End of Men

Miranda Stark

Dr. Molyneaux

English 110

31 March 2015

Working Women

In “The End of Men,” Hanna Rosin argues that there is a popular demand for a certain sex in particular work fields.  With most men and women being dominant in certain fields, Rosin argues in her article, stated by David Gergen that “Women are knocking on the door of leadership at the very moment when their talents are especially well matched with the requirements of the day.” (480) Not only are women dominating in the work force they are claiming “sixty percent of master’s degrees, about half of all law and medical degrees” (Rosin, 482).

        A senior scholar from the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, Tom Mortenson states, “One would think that if men were acting in a rational way, they would be getting the education they need to get along out there” (Rosin, 482). I completely agree with Mortenson’s statement along with Rosin’s argument. Men used to dominant the work force and now with the upbringing of women rights in the previous decades, women are slowly but surely conquering work fields. Dominating mainly the medical field, women dominate many other work forces that require mother like qualities, such as education and many others. Men and women may be working the same job yet men tend to make more and possibly become the breadmaker of the family. Although men are still seen as superior to some in culture, women are creeping their way up to the high paying jobs in the world.

        In “Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt,” Jean Kilbourne illustrates in advertisements how women are being degraded amongst today’s society. With using sexually driven photos, Kilbourne argues that advertisements “affect us in far more profound ways and potentially damaging ways” (Kilbourne, 420). With these ads, you can see how mainly women feel about the degrading advertisements. Kilbourne states, “The way ads portray bodies – especially women’s bodies – as objects conditions us to see each other in dehumanizing ways” (Kilbourne, 420).  Also seen throughout Kilbourne’s article, you can see the advertisements appealing to either men or women, rarely both. Kilbourne also argues that most of the advertisements are portrayed to appeal to certain a sex, and use sex to attract us. Mainly attracting the male race, these ads are affecting women today.