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Items in this update:
o In the workplace, men need not apply
o Bidding for e-wife ends at 1 billion pounds
o House health bill scuttled by abortion rider
o China's first sexual harassment case fails
o A dying boy's wish for sex
o DNA testing laws raise privacy issues
o Epidemic of murder
o Families argue for corporal punishment on Biblical grounds
o Men win discrimination suit against Ford
o Judge upholds Idaho abortion consent law
o Random acts of kindness
o Be good for PC's sake
o Political correctness places children at risk
o A new kind of abortion war
o Government may close some women's offices
o Terrorism blamed on manhood
o Bush, a women's libber?
o First human cloned embryo
o Bikini-clad blondes blast with guns
o Where do frozen embryos belong?
o The state's abuse of children
o Good will toward men
o No tax funding for forced abortions!
o Stossel special to re-air Friday
o The real goal of feminism: transforming society
o Privatize child welfare
Hello ifeminists:
MERRY CHRISTMAS! The weather up here has obliged with four or five
inches of soft snow so the Holidays are white, I have lit the fireplace,
Brad has stacked movies to screen and -- after sending out the
InsiderUpdate -- this computer is being turned off.
There were nine winners in the ifeminists.com book draw: CyberSenei,
Diane B., Foxfire, AxiomAttic, Karen P., Chris, IPR, Mary Ellen, and Sally.
Congratulations! After a break for the holidays, more prizes are planned.
The chat room will also take a break and reconvene next year.
2002 will bring many news things to ifeminists.com. For example, I
have just opened two ifeminist stores at
<http://www.cafepress.com/ifeminists> and
<http://www.cafepress.com/mydaughter>. T-shirts, mugs, tote bags...if you
are late in sending a holiday present, we will include a free "Sorry I'm
late" plush toy with your shipped order. So far the available slogans are
"MY Daughter Doesn't Need Affirmative Action" and "Real Women Don't Need
Big Brother." Bumper stickers with these slogan can be downloaded for free
from our activism center <http://www.ifeminists.com/interaction/activism/>
The editorial and guest editorial (by James Hanback) this week are
both in the Holiday spirit so be sure to check them out on our front page
<http://www.ifeminists.com/>
And, now, before I shut everything down for the day, I want to send
all of you a card of appreciation
<http://all4love.net/postcards/purestarcard.cgi> from our household to yours.
Onto the main event...
-- Wendy McElroy, mac@ifeminists.com
==> News Reports <==
In the workplace, men need not apply
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The Age
"Unprecedented numbers of males in the prime of their
working years are withdrawing from the labour market,
while the workforce participation rate of women keeps
rising." This article analyzes the reasons behind the
phenomenon. (12/22/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/281155754.html
Bidding for e-wife ends at 1 billion pounds
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Ananova
The Internet bidding for a Birmingham businesswoman
auctioning herself as a wife has closed at £1 billion.
The auction site QXL.com says it's unlikely the winning
bid for Kay Hammond's hand in marriage is genuine. (12/24/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/803043824.html
House health bill scuttled by abortion rider
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Washington Post
Legislation to fund community health centers died in
Congress when it was discovered that a "conscience
clause" would have permitted hospitals to refuse to
perform abortions. GOP leaders have been writing
abortion restrictions into bills that are likely to
pass. (12/21/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/769539525.html
China's first sexual harassment case fails
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Sydney Morning Herald
A Chinese court has thrown out the country's first sexual
harassment case on the grounds of insufficient evidence
and lack of legal foundation. (12/24/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/742868550.html
A dying boy's wish for sex
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National Post
A 15-year-old boy's death bed wish was to lose his
virginity. Without his parents' knowledge, friends
arranged for a prostitute to visit him. A furor has
ensued in which the prostitute may be charged with
statutory rape and the hospital's staff are sharply
divided. (12/22/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/129845492.html
DNA testing laws raise privacy issues
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Houston Chronicle
Sexual offense suspects in Texas will soon be the first in
the nation forced to give DNA samples to authorities
before they are convicted and without a court order.
Critics are raising constitutional issues concerning the
right to privacy. (12/22/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/126345404.html
Epidemic of murder
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Women's eNews
Over the past eight years, the bodies of an estimated 250
young Mexican women, all poor, most under age 19, were
dumped near the Texas border. Advocates say the unsolved
murder cases illustrate an acceptance of violence
against women. (12/23/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/118825173.html
Families argue for corporal punishment on Biblical grounds
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Ottawa Citizen
The pastor and several families from the Church of God are
in court with Ontario's Family and Children's Services
over the practice of spanking children. The Church
maintains that the Bible sanctions corporal punishment.
(12/22/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/341078017.html
Men win discrimination suit against Ford
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The Nando Times
Ford has lost two lawsuits that challenged its management
evaluation system as unfairly biased against older,
white male employees. The settlement was for $10.5
million. (12/18/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/335537741.html
Judge upholds Idaho abortion consent law
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Nando Times/AP
An Idaho law requiring minors seeking abortions to get
consent from a parent or a judge was upheld by a federal
judge. The judge did bar a requirement that doctors
notify parents within 24 hours after performing
abortions in medical emergencies. (12/21/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/447438854.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
Random acts of kindness
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FOX News
by Wendy McElroy
Never doubt that small acts of kindness can change people's
lives. (12/25/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/821476272.html
Be good for PC's sake
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FOX News
by Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
Towns across the United States are banning Santa Claus and
symbols with religious significance to satisfy political
correctness. (12/24/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/818465951.html
Political correctness places children at risk
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The Guardian (UK)
by staff
Social workers in Britain have told the BBC that managers
in social services departments are too scared to
confront the issue of the abuse of black children
because they fear being accused of racism. (12/21/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/775369811.html
A new kind of abortion war
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Village Voice
by Sharon Lerner
Lerner argues that mainstream pro-lifers know a head-on
fight over abortion would cost the Republicans the
"women's vote" and, so, they are subverting women's
control over reproduction in more subtle ways.
(12/26/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/735888222.html
Government may close some women's offices
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Women's eNews
by Sarah Stewart Taylor
The 10 regional offices of the Department of Labor's
Women's Bureau could be closed. Although this article --
written from a mainstream feminist view -- laments the
prospect, the retreat of government from the workplace
should be applauded. (12/20/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/121385233.html
Terrorism blamed on manhood
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Washington Post
by Judy Mann
If you travel to the heart of darkness, aka terrorism, Judy
Mannt believes you will find "manhood." The roots of the
Taliban are to be found in how Americans raise their
sons ... or so Mann would have us believe. The article
is causing a furor in the Men's Movement. (12/18/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/312593190.html
Bush, a women's libber?
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WorldNetDaily
by Ellen Ratner
A liberal woman ponders a strange turn of political events,
"While President Bush rids the world of terror, he may
just become the most famous women's libber of all time."
(12/21/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/305412629.html
First human cloned embryo
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Scientific American
by Cibelli, Lanza and West
Three scientists describe their successful cloning of a
human embryo. (01/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/197764433.html
Bikini-clad blondes blast with guns
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Sportshooter
by staff
From the "Don't blame me, I just report the news
department" ... the gals of the new Swedish Bikini Team
-- Vendela, Gunnel, Erika, and Asa -- joined the regular
crowd for a recent match at the Southwest Pistol League
in Piru, CA. There is photographic proof. (12/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/881893507.html
Where do frozen embryos belong?
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Human Life Review
by Brian Caulfield
This overview of the issues raised by the storage and use
of frozen embryos includes discussion of whether women
should be allowed to adopt embryos for implantation and
motherhood. (12/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/622905989.html
The state's abuse of children
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
by Linda Mottram
The transcript of a radio interview begins, "The news
doesn't get any better for children in State care, with
a new study showing that one in 10 children who are
reported
abused and neglected are further abused within 12
months." (12/19/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/717585672.html
Good will toward men
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ifeminists.com
by Wendy McElroy
It is time for women to stand up for the men in their lives
and refuse to tolerate the slander that has become part
of our culture as a result of gender feminism's
anti-male campaign. (12/18/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/960551149.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Action Opportunities <==
No tax funding for forced abortions!
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Concerned Women of America
February 1, 2002
Congress appropriated up to $34 million for the United
Nations Population Fund but President Bush is not
legally obliged to give them even one cent. UNFPA has
participated in human rights abuses in many countries,
e.g. support of China's coercive "one-child" that
includes forced abortion. Protest to Bush from this
site.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/311546961.html
For more Action Opportunities see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/actions/
==> Events <==
Stossel special to re-air Friday
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Miss Liberty/ABC-TV
The controversial one-hour ABC-TV John Stossel special,
"Why Don’t the Kids Have a Voice?," will be repeated on
Friday, Dec. 28 (10 p.m., ET). Stossel documents how
judges and child welfare authorities routinely give more
weight to the claims of natural parents, even in
situations where children have clearly stated their
preference to live with others. (12/22/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/438180199.html
For more Events see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/events/
==> Introductions and FAQs <==
The real goal of feminism: transforming society
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The Republican
by Antonia Feitz
"Modern [gender] feminists are not seeking equal rights for
women. They want to transform society, and that's no
conspiracy theory because they freely admit it." They
are doing it, among other means, by imposing radical
'equalizing' in society, with no respect for individual
desires or cultural traditions, via UN treaties.
(02/03/00)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/172748838.html
For more Introductions and FAQs see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/brief/
==> Scholarly and In-Depth Studies <==
Privatize child welfare
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Pacific Research Institute
This study (Winter, 2001) deplores the state of current
Child Welfare programs and suggests both accountability
and privatization measures as solutions.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/662802113.html
For more Scholarly and In-Depth Studies see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/in-depth/
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