?”

Men’s studies = bad/negative but Women’s studies = good/positive

Are feminists truly committed to equality for all women and girls?

About what happened in Cologne (and in its aftermath)

To feminists ‘Equality’ is just a marketing ploy to get what they really want

Denying female perpetration of sex crimes – The Mercier Affair

On privilege, respect, and entitlement

If feminists have a genuine case then what’s with all the distortion, lies and exaggeration?

#HeForShe: Men pressed into service with nary a hint of ‘quid pro quo’

Less than 50/50 representation does not automatically imply ‘gender bias’

On Gender Traitors, White Knights and Manginas

Dissing shy guys and fat women: Yep, another feminist double-standard

Do feminists have any male heroes?

On feminists, white feathers and Anzac Day

On chivalry

Feminists aiming to strengthen their foothold in Thailand

Feminism and Buddhism

Feminist censorship and retribution

On the censorship and erasure of non-feminist perspectives and opinions

Respect women (… well, unless they respect men)

The 2017 Women’s March, Women’s Strike & other anti-Trump protests

More feminist censorship: Cancellation of the Australian premiere of The Red Pill movie

Since when did it become acceptable for public servants to block ppl on social media in the absence of threats or abuse? Since now it would seem

Van Badham’s eye roll: Just hysterical

#FireClementineFord: A case-study in feminist hypocrisy

On being booted off Facebook

Australian feminist attacks integrity of advocacy group for male victims of domestic violence

The Guardian publishes article about the awfulness of people being silenced online, and then silences me

Beware the ire of an angry feminist

The Unbearable Lameness of Being

Domestic Violence NSW censors dissenting views (before lapsing into paranoid delusion)

White Ribbon Day – Parliament House Library says dissenting voices “deemed not to be relevant”

I am not a feminist

#shirtstorm

The Elliot Rodger tragedy co-opted as a feminist bandwagon

White Ribbon Australia acknowledges male victims and invites communication (credibility trigger warning)

Karen Straughan and others on feminist shaming tactics

Readers at ‘The Conversation’ call for an end to feminist bias and censorship (domestic violence)

More about the ‘moderation’ of comments at ‘The Conversation’

Regarding the notion of ‘Ironic Misandry’

#womenagainstfeminism

On the inability to cope with criticism in a mature manner (You disagree with me = You hate women)

Feminist efforts to shut down, disrupt and/or denigrate the 2014 Conference on Mens Issues

What George Will wrote – and what happened next

The Men’s Rights Movement

Mens human rights activism: A growing tide of men and women saying “Enough is enough!”

“How they conduct themselves in public”

Cassie Jaye and Karen Straughan in Sydney, Australia

Criticism and negative portrayal of the men’s rights movement

Dealing with mens issues – The current situation in Australia

Sadly, Australian politicians only find the courage to criticise the feminist lobby after they retire

Female privilege checklist

Thank you Bev, whoever you are

Advocating for men/boys online: How much benefit to be had in one-on-one interaction with feminists?

Australian minor political parties and their views on feminism & men’s rights

Feminist efforts to shut down, disrupt and/or denigrate the 2014 Conference on Mens Issues

International Conference on Men’s Issues 2015 (Houston, TX, October 29-31)

International Conference on Men’s Issues, 2016

The ‘Marriage Strike’ and MGTOW

Two days each year to celebrate men

Men’s studies = bad/negative but Women’s studies = good/positive

Interesting perspectives from a poster named ‘Bowspearer’

On being male or female

Men and women playing together nicely

On masculinity and ‘real men’

How men are portrayed … Haw Haw Haw! The jokes on us

Men do more of most things … get a target painted on their backs

Women are held accountable for … (say hello to the Teflon Gender)

What guys want

On being male or female (incl. innate differences, stereotyping and so on)

I thought women were meant to be more empathetic?

Yet to be categorized and ‘Other’

The Big Picture

The (feminist) truth about Taj Mahal

The sham that is the Australian ‘Same Sex Marriage’ vote

On bigotry as art (#KillAllMen at NIDA)

“I wonder if we men would have behaved the same seeing women at a summit for men?”

How one union got drunk on feminist ‘kool-aid’ (CFMEU)

On male-only and women-only spaces

A dozen of western culture’s most historic documents (Feminism v Patriarchy)

Women and the (military) draft

Humour (at the expense of feminists)

#IfIWereABoy

Australian senator wants a man who is rich and well-hung

Regarding gender reversal and sexist double-standards

Some good comments in response to a blog post I came across today

What did you call me? On labelling and language in gender discourse

Privilege, respect and entitlement

About this blog

No new posts for many months – why?

Why is this blog anonymous?

Prawn of the Patriarchy: Celebrating our first six months

The Crusty Collection: Our exclusive new range of MRA stickers

Most popular pages in this site as of 30 Jan 2015

The top 16 posts in this blog in 2015

Taking a short break – back soon

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