. >> in last august hanna rosin published an article saying that the idea that there's a gender gap was a myth, and a gap exists, but the gap had less to do with discrimination and more with what happened with men and women, that they congregated in different jobs and women's pay dropped off because of things we discussed. child rearing and care giving of elder parents. is that fair. have we made too much? >> i agree with hannah, there's a gender gap. it used to be blatantly because people would look at a man and woman and decide she should learn less than he. i don't think it happens. truly it's not the central problem. the main problem is the way the system is set up, it makes it tougher for women to have all the pieces fit in their lives than it is at the moment for men. >> we have a social media question. michael todd says equality is not the deciding factor. more money doesn't always equal request. what do you say that? >> this generation told us they want different things out of work. salary is not the main measure, they want work they are committed to, balance in the life at home

. >> up next on booktv, "after words" with hanna rosin. it takes about five this book "angry white men: american masculinity at the end of an era." an economist in a book university professor argues many white men increased shatner and quality to their downward mobility and they're angry about their declining dominance in american society. this program is about an hour. >> congratulations on your book, michael. i thought it was an interesting idea the first time he told me about it. it does seem like there is anger out there and nobody's made of it. i'm glad she took the time to do that. one thing that strikes me as a journalist reading your book since you're an academic is that you operate like a reporter. you're unusually adventurous. i would ask you, why do you do your books that way where you are out in about a talking to different people? >> first of all, i appreciate that. i want sometimes to be out and about. i want to be out talking to people i don't want to manipulate numbers. i found the interviews to be fairly revealing, particu