I found the articles very interesting and they brought to my attention something I never thought much about before. It's Not the End of Men seemed to be an article that was simply stating facts and showing that even though there are some stereotypes out there between women and men they shouldn't always be followed. The End of Men was contradicting with in itself and it seemed like the author was trying to prove her point but wasn't entirely clear how to go about it. She used stereotypes a lot; she wasn't presenting her case with facts. She then proceeded a few times to contradict herself, which didn't exactly help her convince readers her point of view and fully understand what she was trying to say. I do agree that women have been rising in society lately, and we have been taking more of a charge in our lives to achieve what we think is success, but that doesn't mean that because women are rising men have to fall. There are still lot's of careers that are majority filled with men and there has been little evidence to show that those career fields are slowly being taken over by women. During a discussion with someone in my class they said "most people tend to ask, oh what does your dad do rather than what does your mom do or what do your parents do". I personally have experienced this more times that I can count and have answered in many different ways. I move around a lot and people always ask me "What does your dad do that you guys move around all the time?". Because I live with mom, not my dad and she is the one that has a strong career and is making a good life for both me and her I have responded in a various amount of ways. Sometimes I feel weird saying "oh it's my mom job actually" so I usually tend to say either "Yea i'm not really sure, something with the government" or i'll refer to my mom as a he so i don't have to explain that it's actually my mom not my dad. People tend to get throw back and have that weird moment of silence when I say it is my mom that works with the government and works with the military, rather than my father. Because of this I have to disagree with the author of The End of Men because in my experience men still seem to be the leaders of the work force and the people we look forward to. I do agree that there are many jobs, such as nursing and child care that are definitely women dominant but that's only a fair few of the thousands of jobs available in America.
I think it would be interesting to take points from both of these articles and put them into one formulated articles that actually states both facts and stereotype and has a very clear and valid point. Doing research on this topic and getting actual numbers and data to support or disprove what these authors state in their pieces would be a very successful task for any writer, and I hope to come across an article one day that actually does have evidence to support their thoughts about women and men in the work force.
