I would suggest that you reread this message as you wrote it. The
quotation
from the Girl Scouts says that the statistics are showing a decrease in the
percentage of growth of violent crime committed by males as compared to
females. Both males and females showed a lower growth rate; males a much
lower growth rate than females.
Peggy Weeks <mdweeks@earthlink.net>
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From: <Sabwestvir@aol.com>
Subject: [EDEQUITY]Federal grant to address violence committed by females
Past message on research on violence:
Stating that female violence to males is equal to male violence to females
is an example of a statement that de-genders the problem and thereby
creates a barrier to effectively addressing the violence in our society.
I have always found it ironic that violence is a male problem as long as
no money is involved. However, when it comes time for funding, the issue
completely changes. As an example, last year the Girl Scouts received a
substantial federal grant to address violence committed by females. When
asked why they should receive federal funds to address a primarily male
problem, they responded:
"In Girl Scouts we firmly believe that all girls are at risk for
committing violence. The juvenile Violent Crime Index arrest rate for
females more
than doubled between 1987 and 1994, then fell in each of the next 3 years.
The
growth in juvenile violent crime arrest rates between 1987 and 1994 was
far greater for females than for males, and the decline after 1994 was less
forfemales than males. The female violent crime arrest rate for 1997 was
103
percent above the 1981 rate, while the male arrest rate was 27 percent
abovethe 1981 level."
Therefore the cause of this "de-gendering" of violence is not necessarily
"patriarchal thinking", but girl-focused organizations is search of
fundingfor problems that do not exist.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Barlow
sabwestvir@aol.com
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