The End of Men

I know I’m late on this but, I can’t stop thinking about this article.

From the abstract:

EARLIER THIS YEAR, WOMEN BECAME THE MAJORITY OF THE WORKFORCE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN U.S. HISTORY. MOST MANAGERS ARE NOW WOMEN TOO. AND FOR EVERY TWO MEN WHO GET A COLLEGE DEGREE THIS YEAR, THREE WOMEN WILL DO THE SAME. FOR YEARS, WOMEN’S PROGRESS HAS BEEN CAST AS A STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY. BUT WHAT IF EQUALITY ISN’T THE END POINT? WHAT IF MODERN, POSTINDUSTRIAL SOCIETY IS SIMPLY BETTER SUITED TO WOMEN?

The entire article is worth the time but it’s these two sentences that really stuck with me:

Mothers going back to school described themselves as good role models for their children. Fathers worried that they were abrogating their responsibilities as breadwinner.

Even after thinking about this for nearly a month, I can’t comprehend what this means for the workplace in the future. 

N.B. I don’t mean to imply that this is “good” or “bad” - I don’t think those words have a place in this discussion. I do know that things are and have been changing. I hope I can adapt.