“When you look at how men and women are living together, there are two processes at work. One, women are rising in the middle class; their earning potential is rising compared to men. It has been underway for 100 years, and nothing is going to stop it. On the other hand, women are denied iconic positions of power - equity partnerships law firms, Hollywood salaries.” MenYearsLooksHas BeensTwoHandsTogetherLawProcessClassMiddlePositionMen And WomenHollywoodFirmRisingMiddle ClassDeniedPartnershipEarningEquitySalaryOne WomanIconicLiving TogetherPosition Of PowerLaw Firms Author:Stephen Marche
“When you look at the biggest study of the American dream, the number-one correlate for upward mobility is having two parents in a home. It doesn't matter if they're male or female.” IfsLooksTwoMatterHomeDreamParentNumbersStudyFemaleMalesAmerican DreamMobilityUpward Mobility Author:Stephen Marche
“You have two things happening: You have the cultural and economic reality of men falling apart and traditional masculinity falling apart.” MenTwoRealityFallEconomicHappeningsThings HappenTraditionalTwo ThingsMasculinityFalling Apart Author:Stephen Marche
“To me, there's two definitions of feminism. One is that you believe that women are equal human beings; that's not really a philosophy, it's just obvious. And the other is that you're actually fighting for women: you're promoting women and working towards the betterment of women.” BelieveHumansTwoPhilosophyFightingHuman BeingsFeminismEqualDefinitionsObviousPromotingBetterment Author:Stephen Marche
“I cannot imagine why a woman would ever call herself anything but a feminist. But a man calling himself a feminist, what does that mean? The answer is he wants to be taken as a good guy. Your choice is between saying you're a feminist and raising a flag at a "Take Back the Night" rally and being a men's rights activist, which is basically the only two ways men have of talking about gender right now, I mean that's just ridiculous. That's just two extremes that are totally useless.” MenWayWantMeanDoeTwoNightGuyChoicesAnswersTalkingTakenRightsImagineCallingRight NowFeministExtremesGenderRidiculousUselessActivistFlagsTwo WaysGood GuyTwo Extremes Author:Stephen Marche
“Marriage is an an inherently contradictory state. It involves the fusion of two people into one thing. And it's also love, and it's a lot of work, and it's got glory in its drudgery.” PeopleTwoStatesOne ThingGloryContradictoryFusionDrudgery Author:Stephen Marche
