Quote for the Day: “Am I repulsed by women who ‘fake’ domestic violence to get the ‘upper hand’ in a divorce or to destroy their ex? Hell yes. It’s disgusting and repugnant beyond belief and chips away at the legitimacy of REAL domestic abuse for women who truly HAVE experienced it.” http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/domestic-violence-fairytales-threaten-constitutional-protections/  - posting... »

Domestic Violence Website Misleading: Ombudsman Jason Om reported this story on Thursday, September 2, 2010 12:46:00 ELEANOR HALL: A national men’s group is claiming victory over what it calls a feminist agenda in a South Australian domestic violence policy. An independent investigation has upheld the group’s complaint against a public awareness campaign in South... »

Last night Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska conceded defeat in her primary battle against upstart Joe Miller. Pundits are calling the election the “upset of the year,” somehow forgetting how Scott Brown of Massachusetts waxed his Democratic opponent in January. But the lesson is clear: Few incumbents, Democratic or Republican, will have a free... »

The last couple weeks we’ve been talking about the one-sided DV statistics on the Allstate website that promote false stereotypes of men as abusers: http://www.allstate.com/foundation/about-domestic-violence.aspx  : • “Each day in the U.S. three women die as the result of domestic violence.” • “More than one in four women will experience domestic violence in her... »

Work Win for Victims of Domestic Violence Jim O’Rourke August 29, 2010 Victims of domestic violence will get an extra 20 days of paid leave a year as part of a historic clause in an enterprise agreement. In a first for Australian workplaces, the Public Service Association of NSW has been negotiating with the... »

Ken Deemer, who runs a Yahoo group called Shattered Men (http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Shatteredmen/ ) spoke to an Allstate representative last week about their DV statistics that deny the existence of male victims. This is what happened during the call: I informed the Allstate representative that we have seen about 2 dozen men who were within moments... »