Here's A Shock for Women

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This is not the kind of world that '60s feminists dreamed of. The idea was to develop a balanced society, where men and women would equally share power and responsibilities, both at home and at work. Instead, what's developing looks like a complete reversal of the old order, with women gaining full power over men -- something that only radical, man-hating feminists used to wish for. (This also is an eerie reminder of a very distant past, when French Canadian women used to be slightly more educated than men -- at Least they would know how to read and write. Young women often were grade-school teachers, while men were woodcutters or farmers, jobs that didn't require reading skills.)

One wonders where these future high-profile women will find their mate, in a society where well-off, educated men will be a smaller minority than they are today. Will female doctors and corporate lawyers happily settle down with male nurses and mall clerks?

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Trophy Husbands

Arm candy? Are you kidding? While their fast-track wives go to work, stay-at-home husbands mind the kids. They deserve a trophy for trading places.

By Betsy Morris

FORTUNE Magazine

Friday, September 27, 2002