Death of Macho

I recently re-discovered Foreign Policy magazine online. Lots of good articles and ideas, some worth passing on. This is one. I love the article, but think it’s missing one thing: as traditional “male” careers (think finance, construction) disappear, men will start doing the growing “female” careers (nursing, education, government). Patriarchy is incredibly adaptable!

clipped from www.foreignpolicy.com The Death of Macho Manly men have been running the world forever. But the Great Recession is changing all that, and it will alter the course of history. The era of male dominance is coming to an end. For years, the world has been witnessing a quiet but monumental shift of power from men to women. Today, the Great Recession has turned what was an evolutionary shift into a revolutionary one. The consequence will be not only a mortal blow to the macho men’s club called finance capitalism that got the world into the current economic catastrophe; it will be a collective crisis for millions and millions of working men around the globe. BY REIHAN SALAM JUNE 22, 2009