Who are the victims of male-bashing? Our children!
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Our boys learn the they are 'smucks' from TV ads and other media.

Is it any wonder that for every 10 kids diagnosed with ADHD, nine of them are boys?

Is it any wonder that girls outperform boys now by 5% (TER 20), and 2/3 of uni enrolments are girls?

Is it any wonder that while our daughters are out painting the town red, their brothers are shy, nerdy things, sitting at home playing computer games and waiting for the phone to ring.

Is it any wonder that the offical suicide rate is 5 males for each female. But add the males who kill themselves by drug "OD's" and car "accidents" and "accidentally" shooting themselves while climbing over a fence... If you add these mis-attributed "accidents" is it any wonder that about 8 males suicide for every female...

More men die through suicide than all people killed on the roads!

I'm happy to forward you this reseach if you are interested. PartTimeParent@yahoo.com.au

partTimeParent

I think you have a lot to offer.

West's article is unfortunately a lightweight vehicle for discussion of men and women. A brief survey of one or two Syndey papers is "tired" as an illustration of his "research". I'm sure he's done much more compelling research - it would have been better to read that.

The issue it too important to be left like this.

I would suggest to OLO that getting "partTimeParent" (above) to do an article would be a step in the right direction.

Pete

Realist. I have a young son who just despairs at the TV commercials that insult men and are violent towards men and about the fact that men/boys are in his words "blamed for everything".

Even in school he says that the teachers prefer the girls and that the boys cop it every time and they make it obvious, nobody seems to care.

My son insists that girls are better looked after, cared for and treated in society and that it just isn't fair. It scares him.

Let’s not forget the Government’ s pamphlet on Domestic Violence, and Surprise, surprise, Anglo Australians appeared on the cover, far too much of a sensitive issue to picture any other Nationality. It must be a WHITE person issue.
Do you mean this type of bias mentality and bash the ones less likely to protest, P C will allow it.
Let’s not forget the Male bashers, physically, but what man will front the police and be believed if indeed he submits a complaint that his wife or girlfriend assaulted him? Dr, how endemic is that problem?
Yep Dr. More research I think only touched on a molecule of what is left to be explained.

Mothers do not despair for your sons' futures the top rich young Australians are STILL overwhelmingly male:

YOUNG RICH LIST - According to Sydney Morning Herald
September 15, 2005 - 12:00PM

RICHEST AUSTRALIANS UNDER 40:

1. John Ilhan, Crazy John's mobile phones (worth $300 million)

2. Edmund Groves, ABC Learning Centres ($272 million)

3. Michael Boyd, Sonic Healthcare($245 million)

4. Nicole Kidman ($190 million)

5. Peter Hosking, tool maker ($170 million)

6. Craig Gore, developer ($160 million)

7. Matthew Perrin, Nicole Perrin, ex-Billabong ($120 million)

8. Igor Gilenko, Larry Kestelman, Dodo internet founders ($87 million)

9. Steve Outtrim, ex Sausage Software ($74 million)

10. Ross Makris, developer ($70 million)

RICHEST YOUNG ENTERTAINERS

1. Nicole Kidman ($190 million)

2. Kylie Minogue ($63 million)

3. Cate Blanchett ($31 million)

4. Darren Hayes ($28 million)

5. Tim Anderson, Paul Wiegard ($21 million)

6. Daniel Jones ($21 million)

7. Hugh Jackman ($19 million)

8. Naomi Watts ($13 million)

9. Guy Pearce ($12 million)

10. Heath Ledger ($10 million)

RICHEST YOUNG SPORT STARS

1. Harry Kewell ($39 million)

2. Lleyton Hewitt ($30 million)

3. Patrick Rafter ($30 million)

4. Michael Doohan ($22 million)

5. Karrie Webb ($18 million)

6. Mark Viduka ($13 million)

7. Stuart Appleby ($11 million)

8. Robert Allenby ($10 million)

That works out to 22 men compared to 5 women (Nicole Kidman gets listed twice).

BTW when these 22 sadly maligned men are bored with counting all their dosh, they can still watch such tasteful advertising like the Mile-High-Club.

;-)

Hi Scout - yes the richest Australians are men... That's simply because men work longer hours (full-time not part-time) doing "work"-work (not "house"-work, and do it for many many more years.

Australian women usually take the "nappy change" when they have a child and never 'work'-work seriously again. Meanwhile Australian men INCREASE their hours when they become dads... somebody has to pay the mortgage! Aussie dads do 23hrs more Work-work than mums! (ABS)

This means that the kids miss out on dad, and dad misses out on a work-life balance. No wonder men are reluctant to commit to marriage.

For more information... see my comments following "Men make a meal of household equality - Nicholas Gruen - 20/01/2006"

Parttimeparent@yahoo.com.au