This view of the current situation may well contain dead links or significant omissions, and I’d welcome your suggestions re: further information and/or corrections. Australian men’s issues have both a physical and online footprint that is vastly smaller than is the case for women’s issues. There are a number of reasons for this, but the … Continue reading Dealing with mens issues – The current situation in Australia
Firstly, and by way of background, the concept of institutional misandry has been described as: “The collective failure of an organisation to provide an appropriate and professional service to people because of their status as male. It can be seen or detected in processes, attitudes and behaviour which amount to discrimination through unwitting prejudice, ignorance, … Continue reading Australian taxpayer funded organisations that do little/nothing for men (other than demonising them)
Although forcing 50/50 representation within organisations via quotas or similar discriminatory measures does … There is no disputing the fact that relatively few women occupy places in the upper echelons of the corporate world. Feminist ‘wisdom’ would have us believe that this is wrong, and this it is a wrong that must be righted – … Continue reading Less than 50/50 representation does not automatically imply ‘gender bias’
If any further proof was needed that a male life was worth less than a female life, then the global media furore surrounding the activities of Boko Haram provides us with just that proof. ‘Bring back our girls’ indeed. Whilst not wishing to detract from the terrible tragedy of the kidnapped schoolgirls, the associated media coverage raises … Continue reading Bring back our girls! (The ‘Empathy Gap’ & The ‘Disposable Male’)
Most of us are aware of, and concerned about, the extent to which children appear to be becoming sexualised at a younger and younger age. The contributing factors are primarily social/cultural, although physiological factors also play a role (for e.g. diet and environmental pollutants). What needs to be done, and who should be held responsible for taking whatever action is needed … Continue reading On the sexualisation of children
Let’s look at the issue of female nudity. I imagine that most readers would have observed the naked female form, both in real real life and by way of advertising material and pornography. Indeed, the nude or partially nude images of many thousands of women and girls can be encountered in various forms of media. … Continue reading Girls showing their bits = empowerment? patriarchal exploitation? self-indulgence? other?
Most people were sickened to learn of this violent unprovoked attack on an old man in Australia, which was subsequently discussed in this rather insightful article by Jim Muldoon. One perpetrator subsequently went to court in September 2014 and walked free on a good behaviour bond. No surprise there. This was not an isolated episode though, … Continue reading On violence perpetrated, or instigated, by women and girls
‘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 … Continue reading Table of Contents
We are now witnessing a continual stream of articles about women sexually abusing underage boys and girls, most commonly involving teachers in secondary schools. I have listed a representative sample below, but a review of non-MSM news sites and discussion fora will often reveal similar articles on a daily basis. And yet despite this, most … Continue reading On women having ‘flings’ with children & students
Many feminists make it crystal clear that their view of men falls somewhere between cockroaches and rats. I was wondering then if there were in fact any men at all, amongst all those rapists and wife-beaters, that they looked up to. What put this idea in my mind was this article about Angelina Jolie’s new … Continue reading Do feminists have any male heroes?