to read an academic book which is based on a wide sample of different societies, and which give a comprehensive view on gender today, this is not the book. Hannah Rosin's "The End of Men" is an interesting but not fully satisfying look at the economic progress of women, the relative economic decline of men, and the societal effects of both. While the book treats the first two subjects quite thoughtfully, a rather obvious and awkward sample bias ends up weakening the author's arguments when she moves to explore the broader implications of this shift. Combined with an initial thesis that even the author admits doesn't get proven by her research, this is an interesting read but not nearly the landmark work that has been suggested in some quarters. 3 stars. Despite the claims of the well-oiled marketing push behind the book, many of the topics here actually aren't all that new. Goldberg's The Hazards of Being Male was among the first to notice a relative decline for men back in the 1970s, Faludi's Stiffed was referenced by Ms. Rosin as motivation for her Atlantic article of the same title (although oddly, that controversial reference nearly disappears in the book), and Save the Males and Manning Up have been more recent, albeit openly polemic, entries. On the economic rise of women, the far-less hyped The Richer Sex is a recent general release covering much the same territory, and there is plenty more on the academic front on the subject. What