16. How Women Change Men

Yager wrote an article about the influence on women on men. She started by giving the example of Jay Z because his first daughter was born and he decided to make a song in her name. A close relationship with women can dramatically change men`s attitude and behavior. Sometimes, it can change for the better or even for the worse. She wrote that a research discovered that male CEOs typically pat their employees less when they have sons instead of daughters. However, the CEOs who have their firstborn daughters tend to treat their employees better and sometimes they even give the female employees the biggest raises. In addition, men who have daughters are less likely to agree with the traditional gender roles. They believe that women have the liberty to work and men can also help with the housework. On the other hand, men who have sisters are more likely to support the traditional view of women since they believe that the place for women is at home. Men whose wife is a housewife are more likely to support the traditional division of labor too. Most of them are against women working and less interested in companies led by female executives. Woman can change men`s attitude since studies showed that men who works with women can encourage egalitarianism at home. She concluded her article by saying that it is best for female workers to work for male CEO who has many daughters, no sisters and a working wife because then, there is a higher chance of the women getting a promotion.

             Yager used easy vocabulary to inform the readers about the influence of women on men`s attitudes. She used several studies to back up her arguments, for example when she said that the male CEOs are more likely to give their female employees higher raise if they have daughters instead of sons. These studies that Yager consulted also add to the overall credibility of the article since her work cited shows that they are all credible sources. Yager also used several examples to clarify her main point, for example when she wrote that men who have daughters are less likely to agree with the traditional view of work division. She explained this concept by saying that men can also do housework while women go out to work. In the beginning of the essay, she used an interesting attention getter about Jay Z so that the readers would continue reading the essay. This attention getter was also very helpful in introducing the main topic of the essay, which is the influence of women on men. In this case, Jay Z was influenced by his own daughter and he even wrote a song for her. The thesis of the article was clear and easy to identify because it distinctively showed that the author is going to write about how women influence the men`s attitude at home and at work. The only negative aspect of this essay is that it does not have any opinion of the specialists in this area or any comments of the male CEOs. She could have consulted some different opinions so that her essay would be more complex and it would also elevate the credibility of her article.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/12/how-women-change-men/354682/