Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism - Couverture souple

Walter, Natasha

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1844087093 ISBN 13 : 9781844087099

Editeur : Virago, 2011

Synopsis

I once believed that we only had to put in place the conditions for equality for the remnants of old-fashioned sexism in our culture to wither away. I am ready to admit that I was wrong.' Empowerment, liberation, choice. Once the watchwords of feminism, these terms have now been co-opted by a society that sells women an airbrushed, highly sexualised and increasingly narrow vision of femininity. Drawing on a wealth of research and personal interviews, LIVING DOLLS is a straight-talking, passionate and important book that makes us look afresh at women and girls, at sexism and femininity - today.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

This book marked a real feminist awakening for me . . . it might make you rage, but in a good, important way (Laura Bates Elle)

If anyone doubts the need to protect girls from the toxic, hyper-sexualised, disempowering environment they're now growing up in, they should read LIVING DOLLS (Maggie Hamilton, author of WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR GIRLS?)

** 'In LIVING DOLLS, Walter makes a compelling case that we need feminism more than ever...this book makes a disturbing, passionate and compelling case for revisiting our notions of equality...Everyone who cares anything about the kind of society we are curre (Sunday Business Post)

** 'Walter does a brilliant job of demolishing their (scientists') arguments (Mail on Sunday, Susie Orbach)

** 'Required reading for everyone who cares about our humanity, and that means all of us (Katherine Sheridan, Irish Times)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Virago
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1844087093
• ISBN 13: 9781844087099
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304