There has never been an adequate explanation of the original funding for Ms ., nor for the rapid acceptance of feminist propaganda by the mass media in the early Seventies. No radical movement has ever spread with the speed of feminism, which went from little or no organization and acceptance to total domination in less than two years. Obviously, it did touch very deep frustrations in American women, but it is difficult to avoid the suspicion that the existing movement was manipulated very effectively to channel these frustrations to the benefit of the business community and the detriment of women, children, men and families. The kind of feminism sponsored by Gloria Steinem set men against women in a vicious battle for jobs. They are more docile and less likely to deviate from company policies.
Women are less likely to join labor unions.
By increasing the size of the labor pool, they created more competition for jobs and enabled employers to make better deals. The atomization of the family reduces the strength of the individual worker by depriving him or her of a base independent of the company. Taking children away from their mothers at an early age tends to increase their anxiety levels and results in higher rates of tension-relieving consumption as they grow up. The loss of women's household services increases purchases of various forms of fast foods, which have higher profit levels than home-cooked meals. Declining birthrates are associated with increased purchases of hard goods.