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Items in this update:
o Boy dies in foster care; birth mom told week later
o DNA overrides statute of limitations in Georgia
o UNICEF sex book remains in circulation
o Saudis consider allowing female lawyers
o Pregnant athletes win right to play
o Tax-paid maternity leave proposed
o Judge throws out no-sex deal
o Jordanian woman wins right to divorce
o Man sues Burger King for sexual harassment
o Failure to report pregnancy is child abuse
o Door opens for single-sex classes
o Harvard changes date rape policy
o Court ruling shocks online sex industry
o UN summit splits over sexual abstinence
o Why dads matter
o Don't promote bad marriages
o Family matters
o Deconstructing the Bard
o Women and realistic retirement
o Arlington Cemetery won't honor female pilots
o RU-486 report card
o Divisive billboard shows woman at gunpoint
o Punishing the whole family
o Feminism versus sports and science
o Liberty Belles
o Data on current birth trends
o All About Ayn Rand
o McElroy on Laissez Faire BB to discuss ifeminism
o Sexual harassment ... and beyond
o MIT surrenders scientific method
Hello ifeminists:
A gracious "hello" to all and sundry! Here's an early invitation to
drop by the Laissez Faire Book author's forum
<http://www.laissezfairebooks.com/cgi-local/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?conf=DCConfI
D1> where I'll be starting a stint (May 23rd) as guest author to discuss
ifeminism in general and the new ifeminist anthology, "Liberty
for Women.
<http://www.laissezfairebooks.com/product.cfm?op=view&pid=FM8600>" Although
registration is required, participation is free and I'd love to hear from
you. Just post your questions on the Bulletin Board and I'll check in every
day to answer you.
The new editorials are now posted on the front page -- what I like to
think of as the "lobby" -- of ifeminists.com. My FOXNews/ifeminist editorial
is entitled "Lawsuits Fueling Health Care Crisis"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0514.html>; Glenn
Sacks argues that "Child Support Bill Will Help Newly Released Prisoners
Rebuild Their Lives"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0514a.html>; and
George Getz says the "Fat Law Should be Repealed!"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0514b.html> -- look
for the tongue-in-cheek bits in the latter.
Stay tuned for the new contest to be announced next week. And drop by
the chat room this Sunday at 9:00 p.m. EST where our hostess, Sunni, is
waiting with a smile to greet you.
<http://www.ifeminists.com/interaction/chat>
Now ... onto the main event...
-- Wendy McElroy, mac@ifeminists.com
==> News Reports <==
Boy dies in foster care; birth mom told week later
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MyCFnow.com/AP
"Austin Rogers died last Friday after spending two days in
critical condition at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for
Children & Women in Orlando. His biological mother,
Bonnie Turner, 20, said she wasn't notified by DCF
workers until Wednesday. Turner's parental rights were
terminated in April. 'Legally, there was no obligation
to tell her,' said DCF deputy district administrator." (05/09/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/815667627.html
DNA overrides statute of limitations in Georgia
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Ledger Enquirer
A new law in Georgia lifts the statute of limitations on
"serious" crimes, including rape, whenever DNA evidence
is collected. (05/11/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/159000932.html
UNICEF sex book remains in circulation
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Washington Times
Current and former government officials from Mexico and
Nicaragua claim that a U.N.-financed sex-education
manual for teens that promotes abortion, homosexuality
and even sex with animals has not been withdrawn in Latin American
nations as UNICEF says it has. (05/11/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/124177034.html
Saudis consider allowing female lawyers
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ArabNews
Saudi Arabia, which is revamping its system of Islamic
justice, is considering opening the legal profession to
women so that they can deal with cases related
exclusively to women. Female lawyers would not be
allowed in court. (05/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/127437283.html
Pregnant athletes win right to play
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The Advertiser
Pregnant women will have to sign legal disclaimers so they
can continue to play sport under new federal guidelines
in Australia. Critics observe that women cannot waive
the rights of unborn children who may be born with
physical problems and sue organizations for "causing"
them. (05/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/131307505.html
Tax-paid maternity leave proposed
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The Mercury
A taxpayer-funded national paid maternity leave scheme is
being considered by the Australia's Sex Discrimination
Commissioner. She states, "The real issue is why
shouldn't the Australian taxpayer pay for it?" (05/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/976999771.html
Judge throws out no-sex deal
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WEWS-TV
Luther Crawford fathered 12 children by 11 women, and owed
more than $74,000 in child support payments. Prosecutors
gave Crawford the choice of spending one to five years
in the penitentiary or agreeing to a no-sex deal. He
chose the celibacy but the judge sentenced him anyway. (05/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/531165789.html
Jordanian woman wins right to divorce
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BBC
"A Jordanian woman has reportedly won the right to divorce
her husband, in the first such court ruling under a new
law." (05/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/535115965.html
Man sues Burger King for sexual harassment
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AP
"A man has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against
Burger King's parent company, claiming sexual harassment
by a female supervisor forced him to resign." (05/07/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/647782762.html
Failure to report pregnancy is child abuse
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Hartford Courant
Two Connecticut doctors are believed to be the first
physicians in that state to be charged with violating
its 37-year-old mandatory reporting law for child abuse.
They were arrested for failing to report the pregnancy
of an 11-year-old patient to the police. (04/27/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/105319751.html
Door opens for single-sex classes
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Washington Post
A proposal by the U.S. Department of Education would change
the enforcement of Title IX, the law that outlaws
discrimination in schools based on gender. Instead of
discouraging all-girls and all-boys public schools as it
does now, the government would encourage them. (05/09/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/283872101.html
Harvard changes date rape policy
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Sydney Morning Herald
Harvard University has raised the standard under which
students can file rape, assault and other charges in its
campus disciplinary system. The new rule follows
complaints at Harvard and other colleges that students
have been put through disciplinary hearings based on
little more than an accusation. (05/10/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/301451151.html
Court ruling shocks online sex industry
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Wired
A federal court judge is sending shockwaves through online
publishers of adult content by suggesting the companies
that limit access to sexually oriented pictures on the
Internet could be held liable for illegal content on the
websites they protect. (05/10/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/367494849.html
UN summit splits over sexual abstinence
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CBS/Reuters
Delegates at a U.N. session on children haggled Friday
[05/10] over a final declaration, with the United
States, the Vatican and Islamic states in favor of
sexual abstinence and against any hint of abortion for
adolescents. (05/11/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/121638775.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
Why dads matter
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Men's News Daily
by Warren Farrell
Farrell writes, "Just as the last third of the 20th century
was about women becoming more equal partners in the
workplace, so the first third of the 21st century will
be about men becomeing more equal partners in the
family." (05/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/942147883.html
Don't promote bad marriages
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Boston Globe
by Philip a Cowan and Carolyn Pape Cowan
A critique of Bush's plan to encourage families. For
example, "One proposal on the table suggests that
welfare recipients who marry should be rewarded with
lump sum payments. Such a policy is doomed to fail.
Nobody benefits when troubled relationships are pushed
toward marriage, least of all the children." (05/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/946598095.html
Family matters
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Reason
by Mike Lynch
As politics and culture rushes to "address" the family,
Lynch provides an overview of social policy mavens who
are trying to enlighten us on "The Politics of Family."
(06/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/964159086.html
Deconstructing the Bard
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Break Point
by Charles Colson
As political correctness reinterpretes Shakespeare, we
discover Othello is not really about jealousy; it’s
about a black man struggling in a white society. Macbeth
is not about the corruption that comes with a desire for
ower but keeping women from becoming too influential. (05/10/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/448230923.html
Women and realistic retirement
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The Seattle Times
by Amy Trask
As they live longer, women are acutely aware that they
cannot rely on government or pensions to finance their
needs in later life. (05/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/538546220.html
Arlington Cemetery won't honor female pilots
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Washington Post
by Julie I. Englund
The male pilots who fought in WWII are eligible for an
array of military tributes at Arlington National
Cemetery, while the female pilots from that era qualify
only for a perfunctory, second-class ceremony. Englund's
mother is one of those pilots and she objects on her
deceased mother's behalf. (05/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/541516342.html
RU-486 report card
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Washington Post
by staff
RU-486 -- the so-called "abortion pill" -- was seen as a
remedy for the shortage of doctors now willing to
perform abortions. Yet a recent report from the Kaiser
Foundation indicates that doctors are not prescribing
it. (05/05/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/721448441.html
Punishing the whole family
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Salon
by Nell Bernstein
"California prison officials want to prohibit parents
convicted of drug offenses from touching their children --
even infants and toddlers -- for one year." (05/08/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/99259334.html
Feminism versus sports and science
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Tech Central Station
by Nick Schulz
Schultz reviews Jessica Gavora's book "Tilting the
Playing Field: Schools, Sports, Sex, and Title IX" and
examines the ill effect that Title IX -- which prohibits
gender discrimination -- has had on collegiate and high
school sports. (05/10/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/462985205.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Institutes, Organizations, and Clubs <==
Liberty Belles
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Liberty Belles
"Putting the Second Amendment first."
http://www.free-market.net/rd/332699527.html
For more Institutes, Organizations, and Clubs see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/organizations/
==> Games, Surveys, and Tools <==
Data on current birth trends
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Storydata
An easy-to-use and comprehensive data tool for surveying
the current trend toward motherhood.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/431738931.html
For more Games, Surveys, and Tools see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/games/
==> Online Resource Directories <==
All About Ayn Rand
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The Objectivist Center
Resources and links on Ayn Rand -- her life, work and
ideas.
mailto:toc@objectivistcenter.org
http://www.free-market.net/rd/175829290.html
For more Online Resource Directories see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/homepages/
==> Events <==
McElroy on Laissez Faire BB to discuss ifeminism
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Laissez Faire Books
June 1, 2002
For the week of May 23rd, Wendy McElroy will be answering
questions at the LFB Bulletin Board on ifeminism and on
the new anthology of ifeminism, "Liberty for Women."
Registration is necessary but it is free and easy. Come
and say "hi!"
http://www.free-market.net/rd/973899595.html
For more Events see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/events/
==> Introductions and FAQs <==
Sexual harassment ... and beyond
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zetetics
by Wendy McElroy
Transcript of McElroy's ifeminist speech delivered at the
First annual FEE Convention in Las Vegas, May 4th.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/717507663.html
For more Introductions and FAQs see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/brief/
==> Scholarly and In-Depth Studies <==
MIT surrenders scientific method
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Natioanl Association of Scholars
by James Steiger
Steiger writes, "Like so many 'gender equity' studies,
MIT's latest begin by assuming that an imbalance of the
sexes in particular academic specialties indicates not
only a problem requiring correction, but discrimination.
This faulty assumption is but the first of many
methodological errors." (05/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/296450905.html
For more Scholarly and In-Depth Studies see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/in-depth/
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