Men and marriage
by George F. Gilder · first published 1986
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This book examines the loss of the family unit and the well-defined gender roles it used to offer and how this loss has changed the focus of our society. Poverty, for instance, can result from the destruction of the family when single parents are abandoned by their lovers or older women are suddenly divorced because society approves of the husband's new, younger girlfriend. Gilder claims that men will only own up to their paternal obligations when women lead them to do so and that this civilizing influence, balanced with proper economic support, is the most important part of maintaining a prod
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This was well-covered in George Gilder's "Sexual Suicide" in the 70's (later re-issued as "Men and Marriage"). It's an unavoidable fact of human nature that X% of women in the workforce are going to drop out to have children, and the market adjusts for this fact.
on “Why I was tempted to discriminate against women” ↗I believe that book used to be titled Men and Marriage, right? Essential social science book, I agree. EDIT: Actually, I see now that those are two different books. Men and Marriage was a re-titling of Gilder's Sexual Suicide, and the sequel to Naked Nomads.
on “Women are rejecting marriage in Asia. The social implications are serious.” ↗