Table of Contents
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1 Are Gender Roles Important?
Chapter Preface 18
1 Gender Preferences Are Connected to Biological Sex from an Early Age Christina Hoff Sommers 20
2 Gender Is Not Inherently Connected to Biology Gender Spectrum 28
3 Marriage Is Meant to Be the Union of One Man and One Woman Andreas J. Köstenberger 33
4 Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples Would Benefit Everyone Rebecca Solnit 44
5 There Are Many Reasons to Oppose Gender Neutrality in the Military Mackubin Thomas Owens 50
6 Urine the Army Now: Ladies Can't Pee Outdoors, and Other Cringeworthy Arguments for the Ban on Women in Combat William Saletan 58
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 65
Chapter 2 How Do Gender Roles Affect Parenting and Reproduction?
Chapter Preface 67
1 There Is Nothing Inherently Preferable About Traditional Gender Roles Cathy Young 69
2 It Is Wrongly Assumed That All Women Desire Motherhood Jessica Volenti 74
3 I Hate Being Called a Good Dad Matt Villano 81
4 Is Forced Fatherhood Fair? Laurie Shrage 85
5 Biological Realities Create Parental Responsibilities for Men and Women Jonathon Van Maren 92
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 96
Chapter 3 How Do Gender Roles Affect the Workplace?
Chapter Preface 98
1 Gender Roles in the Workplace Are Converging Ellen Galinsky Kerstin Aurnann James T. Bond 101
2 Millennial Males' "Lean In" Ambivalence Peggy Drexler 111
3 Contraception and Economic Decline Have Made the Workplace More Competitive Noah Berlatsky 116
4 The Equal Pay Day Reality Check Christina Hoff Sommers 122
5 The Gender Wage Gap Cannot Be Fully Explained by Women's Choices Pamela Coukos 129
6 Women Face Discrimination in the Workplace as Mothers Ashley Nelson 135
7 Women Need Special Employment Protection During Pregnancy Noreen Farrell Jamie Dolkas? Mia Munro 145
Periodical Internet Sources Bibliography 153
Chapter 4 How Are Gender Roles Changing?
Chapter Preface 155
1 Changing Gender Roles in Marriage Fredric Neuman 157
2 Feminism Has Harmed Women by Eliminating Natural Gender Roles Nicole M. Kooistra 165
3 Feminists Fought Battles and Men Won the War Brenda Zurita 176
4 Let's Rethink Masculinity: Real Men Should Be More than Breadwinners Joan C. Williams 181
5 Strict Binary Definitions of Sex and Gender Are Problematic Patricia J. Williams 186
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 191
For Further Discussion 192
Organizations to Contact 194
Bibliography of Books 199
Index 202
