"To what extent do you agree with Rosin's hypothesis that women are taking over modern society?"

To an extent i do agree with Rosin's feminist article as i do believe that as society has become diverse, women are gaining more rights and respect then they have ever been credited over the last 50 years. They gave gained independance, which Rosin comments on by conveying the character of single mum, Bethenney. Bethenney signifies and represents the entire single parent role that has become the norm worldwide. The idea that a man is clearly an accessory and the idea that Bethenney "kind of" wanted a husband helds some sort of hesitation. As time has changed, women are allowed to put their future and career ahead of them before being forced or encouraged to marry before its too late. The way Bethenney explains that "Calvin would mean one less granola bar for the two of us" connotes that she's quite happy being a working class single mum, instead of desperately trying to find her other half.Over time, marriage has been represented as an iconic symbol of married life for either man or women. However, Rosin draws light on the fact that the necessity of marriage is merely the past.

Rosin also draws comment to the fact that the setting where she went, was mainly filled with females. To an extent, i agree that this may be the case, considering female roles, tend to be the more "gentle" and "naturing" and more likely to spend time with their children. I think this brings across the fact that females are represented to be able to balance both worklife and family life, whereas Rosin does her best to represent htat this isn't exactly the case for men. As they either take the role of a "stay-at-home father", while the female works more vigorous hours to make ends meet. This could then challenge the idea of Perkins stereotypes as women are taking a more manly perspective and independance.  Although, i do agree that women have been represented with more of an important role, we can't underly the fact that a "nuclear family" is stereotypically seen as the most stable family and that some single parents don't choose to be single, but some would preferably want the help from the other partner in order to bring up their child.

 However, Rosin makes it quite clear that men aren't exactly stereotyped as they were 20 years ago, which is emphasised by the way she says: "My hope was to stay in touch with Calvin long enough that he would start earning enough money to pick up the grocery bill again, that he would find his way home". This could connote that she has almost degraded him as a man. Throughout the years, men have been conveyed as the most powerful. However, the way she implies that he didn't have enough money to support his family, emphasises how she believes that women no longer need men. This then challeneges the idea of perkins theory as men are seemingly not standing up to the expectations thats considered acceptable of them. Whilst, Rosin portrays, that women are taking more of a dominating role and that many women specifically want to have a girl, on choice of a baby- ""Women of our generation want daughters precisely because we like who we are," and "These mothers look at their lives and think their daughters will have a bright future their mother and grandmother didn't have, brighter than their sons, even,". Although, this may been seen as a controversial issue to many out there, but is the reason women want females nowadays, really because they choose them over boys. But because, the media has stereotyped (mainly boys) as unreliable becuase they are shown to be getting into gangs, smoking weed, and lack participating in school. These are all stereotypes that can be argued, but by the national curriculum 73.3% of girls, compared to 65.4 of boys did well at Gcses 2012. After seeing this, surely women are going to have their doubts about how helpful their future sons could be. But is this just reason of false allegations becuase Rosin wants us to view women superior to men, or is that she's making allegations about "who they are". Personally, I don't think you can imply these allegations even with facts, as during the olden days, females were burnt for having girls instead of boys. There is no way the whole norm of many middleastern societies have changed within the last few years.

 Rosin draws comment to the fact that the setting where she went, was mainly filled with females. To an extent, i agree that this may be the case, considering female roles, tend to be the more "gentle" and "naturing" and more likely to spend time with their children. I think this brings across the fact that females are represented to be able to balance both worklife and family life, whereas Rosin does her best to represent htat this isn't exactly the case for men. As they either take the role of a "stay-at-home father", while the female works more vigorous hours to make ends meet. This could then challenge the idea of Perkins stereotypes as women are taking a more manly perspective and independance.

Can we find examples in modern media that support Rosin's suggestion that women are taking charge? You may wish to argue the opposite - that men still dominate the media scene.

Although many women, would have great pleasure in elaborating about how we are seen equal to men- it would be a lie. Its not that society hasn't become diverse, but the fact that we still live in a "mans world". Political issues on womens right have changed quite a bit since Emeline Pankhurts conjured up the suffaragettes. Yet, why is that some countries are more "women friendly" then other countries. Stereotypes label "religion" as the key antagonist. Yet religion isn't part of it at all, the hard cored culture of middle-eastern and asians traditionality, creates a mask over womens rights. Whilst, westernised women take for granted simple privileges like being seen out with men, wearing whatever they want and being able to drive. Middle-eastern women are desperately waiting for the day where they can finally break free from the countries that reign them in for seeking husbands and being conveyed as "baby making machines".

In middle eastern culture, some may argue that places like saudi arabia (which is labelled one of the strictest countries in the world) that times have changed and women are now allowed to work in public malls, go to university and hopefully being given the right to vote in 2015.. However, women in saudi arabia, aren't granted small privileges such as access to healthcare without a mans name labelled on the documents.Womens life and death situations, results in the hands of fathers, husbands, cousins (anyone of a male origin).They are not seen elligible to leave the country without a man unless they are over 45 or have a legal document from their husbands or father. Honour killings and arranged marriages socket sky high as 20,000 women in south east asia and the middleast are killed and  Female abuse excalates from nearly 2% more then the last year. If women in saudi want to write anything considered academicly conveying the lack of rights females have, in a saudi governed newspaper, they must be anonymous, as a risk of them being slaughtered or stoned for contradicting the laws. Sex discrimination acts are considered as a mere myth, whilst children are molested and raped from the age of 5. Divorcing your husband for cheating is a shame, and if you then get shot in head, it is considered as the norm. Laws state that once a women bores a child, it is in full custody of the father as women are described to be "weak" and fragile". All of these laws stand strong, as men are allowed to call out to prostitutes, marry up to three women, get their wives killed for the littlest about of £20 (the same as buying a dress in the highstreet), and men are allowed to degrade women in any shape or form. An example of this is when I was in saudi arabia and my cousins were calling to see where we were because three turkish girls had been raped in front of a popular mall, and no one had gone to help.The only beginning of a "light at the end of the tunnel" was when Wojdan Shaherkani was the first women who took part in the olympics. However, as middle-eastern females chanted her name, she only lasted 1 min and 22 seconds. Some say, they kicked her off for the controversy she caused. These kind issues, give westernized women the appreciation of living in a westernised society (linking to Edward Said's orientalism theory of East vs. West).

Although, western women may have a lot more freedom then in a middleastern or asian culture, equality still breaches the horizons of government political issues. For example, the recent outroar of American and British soildiers having there way with women when abroad, the constant penalisation and perverted stares coming from men when we go out, how mp's and journalists are specifically male, how female abuse is still sky rocketing, and how females still get a lower pay check then men. The only real significant difference between Asian/middleastern culture and Western culture is that the westernised have a strongly appeal human rights charity (amongst other charities) and that women are allowed to stand up for what they believe in, even if it doesn't get them anywhere.

Research Judith Butler's approach to feminism. How might Butler respond to Rosin's writing in The End of Men?

Butler argues that gender should be conveyed "as fluid, variable" and that by "deconstructing gender", we may move to a new sense of equality where people "are not restricted by masculine and feminine gender roles".Unlike, other feminists, Butler argues that we cannot see a women as "a unified homogenous group£ because every women is an individual. She says that women are not "a united group" as their all different, which then goes against Rosins feminist article as she talks about how all females in general don't need men. Yet, not all women are the same and will approach different views and opinions about how they may convey feminism and the independance of women nowadays.