It\’s a Man\’s, Man\’s, Man\’s Meltdown

This is a man\’s world
But it wouldn\’t be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl

He\’s lost in the wilderness
He\’s lost in bitterness

~ James Brown, \”It\’s a Man\’s, Man\’s, Man\’s World\”

It\’s been written many times already that 2008 was quite a year for women. Whether it was a good year or an \”annus horribilis,\” may depend on whom you ask, but the financial crash and ensuing downturn suggest that if it hasn\’t been a horrible year, it hasn\’t exactly been an \”annus mirabilis.\”