In today’s rundown: We revisit men and their tenuous hold on American domination. We wonder what will happen to women who are being affected by the “mancession.” And another multi-billion dollar commitment to philanthropy.
— Jezebel.com asks if “the mancession will harm ‘macho’ career women” — women employed in industries that have been traditionally dominated by men (like construction). Jobs in these industries have been among the hardest hit during the economic downturn.
— And the Today Show wonders if this is really “the end of men,” debating about an article in Atlantic Monthly about the growing of achievements of American women as a whole. The Women’s Foundation Program Officer, Gwen Rubinstein, wrote about this very topic last month on the blog.
— Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has joined a growing group of wealthy Americans who have pledged to give away large amounts of their fortunes. Yesterday, Allen announced that “he planned to give more than half of his estimated $13.5 billion fortune to philanthropy,” according to the New York Times.
So… what do you think about today’s topics? Is there really a “mancession” going on and will women who are impacted have a harder time recovering? What does the phrase “the end of men” even mean? How will these major commitments to philanthropy change the nonprofit world? Was a pink hard hat the wrong image to use in today’s post? Weigh in here, on Facebook or on Twitter. We’d love to hear from you!
