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Roy Barreca - Biography

Born 1952, Brooklyn, NY
B.A., Mass Communications and Drama, Queens College, City University of New York
Roy has a daughter.
Currently resides in Little Neck, New York

History in the Men’s Movement

1990-present: Public Relations Director, National Center for Men

I came to the Men’s Movement for three basic reasons:

1. After years of seeing unqualified women hired over qualified men in my chosen career field, I realized something was very wrong. These unqualified women were being hired over me just because they were women! I was being unfairly discriminated against because I am a man.

2. My father was crucified in divorce court and in an accompanying civil suit. Through this, I saw that men have virtually no chance in the American court system when it comes to any cases involving gender.

3. A friend was trapped into fatherhood and paid an exorbitant amount of money for child support for 21 years. He, as with all men, has no reproductive rights.

I felt alone in my frustration until I saw the noted men’s activist Mel Feit, who introduced me to a group of men—and women—who felt as I did. Years later, when Tony Nazzaro approached me with the idea of a men’s activist television program I jumped at the chance to join him. We agreed that the show should deal with all the major men’s issues and try to offer solutions to the average viewer.

Through MensNet, my hope is to help men and women feel the same way about the gender issues we cover, to tell them that there are others out there with some of the same supposedly unpopular beliefs we have who are fighting for social justice.

Over the years I have appeared on numerous major television programs including Donahue, Sally Jessy Raphael, Geraldo, Faith Daniels, Maury Povich and Nine Broadcast Plaza (with Matt Lauer) among others.

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