Joy Burch has announced the winners of this year’s Women’s Grants Program:
“Ensuring women and girls in the ACT reach their full potential and are able to fully contribute in our community is fundamental in creating an inclusive ACT,” Ms Burch said.
A project to support women who are involved in the building and construction industry, or looking to get into it, is among this year’s recipients.
“I am particularly excited about this project because there are wonderful opportunities for women to have very fulfilling and rewarding careers in the construction sector.
Ms Burch said it was pleasing to see such an innovative and diverse range of applications for this year’s grants round and that all successful projects would improve the status of women and girls in the ACT.
Other recipients include the Women’s Legal Centre, Domestic Violence Crisis Service, Canberra Rape Crisis, ACT Mental Health Foundation, YWCA of Canberra, ACT Shelter, ACT Women and Prisons Group, Toora Women and Women with Disability ACT.
gooterz said :
Its true.
A few weeks back my mrs and I were having a blue. It was loud so one of our neighbours must have called the police because about 5 cars showed up. It must have been a quiet day.
The police questioned us seperately. The male officer asked me if she will be pressing charges. I said what for? He said for domestic violence. I explained to him that my shirt being torn and the scratched on my face are from self defence and I was not instigating any violence. My wife was laying into me so much that the only way i could stop her was to lie on top of her on the ground. I am talking about full punches and kicking etc.
I was not asked once if i wanted to press charges. Makes me think I would have had a really good chance in court if things ever went that way.
Men are just expected to be immune to domestic violence, this was demonstrated by our fantastic AFP.
gooterz said :
Gross.
Give yourself a uppercut.
Mr Evil said :
LIke most mens programs its directed at blaming the man for the problems.
Anger management etc.
If you read any material on domestic violence for men, its how to stop your violence.
Its pathetic. Plenty of innocent kids are the victims of domestic violence by both genders. However the acts of one gender are ignored.
Truth is that both genders have the same mental flaws, its just that men are taught not to complain when a woman is beating them up and women are taught that everything is domestic violence.
I don’t see how offering any service to a single gender is a step towards equality, offer services to both genders and if 80% of the clients are women so be it. Not offering services to men is just wrong.
Just stop belting women Gooterz.
Simple enough you nutcase.
Watson said :
Men only: No wimmin allowed! 🙂
johnboy said :
That website won’t load for me. Must have a built-in testosterone sniffer or something…
johnboy said :
I thought that was a gay club?
I’ve used some of the ‘Women’s services’ (one of the grant recipients too) and I must admit that I found that environment strangely comforting and it made a fairly big difference to my mental state at the time.
So to the men whingeing about not having the equivalent “Men only” services: get off your arses and lobby to get them. Or do you think the women’s services “just happened”.
There are numerous men only social services in the ACT.
Start with the Mens Centre:
http://www.menscentre.org.au/
Ben_Dover said :
All animals are equal but…
Feminism; the desire for equality, (but with special treatment/services/status etc for women.)
Thumper said :
+1
most men, most women……..
My uncle was a well off business man in Canberra. Leading his industry. Married, Children. Committed suicide at work. No one saw it coming.
Not saying that makes me an expert on this at all, but I have to agree there is a level of complexity to suicide that cant be explained by general sweeping statements.
“Most men would be committing suicide because they perceive themselves as having low self worth and contribute little to society
It’s a great deal more complex that this.
gooterz said :
+1
Roundhead89 said :
I know I feel positively suicidal when you take your shirt off on the internet!
johnboy said :
Inane?
bundah said :
Exactly….
Most men would be committing suicide because they perceive themselves as having low self worth and contribute little to society. Having most support programs that appear to solely address women’s issues surely makes this worse. Then the not so subtle effect that most of these groups actively practice misandry.
What exactly are these grants and how, are they different to all the other funding of these programs?
Roundhead89 said :
What I like here is how you have a little rave about gender, and then criticise others for talking about gender. Top logic.
Roundhead89 said :
Even if that were true,which I believe it isn’t,get used to it because we’re not about to go backwards to the dark ages.The reasons for suicide are complex and varied and it is often mentioned that economic worry is a significant trigger in the middle aged and easy access to powerful prescription painkillers is another factor.
Blaming women’s rights and feminism suggests that you’re bitter and twisted and has misogynistic undertones..
Pork Hunt said :
Brilliant! I like it. I invented a new word, one that has a practical use and is funny as well.
Roundhead89 said :
No-one said male suicide rates have increased. They have always been higher than women’s. So trying to blame Julia Gillard makes you look pretty silly. There are lots of things you could accuse her of, but not this.
Anyway, men having their authority undermined by women sounds to me like a good thing.
IP
Roundhead is endlessly…
Well silly is just too kind.
Insane?