New Feminism
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 10:30AM 
With special guests:
- Dr. Elizabeth Celi and
- Barbara Kay.
Today is International Women’s Day, and in sharp contrast to the struggling International Men’s Day, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate their achievements. On this day a global web of rich and diverse local activities, connects women from all around the world ranging from political rallies, business conferences, government activities and networking events through to local women’s craft markets, theatre performances, fashion parades and more.
Women now hold many positions of power in a huge variety of endeavours and rightly so, yet the catchcry of victimhood continues to dominate the debate and is promoted by the views of the vocal radical feminists, who relentlessly attack and ridicule men at every opportunity. Unfortunately these extreme and outdated relics of a past era, persist with blaming all men for the world’s ills and support their distorted view of reality with a steady flow of corrupt data and statistics.
They speak about the gender wage gap and the great need for equal pay for women. However, in most countries it is illegal to engage in paying a woman less for doing the same job and working the same hours as the man. We therefore challenge them to produce just one woman who finds herself in that position.
The fact is that some industries and professions just happen to pay more than others, and it therefore has more to do with women working less hours and/or that many of them work in industries or professions that happen to pay less. Or are they perhaps suggesting that every industry and profession should have the same rate of pay?
Thankfully, the next generation of NEW Feminists are the more enlightened women in our communities who have moved on, and can see through this facade of victimhood and consider it counter productive to persist in engaging in a destructive power struggle with men. They understand the need for true equality and readily support the needs of men, and in turn are supported by the men.
We speak to two such women today, and begin the show with an informative interview with Dr Elizabeth Celi, Psychologist, Author and social commentator. Dr. Celi completed a First Class Honours degree in Psychology and Psychophysiology and successfully achieved her Doctoral qualification from The Department of Psychiatry at The University of Melbourne. In addition to her workshops, advocacy and clinical practices, in regional and inner city, Dr. Celi currently sits on the Board of the Australian Psychological Society.
Through regular TV and radio appearances and interviews, lectures, workshops, seminars and publications, Dr. Celi helps to debunk the negative myths and stereotypes about Men – our fathers, husbands, uncles, grandfathers, sons and brothers. Elizabeth champions the need for more positive male role models through a renewed appreciation and mutual respect for the strengths and skills of men and masculinity, as they now apply, in the 21st Century.
To get an International perspective we speak to well known Canadian journalist Barbara Kay, who is a Columnist for the National Post newspaper. Barbara has an Honour BA in English Language and Literature, University of Toronto, and an M.A. in English Literature, McGill University as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow.
She is an outspoken supporter of the equal rights of Men and Fathers, to enjoy the same rights as those currently awarded to women through the feminist inspired policies of our Governments, and is appalled at the bigotry and gender divisive mentality which continues to dominate in some of our Government Departments and Agencies, such as the Family Courts and the Domestic Violence Industry. Barbara will be talking about her upcoming column on feminism which is being released later this week for the Centenary of IWD.
Barbara Kay taught English Literature and Composition for many years both at Concordia University and in the Quebec CEGEP system. She is a well-known book reviewer on the Montreal circuit. Barbara is the founding editor and is currently the editor-in-chief of FirstFruits, an annual anthology of creative writing by Montreal and area secondary school students, now in its 21st year of publication. She was a frequent contributor to and sat on the board of Cite libre.
Dr. Celi now assists her individual clients as well as organizational and political audiences to identify psychological blocks and blind spots, personally and in our 21st Century social psychology, with particular focus toward issues men face in the modern day. Her submission and call to be a witness at the Australian Senate Select Committee on Men’s Health highlighted several key factors along these lines.
Armed with this knowledge and awareness, results-oriented strategies are developed. Subsequently, men, their partners, families, friends and collegial groups, develop an arsenal of tools and strategies guaranteeing productivity and success, on all levels.
Dr. Celi is a Thought Leader and a leading voice for men’s health in Australia. The Founder of Elements Integrated Health Consulting, Psychologist and Author, Elizabeth is an award-winning speaker and media commentator on Men’s mental health and masculinity.
Through her literary work, Regular Joe vs. Mr. Invincible – The Battle For The True Man, Dr. Celi is connecting with men and facilitating their recognition of how their internal world and external factors interact and influence their health, manhood, relationships and ultimately performance psychology. In her book, interviews with six Australian men provide a candid picture about their experience as men, fathers, partners, business men and mentors. A genuine understanding of healthy male thinking comes to the fore with workable options ensuring his True Man stays front and centre, for all to enjoy.
Editor