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New Feminist Considerations of Masculinity, Reviewed | The New Yorker

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A crop of new books reconsiders feminism’s stance toward men.

Save this story Save this story Ten years ago, Hanna Rosin’s book, “ The End of Men ,” argued that feminism had largely achieved its aims, and that it was time to start worrying about the coming obsolescence of men. American women were getting more undergraduate and graduate degrees than American men, and were better placed to flourish in a “feminized” job market that prized communication and flexibility. For the first time in American history, they were outnumbering men in the workplace. “The modern economy is becoming a place where women hold the cards,” Rosin wrote. The events of the past d

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