Marriages are failing, and mothers are raising their children alone. Many women would rather remain alone than marry a man who can't contribute anything to the family's income.

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.

We can no more create the perfect environment for our children than we can create perfect children.

The general image of a man in an American sitcom is like a complete moron. You'd think the industry was run by a feminist cabal.

I think we should all call ourselves feminists.

Men aren't able to find jobs anymore, and they're withdrawing from society, essentially creating a matriarchy. For the upper social classes, marriage is still a successful model, but for poorer people it's not.

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