The industrial jobs traditionally favored by men have been disappearing, and their replacements have been creative, networking, and knowledge-based jobs, at which women tend to excel. Women now predominate in higher education. At colleges and universities they outnumber men, earn better GPAs, and receive more advanced degrees. After thousands of years of dominance, men now seem like they may be a gender in decline.
But is that so? And what does it mean for public policy? How should we respond to these trends in the areas of education, employment policy, and family law? Lead essayist Kay Hymowitz is the author of the recent book Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys. She connects the dots for us and suggests an "existential explanation" — men are less likely to be married these days, and marriage is what turns an underachieving boy into an overachieving man.
Is her explanation right? Or some other one? And if so, what do we do? We've invited three experts to discuss Hymowitz's ideas and their implications for public policy. They are Jessica Bennett of Newsweek, Amanda Hess of GOOD magazine, and philosopher/author Myriam Miedzian.
But is that so? And what does it mean for public policy? How should we respond to these trends in the areas of education, employment policy, and family law? Lead essayist Kay Hymowitz is the author of the recent book Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys. She connects the dots for us and suggests an "existential explanation" — men are less likely to be married these days, and marriage is what turns an underachieving boy into an overachieving man.
Is her explanation right? Or some other one? And if so, what do we do? We've invited three experts to discuss Hymowitz's ideas and their implications for public policy. They are Jessica Bennett of Newsweek, Amanda Hess of GOOD magazine, and philosopher/author Myriam Miedzian.
