Dorment's Essay 'Why Men Still Can' T Have It All

In society today, it is often assumed that women are the victims of atrocious oppression at the hands of men. This belief includes the thoughts that women are held back by unequal pay, being denied leadership roles, having to be the primary caretaker of children, and more. Feminists argue that they are trying to improve society by correcting these issues. Richard Dorment is his essay “Why Men Still Can’t Have It All” explores the topic of feminism and attempts to show a different view of it by showing some negative aspects of the feminist movement. This stance challenges a movement that proclaims it is fighting for an honorable cause. In his essay, Dorment shows how feminism has changed today’s society and why neither men nor women can “have it all.” This text digs deep into the topic of feminism and shows its negative sides, attempting to persuade both feminists and the general populace that …show more content…
Dorment quotes a passage from Slaughter’s text that basically says that even though fathers and mothers may love their children the same, men seem more likely to choose their job at the cost of their family, while women do the opposite. To this, Dorment replies that she “doesn’t provide any evidence to her claim, [and] it’s impossible to say whether the men she’s referring to are the sole breadwinners of the family…or are in two income households” (707). Here I believe he makes a great point, because being the sole person who provides for the family makes a big difference in your ability to stay home. This point speaks to a big part of society, where fathers may be doing all they can to support their families. By discrediting these hard-working fathers, Slaughter opened up the opportunity for Dorment to call her out. Dorment uses a work of one of his opponents to prove that feminism needs a better argument when it comes to the topic of men and women’s balance of work and