Women vs feminism : why we all need liberating from the gender wars /

Statistics tell us there has never been a better time to be a woman but feminists are quick to point out that women are still victims of everyday sexism. This title explores what life is like for women today. It's time to ditch a feminism that appears remote from the concerns of most women and,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williams, Joanna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley : Emerald Publishing, 2017.
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Women.
Feminism.
Women
Feminism
Femmes.
Féminisme.
feminism.
women (female humans)
Feminism & feminist theory.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Women vs Feminism: Why We All Need Liberating from the Gender Wars
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Women vs Feminism
  • Permissions
  • Preface
  • Questioning Feminism
  • The Difficulties of Writing
  • Part One: Womenâ#x80;#x99;s Lives Today
  • Chapter One: Schooling for Success
  • Girls are Outperforming Boys
  • A Dramatic Change
  • Underachieving Boys
  • The Most Intelligent Gender
  • What Gets Measured, Counts
  • Gendered Expectations
  • Overstating Gender
  • Is Girlsâ#x80;#x99; Success Worth Celebrating?
  • Teaching Values
  • Girls under PressureBack to School
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter Two: Women at Work
  • More Women Are Working
  • Women in the Professions
  • Historical Changes
  • Generational Differences
  • Fewer Men Working
  • Narrative of Sexism
  • Elite Concerns
  • Quotas for Women
  • Different Women, Different Experiences
  • Sex Segregation
  • A Feminist Etiquette
  • Personal Choice
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter Three: The Gender Pay Gap
  • Women Are Earning More
  • Delaying Motherhood
  • National Economic Changes
  • Pay Gap Obsession
  • A Movable Feast
  • The Problem with AveragesLike for Like Earnings
  • Part-Time Jobs and Part-Time Wages
  • Gender Does Not Determine Earnings
  • Problematic Solutions Donâ#x80;#x99;t Do Women (or Men) Any Favours
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter Four: The Motherhood Penalty
  • Paying Mothers Less
  • The Illusion of Choice
  • Traditional Roles
  • Changing Families
  • New Pressures on Mothers
  • Relinquishing Autonomy
  • Doing Parenting
  • Disappearing Women
  • Flexible Working
  • Choosing Motherhood
  • Conclusions
  • Part Two: Private Relationships, Public Concerns
  • Chapter Five: Victors or Victims?Desperately Seeking Disadvantage
  • Overlooking Differences
  • Inflated Claims
  • Personal Stories
  • Internalized Misogyny
  • The Attraction of Victimhood
  • Womenâ#x80;#x99;s Mental Health Problems
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter Six: Sex and Relationships
  • Whatever Happened to the Sexual Revolution?
  • Problematizing Sex
  • Battered Wife Syndrome
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Teaching Victimhood
  • Regulating Public Life
  • Pornography
  • Child Abuse
  • Rape Culture
  • Rape Myths
  • Campus Sex Panics
  • An Expanding Problem
  • Expanding DefinitionsConclusions
  • Chapter Seven: The Trouble with Boys
  • Title IX
  • Teaching Consent
  • Teaching Mistrust
  • Generation Virgin
  • Heterophobia
  • Toxic Masculinity
  • Promoting Feminine Values
  • Competing Claims for Victimhood
  • Conclusions
  • Part Three: Feminism Then and Now
  • Chapter Eight: Not Your Grandmotherâ#x80;#x99;s Feminism
  • Naturally Different
  • Women as Slaves
  • Votes for Some Women
  • Morally Superior Women
  • Freedom to Work
  • The Public Sphere
  • The Second World War
  • Second-Wave Feminism

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