Ezzie sent me this link about sex-selective abortion in the east from the Freakanomics blog a while ago. Mostly what I got out of it was the following paragraph:
In Egypt, for example, at last count fully 50 percent of men age 25 to 29 were unmarried. That’s a huge number in a society that is very focused on family. Some scholars contend such low marriage rates have left a population of easily influenced young men—and helped contribute to the Arab Spring protests earlier this year.
Did you see that? When women are stuck being single you get Gone with the Wind: pining at home or catfighting over wedding bands. When men are stuck single, they riot and overthrow governments.
Which sounds more fun to you?
We women have come a long way in the past century. We can vote, we can work, we earn and advance in the working world as equals with men. But we still can’t bring ourselves to riot.
Ladies, it’s time to take control of our lives. Are we going to forever be playing catchup with the male population?
We’re single too! Let’s react to that as equals with men!
We can’t afford to be left behind!
We must let the world know about our discontent!
We too have a right to smash things when we’re upset!
Yes we can!
Let’s riot!
Bad for Shidduchim 