I think a lot of the debate going on right now doesn't have to do with whether woman should or shouldn't have the same opportunities but rather whether they can have those opportunities and still raise their families the way they would like to. Hence the "have it all" part. This debate is due, in part, to the writing of the former director of policy planning at the State Dept Anne Marie Slaughter. What should be discussed is that nobody can have it "all", whether they be male or female. It would be a nice thing to get passed having to put "men" in the title of this article and just say "blue collar workers", but it would also be nice for people that say women can't have it "all" and be CEO's etc to realize that the men in CEO positions can't either. Hey, guess what... if you work 70 hours a week you're not going to have time with your family... whether you're a mom or a dad.

If we accept what the author posits, that there can be a 'proper question to ask', I see no good reason why the author's question is the correct one at this stage in the game for our society. All other things being equal, if I'm a job seeker in the USA today, please let me be a man, and (incidentally) please let me be white.

The last 3 hires on my team at work were all women. All 3 of which are capable and smart. I would wager that there were a number of capable and smart men that applied as well. We also have a number of women in senior management positions and our CEO is African American. Times are changing. I work right in the thick of all this and I see, time and again that the people advancing are the ones that are two things: 1. the most capable and 2. the most connected. This has nothing to do with race/sex.

From where I sit, the future (in this regard) looks positive.