Hanna Rosin: "Männer zaudern, während Frauen die Welt führen"

Vor einiger Zeit outete der Wissenschaftsjournalist Christoph Kucklick die amerikanische Publizistin Hanna Rosin als in der Wolle gefärbte männerfeindliche Sexistin (wohl einer der Hauptgründe, warum ihr Buch zügig ins Deutsche übersetzt und hierzulande medial promotet wurde). Aktuell dient der Wahlerfolg Angela Merkels Rosin als Vorlage für eine Polemik auf CNN:

Funny how the most admired leader of the Western world right now, the clearest example we have of consistent success during trying times, is a woman.

Dies sei um so bemerkenswerter, als in Washington die Untermenschen mal wieder ihre Minderwertigkeit unter Beweis gestellt hätten:

This has not been a shining week for the patriarchy. The men in suits dither, posture, plan negotiation sessions and then cancel them, and employ copious military metaphors -- "wage battle," "refuse to surrender" -- to no effect. Increasingly they become associated in the minds of the American people with verbs normally used to describe toddlers, such as "tantrum" or "throw a fit."

Competence, meanwhile belongs to the women, particularly in the usually macho world of global finance. Over in Europe, Merkel was re-elected on the basis of her deft handling of the eurozone crisis, and in the United States, monetary policy was entrusted to Yellen. Making the victory extra sweet for women, she was chosen instead of Lawrence Summers, who will forever be remembered for saying women aren't that good at math.

(...) Perhaps this will be remembered as the week when everything shifted, when we realized that leaving groups of men in charge of global decisions and of facing down terrorists is not a good idea, and we'd better calmly hand the reins over to the women.

Don't laugh. It happened in Iceland. Lagarde described the transfer of power recently on a panel at the Clinton Global Initiative. She explained how women brought Iceland out of its recession. After the economy crashed, "the banks, the funds, the government -- everything was taken over by women," she told The Wall Street Journal. "So when it's messy, you get the women in. But when the mess is sorted," she added, "keep the women."

Mit anderen Worten: Es geht dem Feminismus schon längst nicht mehr um Gleichwertigkeit und Gleichberechtigung. Es geht um die Phantasie des neuen weiblichen Herrenmenschen im kommenden Matriarchat.