We are still proprietary over the domestic realm even as we take over new professional realms, and that is a real problem.

There are always signs that a reign is ending, and they are usually spotted not in the king himself but in his court. In the inner circle, latent jealousies between advisers spill into open conflict, as they angrily debate who is to blame for the calamity, chewing over each other's past errors and pointing the finger at old and nascent enemies.

In China, a lot of the opening up of private entrepreneurship is happening because women are starting businesses, small businesses, faster than men.

Maybe there's something about the outsiderness of being Jewish that makes for a fiery feminist type.

Evolutionary psychology tells us that men, especially powerful men, feel invincible and entitled to spread their seed, and that women can't resist the scent of masculine power. Women, by contrast, are said to be more altruistic and collaborative, seeking power so that they can share it with others.

Factories not what they used to be - they're all extremely high-tech.

I grew up in a working-class Israeli family, which was feminist only in its female-dominated structure.