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Hosts Justin Trottier and Michael Payton discuss the debate surrounding the implementation of a boys' focused school in Toronto, which has occurred under the leadership of Chris Spence, the education director for the Toronto District School Board in Ontario, Canada.

Michael and Justin agree the acknowledgment of the problem of boys' dropping out and under-enrolling in university is a great vindication, while debating the relative merits of segregation by gender versus other potential solutions to this problem. They also compare and contrast gender segregation in education with Afrocentric schools as well as divisions based on religion or culture.

Articles of interest

Different But Equal (University of Toronto Magazine, Winter 2011)

From Bias to Balance.  The Pendulum Effect brings you Gender and Equality from a new perspective.

We promise you edgy and controversial episodes that also raise critical points about gender.  Please pass on the links to our itunes account and to our homepage to friends and colleagues who may be interested!

Hosts

Justin Trottier: A leading figure in the freethought movement, Justin is an outspoken advocate of church-state separation, freedom of expression and inquiry, equality rights for non-believers and science education.  He's had television appearances on CBC, TVO, CTS, OMNI, Global, the Space Channel, CH and CityTV, as well as dozens of radio appearances and coverage in campus, city and national newspapers.
News/Discussion

Michael Payton: A recent graduate of York University, Michael also worked as a research intern at Harvard and MIT. In 2008 he was ranked in the top ten debaters in Canada and the top 30 in North America.  Michael is also an active public spokesperson - having appeared on numerous TV and radio stations like CBC Radio, the John Moore Show and CTS Television for various political organizations such as the Canadian Secular Alliance.

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Pendulum Effect Episode 18: The Shared Parenting Debate - Should Fathers Have a Default Right to their Child?

From Bias to Balance.  Gender and Equality from a new perspective.

We promise you edgy and controversial episodes that also raise critical points about gender.  Please pass on the links to our itunes account and to our homepage to friends and colleagues who may be interested!

On today's show:

Men's rights activists drive Harper's policies

The Shared Parenting Bill - House of Commons of Canada

Host Justin Trottier: A leading figure in the freethought movement, Justin is an outspoken advocate of church-state separation, freedom of expression and inquiry, equality rights for non-believers and science education.  He's had television appearances on CBC, TVO, CTS, OMNI, Global, the Space Channel, CH and CityTV, as well as dozens of radio appearances and coverage in campus, city and national newspapers.

News/Discussion Co-host Michael Payton News: A recent graduate of York University, Michael also worked as a research intern at Harvard and MIT. In 2008 he was ranked in the top ten debaters in Canada and the top 30 in North America.  Michael is also an active public spokesperson - having appeared on numerous TV and radio stations like CBC Radio, the John Moore Show and CTS Television for various political organizations such as the Canadian Secular Alliance.

Pendulum Effect Episode 17

We apologize for the delay in getting these out.  To make up for it, we'll be posting a new News & Views episode every week for the next 4 weeks.  They will be edgy and controversial while raising critical points about gender.  Please pass on the links to our itunes account and to our homepage to friends and colleagues who may be interested!

News & Views Around the World - Where's Dad on the Birth Certificate, Unmarried Dads + Sexual Violence Against Men

Adoptees Can Find Mom But Not Dad  (Canada)

Implications of judgment on fathers' rights may be far-reaching (Ireland) Spotlight on sexual violence (Bahamas)

Host Justin Trottier: A leading figure in the freethought movement, Justin is an outspoken advocate of church-state separation, freedom of expression and inquiry, equality rights for non-believers and science education.  He's had television appearances on CBC, TVO, CTS, OMNI, Global, the Space Channel, CH and CityTV, as well as dozens of radio appearances and coverage in campus, city and national newspapers.

News Co-host Michael Payton News: A recent graduate of York University, Michael also worked as a research intern at Harvard and MIT. In 2008 he was ranked in the top ten debaters in Canada and the top 30 in North America.  Michael is also an active public spokesperson - having appeared on numerous TV and radio stations like CBC Radio, the John Moore Show and CTS Television for various political organizations such as the Canadian Secular Alliance.

"if some of the printed statements about our group were printed word for word against the women's collective it would have been a firestorm...but to take pot shots at a group of several self identified males was considered fair game, so there again we met up with a previous unknown gender bias" - Will Breen

Guest Interview:  Will Breen
Will Breen is the founder and first President of the Men's Collective at Brandon University in Brandon, Manitoba, the first men's group at a university campus in Canada. He received a degree in Geosciences. 

Brandon University Men's Collective Facebook group

BU's male advocacy group on short leash: 'Men have issues just like everyone else'

BU Men's Collective Campus Forum Discussion

News and Views:

Paying More Attention to Fathers (Nov 2, 2009, New York Times)

Fathers Gain Respect From Experts (and Mothers) (Nov 2, 2009, New York Times)

Why Women Should Be Concerned About Men’s Rights Groups (Nov 6, 2009, The Frisky)

Also of interest:

Economic crisis turning dads into criminals (Nov 4, 2009, Examiner.com)

News Co-host Michael Payton News:
A recent graduate of York University, Michael also worked as a research intern at Harvard and MIT. In 2008 he was ranked in the top ten debaters in Canada and the top 30 in North America.  Michael is also an active public spokesperson - having appeared on numerous TV and radio stations like CBC Radio, the John Moore Show and CTS Television for various political organizations such as the Canadian Secular Alliance.

Host Justin Trottier:
A leading figure in the freethought movement, Justin is an outspoken advocate of church-state separation, freedom of expression and inquiry, equality rights for non-believers and science education.  He's had television appearances on CBC, TVO, CTS, OMNI, Global, the Space Channel, CH and CityTV, as well as dozens of radio appearances and coverage in campus, city and national newspapers.

"What we're trying to do at Proste Cancer Canada...is to get people interested in the disease, get men interested in their own health, interested in their own prostate health, at the same time raising funds for research and making it a serious health issue"

-Greg Sarney, VP of Development, Prostate Cancer Canada


On June 21 Father's Day 2009, Prostate Cancer Canada coordinated walks and runs across the nation in the cities of Halifax, Toronto, Regina, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Kamloops and Victoria BC and London On

The Safeway Father's Day Walk/Run for prostate cancer of 2009, sponsored by BOOST, One a day, the running room, and Air Canada, among other admirable companies, was the most successful yet.  Over 6500 walks and runners - including many prostate cancer survivors and their families and friends - tied em up for men, raising over 1 million dollars in aid in the prevention and cure of prostate cancer.

What an exciting event to be a part of.
 
We've talked quite a bit about men's health on the Pendulum Effect but we haven't yet had on a professional representing a major organization dedicated to the advancement of a men's health issue.  So I'm really excited to welcome to the show Greg Sarney, Vice President of Prostate Cancer Canada. the largest foundation in the country dedicated to all aspects of prostate cancer outreach - public education, fundraising and research.

Greg is responsible for engaging Canadians through major giving

program and developing partnerships with philanthropically minded companies. He also leads the development of Prostate Cancer Canada’s annual Movember campaign, where men are encouraged to grow moustaches to raise funds, he manages the foundation's government relations activities and works with their Scientific & Medical Advisory Committee to guide he growth of research program. A graduate of the University of Toronto, Greg previously worked in public relations for Harlequin Enterprises before moving to the not-for-profit sector as Director of Marketing & Communications for Sunnybrook Foundation. The Pendulum Effect hosted a team at the event in Toronto.

More information - including photos from each city's walk -can be found at http://www.fathersdayrun.ca/

"It is important to realize that while men have, given their lives in this case, to women's rights, it would also be nice to see women standing up for men's rights"

-Michael Payton, Cognitive Science Researcher, York University

The Pendulum Effect is excited to welcome to our team Michael Payton who will be regularly contributing a special segment on news and commentary related to current affairs touching on men's issues.

A recent university graduate, Michael is engaged in fascinating
research on ethical behaviour and moral intuitions at York University in Toronto.  He's also worked as a research intern at Harvard and MIT.
In 2008 he was ranked in the top ten debaters in Canada and the top
30 in North America.  Michael is also an active public spokesperson - having appeared on numerous TV and radio stations like CBC Radio, the John Moore Show and CTS Television for various political organizations such as the Canadian Secular Alliance.

Today's show will strictly feature our first news segment from Michael Payton.

Look for a combination of news and interviews starting with our next episode, which will include an interview with the Vice President of Development of the newly branded and much expanded Prostate Cancer Canada, Canada's single largest organization dedicated to public education, research and fundraising into the greatest male cancer killer.

So Michael, what's new?


Interested in the news items menitoned in this episode?
Who is Fighting for Men's Rights http://www.allistonherald.com/allistonherald/article/137313   George Jonas: Where killers and abortionists meet http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/06/03/george-jonas-where-killers-and-abortionists-meet.aspx  Woman guilty of GO rage http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/643975  Hype on violence against men is a cruel case of reversal of factshttp://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144016217&cid=15 Are Kenyan men on the road to emancipation?http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/-/440808/607688/-/4kr5d2/-/ Parental alienation cases draining court resources http://advicescene.com/news/2009/05/13/parental-alienation-cases-draining-court-resources.php

Today we discuss something quite different.  In 2008 Ken sued the Status of women Canada and the authors (Pierrette Bouchard, Isabelle Boily and Marie-Claude Proulx) of a report entitled "School success by gender: A catalyst for the masuclinist discourse" which sought to expose many, many men's rights organizations for supposedly engaging in hate speech towards women.  He sued them for defamation in listing his organization as one guilty of hate mongering and possibly inciting violence against women.  All relevant documents are available on our website.

Plus, news and commentary in the fields of gender and equalism from our regular pundit Mark Overy, aka Argus Eyes, who runs the blog True-Equality.

Ken Wiebe is a father, a self employed business man and an independent contractor who has been a frequent independent contract consultant for government for approximately 19 years, in computer matters.  He is the spokesman for B.C. Fathers, an unregistered support group for fathers and mothers in regard to access, custody and matrimonial disputes.  He also assists in coordinating the coalition Fathers Canada.  More info on Ken Wiebe and Fathers Canada can be found at www.fathers.ca

The Myth of Male Power, Part 1, with Dr. Warren Farrell

On today’s show I begin a three part interview with Dr. Warren Farrell mens’ movement leader.  Before that, our regular news commentator and pundit Mark defends Denis Prager’s take on the politics of sex in marriage.

My conversation with Dr. Warren Farrell ended up being so engrossing that in order to cover all the topics we wished to explore we decided to go long.  The discussion will be released in three parts, on today’s episode 2, episode 3 on January 30 and as one of two interview segments on episode 4.  I hope you enjoy them all.

Dr. Warren Farrell is roundly regarded as a leading figure in the men’s movement, or better, the gender transition movement.  His unique background and expertise give him a perfect vantage point from which to address men’s issues.  Dr. Farrell has taught gender issues and psychology at several institutes, including Brooklyn College, Georgetown University, American University and the School of Medicine at the University of California at San Diego.

As a young graduate, Dr. Farrell was a major player in the feminist movement, especially in creating men’s groups across the US, then becoming the only man to be elected three times to the Board of Director of the National Organization for Women in New York City.  Farrell was featured in media including the New York Times, the Today Show and the Phil Donahue Show, leading to his authorship of the pro-feminist book The Liberated Man.

As we discuss, in the late 80s, Farrell became increasingly convinced that feminism was rather one sided and that men’s issues were being neglected, leading to deep research on a variety of topics long taken for granted, and the publication of his landmark The Myth of Male Power, which touched on a diverse cross section of issues.

Farrell would go on to research each area in great depth, leading to the publication of 5 more books, including “Women Can’t Hear What Men Don’t Say”, a couples communication book to address the rise in divorces, “Father and Child Reunion”, to address the issue of fatherless homes and present the optimal shared parenting solution, “Why Men Earn More” to address the pay gap, and “Does Feminism Discriminate Against Men” which, among other things, called for men’s studies in academia.

However, I think at this early stage in the production of the Pendulum Effect, since many of our listeners, perhaps being in a similar position to Dr. Farrell prior to his conversion, shall we say, to a more balanced perspective on gender, might appreciate a sort of broad primer to get a feel for the nature of the issues.  I’ve therefore asked Dr. Farrell on the show today to speak on his groundbreaking book The Myth of Male Power.