I would like to see a new front opened up in the gender debate — a strong coalition
of men and women who understand that expanding opportunities for
men in the home and for women in the workplace are inextricably linked, and who advocate both with equal urgency,
on behalf of both
men and women — and who therefore argue robustly for the «next
steps» in the path towards gender equality: equity in the leave entitlements for
men and women.
Save for a few NAACP branches (including its affiliate in Connecticut, have
stepped up in the discussions over Gov. Dan Malloy's school reform effort, and advocated
on behalf of Bridgeport mother Tanya McDowell, who will serve five years for trying to provide her child with a high - quality school), the nation's oldest civil rights group offers nothing substantial
on addressing issues such as ending Zip Code Education policies, expanding school choice, addressing childhood illiteracy, and revamping how teachers are recruited, trained, paid, and evaluated (especially when it comes to bringing more black
men into the teaching profession).