A controversial article in the latest edition of Prospect magazine argues that a new breed of 'elite women' is dividing the ranks of women and changing society for the worse.
The thesis, broadly speaking, is that the meteoric rise of a culture of 'go-getting' women, who want high-powered, well-paid jobs, has diverted talent away from 'caring' professions such as teaching. It has, argues the author Alison Wolf, a professor at Kings College, damaged the concept of 'female altruism' and has put women off having children.
It is 'the death of sisterhood', writes Wolf.
The full article is here.
Doubtless there are plenty who would disagree.
