Facts and Opinions: Abortion | Animal Rights | Companion Animals | Disability Rights | Education | Parenting | Sex | Sexism
Artwork | Vegan Recipes | Merchandise | Everything Else
| by Rosemary Amey I've been surfing a lot of "father's rights" groups webpages, after reading the brilliant liznotes about family law and the "father's rights" backlash against mothers. I've noticed something surprising--although they advocate for all children to be cared for equally by both parents, they focus on divorced fathers, with nary a mention of the plight of fathers who are still married to the mother of their children. This is a serious gap. Research shows that men who live with the mothers of their child are far less likely to spend equal amounts of time with their chidlren. (Source: 1996 Canadian census.)
It is clear that hundreds of thousands of married fathers and fathers in commonlaw relationships are being deprived of their right to participate equally in caring for their own children! Why isn't there a massive uprising of these poor oppressed fathers? Could it be that they are fearful to rock the boat, that by asking for more time with their children they could endanger their relationship with the mother of their children? Maybe the plight of divorced fathers reflects a tendency for women to divorce men who want to spend "too much" time with their children! A few radical man-hating father-bashing nutbars have suggested that the real reason these men want joint custody is so that they won't have to pay child support. Or that these "fathers' rights" groups are treating children as mere possessions. Or that they are insane and hate women. I think the evidence speaks for itself. |  Get rid of these ads!
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
