''John Kerry on the issues'' conspicuous absence of some issues

[Brent]

From Stan Green's mailing list.

In his list of "John Kerry on the issues", "Women's Issues" appears, yet
a listing for "Men's Issues" is conspicuously absent.

To focus on the issues faced by one gender while neglecting to
acknowledge that the other gender has any legitimate concerns is both
astonishingly arrogant and all too common; I'm not aware of any
candidate of any party who even attempts to bring an appearance of
fairness on these matters.

The comments below, very likely could be adapted to nearly any
candidate's website, R or D.

http://www.johnkerry.com/issues/women/

Two excerpts from the Kerry campaign which highlight the lack of
consideration of issues facing men:

Fight Violent Crime Against Women
 John Kerry was an original cosponsor of the Violence Against Women Act,
which has provided over $1 billion for battered women's shelters,
hotlines, and other crucial resources. The Violence Against Women Act
also significantly strengthened federal law by including several new
federal crimes and enhanced penalties for acts of domestic violence.
John Kerry will take this commitment to the White House and support
those working to help crime victims and put attackers behind bars.

What about men (gay and straight) who are victims of intimate partner
violence?


The "pay gap" factoid also appears:

Close the Pay Gap
 Women still earn, on average, only 73 cents for every dollar earned by
men.  John Kerry believes that we must expand opportunities for women
and work to make equal pay for equal work a reality not a slogan. He
would start by improving enforcement and disclosure about payment
practices.

What about men who don't have the choice to stay at home to raise their
children (a choice available to some women, which is one of the factors
in the alleged "pay gap")?
When I stayed home as the primary caregiver in the late 1980s, that was
an EXTREMELY unusual thing for a man to be able to do and I recognized
that I was very privileged in having that opportunity; and I got a lot
of strange looks from moms on the playground.
The 28 y.o. son of a friend told me that he wished he had
the choices which his homemaker-wife has, regarding
career, education, and family.  Not all women have those choices, but
substantially more women are able to make such choices than men.
In addressing workplace gender issues, how about looking at
the Death Gap: men suffer 94% of workplace deaths;
yet we don't have a Men's Occupational Safety and Health Admin.,
"MOSHA"; nor should we.  The government, and candidates, should be as
concerned workplace safety for men as well as for women, just as there
should be equality of concern for men and for women who are victims of
domestic violence.

The point is NOT that women don't have legitimate concerns; the point is
that men ALSO have legitimate concerns.

Links to websites of Demo. candidates for President can be found at:
http://www.democrats.org/whitehouse/candidates.html

If you choose to participate in caucuses or other partisan forums, I
encourage you to urge that your party's platform include statements
calling for gender equity: recognizing the legitimate concerns of ALL
residents, regardless of demographic status.

Stanley Green

[StPaulieGirl]

I've been doing some reading, and I think another issue should be to address the power that CPS(or whatever your state calls it)has over families and even the courts.  Of course that's not going to happen.  The ketchup king is just doing what the rest of the politicians are doing...trying to find the right butt to kiss to get elected.

[lissa68]

Melissa(lissa68)

I emailed Mr. Kerry to get his views about equal rights for fahters, I know this site is for equal parenting, but I, in my hubby's case, see the Iowa courts total bias to moms, and fathers get scre*** over.  I haven't heard anything back yet.

Just wanted to pass this along.

Lissa68

[VeronicaGia]

and the fact that it's called "Taxachusetts" is enough for me to know.  He won't be getting my vote.