Annotated Bibliography #2

Rosen, Hanna. “Who Wears the Pants in This Economy?” The New York Times. Ilena Silverman. 30 Aug. 2012. 18 Nov. 2012 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/02/magazine/who-wears-the-pants-in-this-economy.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&

This article, written by Hanna Rosen, a senior editor at The Atlantic and at Slate as well as the co-founder of DoubleX blog, was published by The New York Times on August 30, 2012. This article is adapted from Rosen’s book “The End of Men: And the Rise of Women”.  The central theme of this article describes the rate of adaptation of men and women within the current economic crisis, exploiting evidence from an in depth look into Alexander City, Alabama to argue that women are emerging on top of the workforce. Although this article is written specifically about one town, this trend is becoming apparent all over the country and is important for Americans, especially American families, to consider.  Rosen’s article is written very objectively, extensively covering both female and male perspectives to this social change.

Shteir, Rachel. “Breadwomen: ‘The Richer Sex,’ by Liza Mundy.” The New York Times. The New York Times. 13 April 2012. 18 Nov. 2012. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/books/review/the-richer-sex-by-liza-mundy.html?pagewanted=all

In this piece, writer Rachel Shteir reviews Liza Mundy’s book “The Richer Sex” for The New York Times on April 13, 2012. Shteir picks apart Mundy’s arguments as well as explains her own perspectives on the subject at hand: the switch in gender roles in America, specifically regarding dominance in the workforce. Mundy argues her case by supplying many statistics varying from explaining the decreasing wage gap between men and women, the amount of women currently graduating with bachelor’s degrees, and the amount of marriages versus the amount of women under 30 years old having children without a male counterpart. Rather than exhibiting the objectiveness that the previous article employed, this review and the book itself seem very focus on the woman’s perspective and even biased towards women. Shteir also criticizes this book explaining that many of the conclusions Mundy claims are far-fetched and not supported by her data, questioning her credibility.

Dickler, Jessica. "Stay-at-home dads: More men choosing kids over career." CNNMoney. Cable News Network, 30 Apr. 2012. Web. 18 Nov. 2012. <http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/30/pf/stay-at-home-dad/index.htm>.

The article “Stay-at-home dads: More men choosing kids over career”, written by journalist Jessica Dickler, was published by CNN Money on April 30, 2012. Like the other articles, Dickler uses a plethora of statistics and data to back up her central argument: gender roles are changing in both the household and the workforce bringing women into a more dominant position in society. Like Rosen, Dickler takes an unbiased approach towards viewing the social implications for both males and females concerning both the home and the workplace.  This article also explored the idea that this social change, although felt nationally, is not for every family. Overall, this essay is very forward and concise, but could explore the topic more in detail.