What is a mancession, and why is this concept misleading? How did these men respond to the mancession? Give specific examples.

Family and society

1) Based on the Module Work and Families – lecture: What is the second shift? Why do women do most of it? How does the gender pay gap often relate to the second shift? Based on reading (35)Gerson: What do these women and men want ideally in terms of family and paid work? Why do they have a Plan B?

What are the differences between the women’s Plan B vs the men’s Plan B? Based on reading Meyers and Demantas: What is a mancession, and why is this concept misleading? How did these men respond to the mancession? Give specific examples.