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Unfortunately for the career aspirations of those skilled in outlaw pursuits, popular demand for the fruits of their labors is negative. No surprise then that popular prophets have foretold the coming of a male glut. In his book Player Piano, Kurt Vonnegut paints a world in which computers have taken over planning, production, and much of science. War has been abolished globally, but America retains a large, if pointless, standing army. Others among the idle are enrolled in the Reconstruction and Reclamation Corps (aka the Reeks and Wrecks) and spend most of their days leaning on shovels. Everyone is very depressed. Or, if you prefer, there's the Anthony Burgess dystopia of The Wanting Seed. In this not so future world, surplus males fight endless wars against unnamed enemies--who turn out to be themselves. But then, that would never happen in America.

Tajik leader lifts glass ceiling by inviting 5 women into Govt

Russian News and Information

DUSHANBE, July 18 (RIA Novosti) - Tajikistan's president appointed five women to senior government posts Tuesday, moving the post-Soviet Central Asian nation another step away from male dominance in the top ranks of power.

Seven women now hold senior posts in the Tajik government, which the presidential press service said reflected the growing role of women in public administration.