Canada: Big Ideas: 'Womenomics' promises some wrenching changes -- particularly for men

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'Millennia of male dominance in workplaces, governments, companies and countries could come to an end in the next few decades.

The resulting changes will reverberate through every aspect of our lives and society. And, as with all revolutions, it may not go smoothly.

This revolutionary power shift isn't due to social programs or social engineering. It's about economics. Some call it "womenomics" because women already account for 80 per cent of all purchasing decisions.

More formidably, women may soon be the primary breadwinners. It's a trend that began more than 30 years ago as women flooded into colleges, universities and trade schools.
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"It won't be race or ethnicity. It will be gender. We have no precedent for a world after the death of macho. But we can expect the transition to be wrenching, uneven, and possibly very violent."
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It is a bleak forecast. Too bleak, really, since it neglects the reality that, for centuries, women have been discriminated against, forced into subservience or simply told to be quiet.

It may well be the death of macho. But it is also the liberation of half the world's people.

dbramham-at-vancouversun.com