“The end of men,” a phrase coined by journalist Hanna Rosin, captures the proposition that women have made such remarkable progress in all domains\u2014and men have suffered such declines and reversals\u2014that women are effectively surpassing men and becoming the dominant sex. This interdisciplinary conference evaluated claims about “the end of men” and consider implications for law and policy. It examined empirical assertions about men’s and women’s comparative status in concrete domains, such as education, the workplace, and the family. Feminist diagnoses of sex discrimination have fueled changes in law and policy, as well as in cultural norms. Should recent claims about the status of men likewise prompt redress? The conference examined how the data supporting claims about the end of men\u2014 and progress of women\u2014look once differentiated by class, race, region and other categories. It provided historical perspectives on current anxieties about imbalances between men’s and women’s power, opportunities and status. The conference also put “end of men” claims in comparative and international perspective, asking whether they are distinctive to the United States.<\/p>\n
The live conference took place on\u00a0Friday, October 12 & Saturday, October 13, 2012. \u00a0Detailed information on the content of the live conference is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Papers and proceedings were published in the\u00a0Boston University Law Review <\/em>in the May 2013 issue<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\nKeynote Address<\/span><\/h3>\n
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