Power Dynamics Between Men and Women
Extra Credit Assignment 2 - Due: Oct. 10 @ 10:00 p.m.
The power dynamics between men and women are shifting rapidly as gender roles are being redefined every year. According to Rosin, more women are graduating from college than men and as I do work for a college, I have seen this to be true. If you take a look at registration at Lone Star College this year, more females are currently enrolled than males and numbers show that even more will not only graduate, but go on to continue their education. This may be why we are able to achieve more in a highly competitive work environment. Not only are we more educated, but our attributes as women make us much better managers and supervisors and companies have taken notice. Once upon a time, we were nurses, teachers and caregivers, now we are doctors, lawyers and CEO’s.
Rosin’s findings are startling for me as I have four sons preparing to enter this rapidly gender-shifting workforce. Is the problem that we have not properly prepared our boys to effectively compete in this new environment? Pop culture has played a key role over the years as boys are inundated with the “female empowerment” movement. I believe we need to promote that same empowerment for our boys as well. This will not only help to prepare them for the gender-shift that affects their future, but it also protects their self-worth. For so long, men have identified with being the “bread-winners” and it is hard for them to shape another identity for themselves. As the economy adjusts to this shift, we should also consider the ways that our men will have to adjust.
Male-dominated manufacturing jobs are being replaced by cheap labor and outsourced to foreign countries. According to theTRUMPET.com, the high-paying manufacturing jobs that helped spur a robust and growing economy are no more. These jobs are what kept our economy growing and strong. It also kept the men working and afforded women the option of staying at home with the children. The
The power dynamics between men and women are shifting rapidly as gender roles are being redefined every year. According to Rosin, more women are graduating from college than men and as I do work for a college, I have seen this to be true. If you take a look at registration at Lone Star College this year, more females are currently enrolled than males and numbers show that even more will not only graduate, but go on to continue their education. This may be why we are able to achieve more in a highly competitive work environment. Not only are we more educated, but our attributes as women make us much better managers and supervisors and companies have taken notice. Once upon a time, we were nurses, teachers and caregivers, now we are doctors, lawyers and CEO’s.
Rosin’s findings are startling for me as I have four sons preparing to enter this rapidly gender-shifting workforce. Is the problem that we have not properly prepared our boys to effectively compete in this new environment? Pop culture has played a key role over the years as boys are inundated with the “female empowerment” movement. I believe we need to promote that same empowerment for our boys as well. This will not only help to prepare them for the gender-shift that affects their future, but it also protects their self-worth. For so long, men have identified with being the “bread-winners” and it is hard for them to shape another identity for themselves. As the economy adjusts to this shift, we should also consider the ways that our men will have to adjust.
Male-dominated manufacturing jobs are being replaced by cheap labor and outsourced to foreign countries. According to theTRUMPET.com, the high-paying manufacturing jobs that helped spur a robust and growing economy are no more. These jobs are what kept our economy growing and strong. It also kept the men working and afforded women the option of staying at home with the children. The
Bibliography: Aarons-Mele, Morra. The Huffington Post.com. “The Shifting Roles and Expectations for Men and Women”. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/morra-aaronsmele/its-the-role-reboot_b_810434.html Morely, Robert. The Trumpet.com. “The Death of American Manufacturing”. http://www.thetrumpet.com/article/2061.904.80.0/economy/the-death-of-american-manufacturing