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Underneath Her Pantsuit: A Reflection On Hanna Rosin's The End Of Men, Aziza Ahmed
Underneath Her Pantsuit: A Reflection On Hanna Rosin's The End Of Men, Aziza Ahmed
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In her book, The End of Men, 1 Hanna Rosin argues that women have “surpassed” men. This new reality necessitates a reevaluation of marriage, family, sex, and gender roles.2 To further her claim, Rosin dedicates a chapter of her book to the topic of violence committed by women. She argues that women are becoming more violent3 :
The new [trope] taps into a fear that as they gain more power, women will use violence and their new specialized skills to get what they want. Singular and exotic though these cases may be, they raise the broader unsettling possibility …