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4	A feminist asks for your help. Not much to add myself as I am female - but just wanted to say thank you for posting this. Your viewpoints are very similar to my own and it's refreshing to see a feminist who feels similarly. Looking forward to reading replies.	/r/MensRights	17/12/09 03:37 AM
3	Paternity Test (Pic) Merry Xmas To All Men in Men's Rights And women of MensRights? /irony	/r/MensRights	03/12/09 10:35 PM
3	Parental leave - not for Dad's, just Mum's. Why isn't it called Mothers leave then? I've heard it called maternal and paternal leave in a few cases, but most in my social circle refer to it as parental. Then again, my background is in social sciences.	/r/MensRights	03/12/09 01:08 AM
1	Parental leave - not for Dad's, just Mum's. Why isn't it called Mothers leave then? In my social circle, a few of my male friends have taken paid paternal leaves ranging from two weeks to three months. They've been smaller than a 'maternal leave', but in their cases, the mothers have chosen to take the longer leave of absence. It could have been swapped where the mothers leave was shorter and the paternal longer, as far as I am aware because one of them makes less money than his wife and they were weighing the options.	/r/MensRights	03/12/09 01:06 AM
1	What do you think of this petition's wording to rename the 'Women's Centre' at my university to something gender neutral?i We are there for a particular group, yes. But the mandate of that particular group (ie: feminism) stands for all people which dictates that all people have access and all people can benefit from the resources of the centre. And yes, I know this subreddit understands feminism in a negative lens - and yes, I agree there are points within modern (and historical) feminism that definitely have it's problems and needs to be worked on and thought about. But, in the case of the women's centre - whether …	/r/MensRights	21/11/09 06:02 PM
3	What do you think of this petition's wording to rename the 'Women's Centre' at my university to something gender neutral?i Just for interests sake - the Black Advisory Centre on campus has the same mandate. I, as a white person, am equally able to enter the centre and ask for assistance with any problems, go in for a workshop, or anything. But, in this case, is it necessary to rename it? Or, in that case, should we also have a White Advisory Centre? I work in a Women's Centre, and although we outreach on many issues including queerness, ethnicity, etc. and have several men on our board, several men doing workshops -…	/r/MensRights	20/11/09 01:59 AM
1	When child's memories of sexual abuse are presented to doctors, lawyers and social workers, the experts were correct about whether the child's account was accurate about 1/3 of the time (coin toss is 50%) Agreed.	/r/MensRights	11/11/09 06:31 AM
2	When child's memories of sexual abuse are presented to doctors, lawyers and social workers, the experts were correct about whether the child's account was accurate about 1/3 of the time (coin toss is 50%) I think you misunderstood here. We were having a conversation about it (the only time she has ever spoken to me about it) because she was raped by this person as an adult during the time that we were together. It affected our relationship and I - secondhand - felt the effects of sexual abuse. We spoke about her history together and how perhaps she (and we) could move forward from this particular incident - asking what could be done and what she would want to be done. This is when she expressed t…	/r/MensRights	11/11/09 01:24 AM
1	When child's memories of sexual abuse are presented to doctors, lawyers and social workers, the experts were correct about whether the child's account was accurate about 1/3 of the time (coin toss is 50%) I agree with what you say here but it still makes me uncomfortable to a certain extent. I guess what I am saying that if more effort was put into thorough investigations, despite the families wishes, etc. that I would be more comfortable with what you're saying here. At this point, though, investigations aren't necessarily happening and guilty people are getting away, despite the fact that we are mostly relying on the children's accounts. I guess what I am trying to say here is that investigatio…	/r/MensRights	11/11/09 01:15 AM
2	When child's memories of sexual abuse are presented to doctors, lawyers and social workers, the experts were correct about whether the child's account was accurate about 1/3 of the time (coin toss is 50%) What you've said here makes sense, I agree. Don't get me wrong. But, I just don't understand why someone would say that a, for example, five or six year old child would create a story. If you're going to use this lens to assess an incident of child abuse, it would be interesting to apply this story to that of a child "He touched my ass/groin" was not enough to merit going to authorities, so a child would 'exaggerate' it to 'I was sexually abused in _______ way". But, is this to say that the touc…	/r/MensRights	11/11/09 01:07 AM
1	When child's memories of sexual abuse are presented to doctors, lawyers and social workers, the experts were correct about whether the child's account was accurate about 1/3 of the time (coin toss is 50%) I do agree with you to a certain extent - but this whole 'blaming innocent men' aspect happens outside of child abuse in the greater system, not solely when dealing with children. I guess it's difficult for me here to understand whereas, what I do see is a lot of guilty people getting away with nothing because the child's account was not enough, even though from the details provided from the child, we have every reason to believe them (ie: things a child of five or six would not understand, outs…	/r/MensRights	11/11/09 12:46 AM
3	When child's memories of sexual abuse are presented to doctors, lawyers and social workers, the experts were correct about whether the child's account was accurate about 1/3 of the time (coin toss is 50%) I can also consider myself biased considering I am the partner of someone who was the victim of severe childhood sexual abuse for over ten years and despite going to the hospital several times and making statements, telling her mother, etc. - No one believed her because "none of the other grandchildren had reported anything of the like. He is a nice man with a big heart is all". I think for the most part, if children are giving a detailed account, it should be looked into and not dismissed becau…	/r/MensRights	11/11/09 12:06 AM
3	When child's memories of sexual abuse are presented to doctors, lawyers and social workers, the experts were correct about whether the child's account was accurate about 1/3 of the time (coin toss is 50%) I think it's more interesting here to note that a 3-year old does not have a lot of reason. Whereas, a child of perhaps 5 or 6 years old begins to understand more about concepts important to understanding sexuality and what is 'wrong'. I think this is pretty awful.	/r/MensRights	10/11/09 11:02 PM