The End of Men

The traditional idea of women has slowed down drastically in recent years into a more modern belief. For our required readings this week we were able to see two classic viewpoints on what the future holds for both men and women. Hanna Rosin’s main argument is that men will not be as successful as women in the future, and that the world will be better run with the characteristics of a woman, while men may choose to change but it will not affect the outcome of the future. Where for the first time in human history we have started changing from the industrialized economy that requires strength and toughness to a more technology based economy that allows for critical thinking skills to reign supreme. Men just occupy two of the fifteen job categories selected to grow most rapidly in the future, while they are still leading in crime and poverty. While Ann Friedman does agree that the future economy does favor the characteristics of females, she also believes that men are essential to the growth and leadership of society in the future. Therefore saying that men just cant be ignored when it comes to the lack of certain traits, that men need to change otherwise they will not only fail for themselves but their families as well. If fathers took more time to be nurturing instead of macho, not thinking about being the bread winner as much we would have less cases of poverty, crime, rape, etc. This is because they will have a role model that will make sure they stay out of trouble and go get an education. I believe Friedman’s theory and I hope that men are able to change because it would be a shame if we weren’t able to if not for ourselves then for our families.