Feminists applaud women's increased presence in the workforce accomplished by the misfortune to men

It's official. Despite the bellyaching of women's groups that more government stimulus money needs to be directed to women, The New York Times reported this morning that men have lost 82% of the jobs lost in this recession. This means that women might soon pass men in the work force as the gender with the most jobs.

How do women's groups react? Well, the leading feminist blog says that the increased women's presence in the job force is a "light" in darkness, and that the Times article is the "kind of article I like to see . . . ."

Did you get that? The economy isn't growing, it's shrinking. Women are not gaining jobs, but because of record job losses for men, women may soon be the gender with more jobs. And some feminists are applauding this -- as some sort of victory for women? A victory that is occurring because of the misfortune to men?

This is the sort of thinking that comes from viewing the world through a simplistic, unnuanced -- and at times mean-spirited -- gender lens. It's the sort of thinking that spawns disrepute of and marginalizes the entire modern feminist movement.

Oh, and by the way, most of the men out of work have wives or daughters who depend on their salaries. Nice "gain" for women.