Which would be “gender” gap, except that is a misuse of language.
The fact that this review ends with “You go, girl!” is pretty much proof that advocates of the sexual revolution are beyond the reach of rational discussion of what sort of society would truly allow the possibility of the pursuit of happiness.
A tall, thin redhead who has enjoyed an active love life and hopes to continue to do so despite her AARP-eligible status, Ganahl captures the experience of turning from man magnet in her 30s to invisible crone in her 40s. She is attractive, smart, witty. Yet men no longer notice her… Ganahl also is furious that men at the midcentury point only grow in appeal.
Frankly, I hope her book gets a lot of circulation. Even if the author won’t admit it, she’s providing a lot of evidence for a radically different point of view.
Funny – I would have taken the ending line “You go, girl!” as proof that the review was written ca. 1995…
This is actually a sad little piece. The end-product of the sexual revolution is complete blindness to the obvious. The piece states: “She is attractive, smart, witty. Yet men no longer notice her.” Really? If the essence were true the latter (men not finding her attractive) would be false. Much of the women’s movement is just a new version of an older haranguing on a grander scale. The Victorian wife crabbed at her man about something or another while he, engulfed in the morning news, nodded affirmation without hearing a word. The fully liberated woman yells, “I’m still attractive, smart and witty!” Men just nod approval without averting their gaze from the young cheerleaders on the TV screen. Oh well, there’s still Lenny when he comes to town on tour.
De-couple rites and traditions from sex and you get profoundly unhappy results. The women’s movement was a pyrrhic victory.
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Garrett, very well said. I’m adding your link.