is novel about "The End of Men" is how it merges these two subjects in a compelling and readable fashion, where the overt economic and social gains made by women are contrasted with a powerful exploration of the relative economic decline of men. Summarizing much of her book in a sentence, women are at parity in many professions, have moved ahead in education, and the younger generation of men are falling further and further behind. There are some very interesting tidbits here, as when she interviews Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer and discusses how women's careers get sidetracked not just by taking time away from work but also when they run into roadblocks at other points in their career, how the dearth of manufacturing jobs for men are likely to mean that the gap will continue to widen, how educators are beginning to fret over a lack of qualified men for higher education, and how single women with children really don't need to rely on men economically any more - even if this means they're juggling exhausting schedules - and how this is affecting their decisions to form relationships and marry. This comparison is well done, and the praise it has earned from other reviewers is deserved. Had she kept to this, the book would have lived up to the spin and this would be a much shorter, 5 star review. Unfortunately, Ms. Rosin goes off track when she tries to project this economic shift to societal changes. Many of