Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide

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**Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide**

Author	Maureen Dowd
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject(s)	Gender Studies, Women
Genre(s)	Non-fiction
Publisher	Putnam Publishing Group
Released	November 8, 2005
Media Type	Print Paperback
Pages	338
ISBN	0399153322

Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide is a book written by American Author and The New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd. It received a torrent of criticism and created controversy regarding classic problems facing women balancing careers and families. The book was not well received by critics unlike her previous book Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk.

[edit] Overview

In the book, Dowd puts forth her view of the state current of feminism, whether women pursuing a mate is worthy and the belief that smart women get left at home only to be left with only domestic duties. "Are Men Necessary?" deals with the cultural analysis and memoir of sexual politics along with modern gender relations. There are also her personal views about Hillary Clinton arguing that she destroyed feminism, betraying other women by sticking with her "dissembling, thong-seeking, wife-betraying husband," and becoming a feminist icon in the process.

[edit] Reviews

Maureen Dowd's publication received mixed reactions, the majority of them negative.

Metacritic gave it a disappointing 31 out of 100.[1]

Entertainment Weekly said:
"To observe Dowd at her coquettish, stiletto-wearing worst, crack her new book, Are Men Necessary?, a hodgepodge of recycled columns, Dorothy Parker quips, and peekaboo glimpses into the glam journalist's personal life."[2]

And Wall Street Journal said:
"And then we're off down the rabbit hole, twisting and turning from subject to subject as the author wonders why Americans prefer their news anchors tall, white and male, why men aren't that eager to marry argumentative feminists, and why herds of women now inject themselves with skin-plumping bovine collagen. These are all good questions. It's a pity that Ms. Dowd never stops scrabbling long enough to answer them."[3]