The End of Men? More Like Tough Times For Everyone

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'Today, men are slightly more likely to be unemployed than women, while women are 6% more likely to be in management positions than men. Women dominate many of the professions poised to grow the most in the next decade, while several male-dominated industries -- notably manufacturing -- are losing jobs. And, in an economy where a college education is increasingly important, women are 46% more likely to have a bachelor's degree by the time they turn 24.

To some observers, the writing is on the wall: Women are on their way up and men are on their way out. But a more nuanced look at the evidence suggests that the gender battle may be little more than a sideshow, drawing our attention away from a massive, long-term decline for all workers -- and that what looks like good news for women might actually be bad news for everybody.
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Rosin's notion that men are caught in cultural amber, unwilling or unable to change, partly explains a society that increasingly seems skewed towards women. However, her thesis ignores a larger problem -- an economy that has slowly eroded the position of all workers. Several factors have shielded women from the most painful symptoms of this process, but a growing body of evidence suggests that the ill effects of the job market are, increasingly, affecting both sexes.'