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The great feminist denial / Monica Dux and Zora Simic.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2008.Description: 242 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780522854152 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.42 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ1155 .D89 2008
Contents:
Desperately seeking feminism -- Destination feminism : are we there yet? -- The straw feminist within -- The "m-word" : feminism and the media -- The debates -- Single women : feminism stole my babies and all I got were these lousy Manolo Blahniks -- The motherload : women and work -- Pole-dancing for beginners -- We are all feminists now (except the feminists) -- Beyond the denial -- Removing the denial-coloured glasses.
Summary: "Feminism, if not dead, is at least seriously ill. It is now common to hear women declare themselves 'Not Feminists', whereas in the 1970s it was taken as given that any thinking woman would be proud to wear that label. What the hell happened?"--Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library 305.42 DUX (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL 66787

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 226-230.

Desperately seeking feminism -- Destination feminism : are we there yet? -- The straw feminist within -- The "m-word" : feminism and the media -- The debates -- Single women : feminism stole my babies and all I got were these lousy Manolo Blahniks -- The motherload : women and work -- Pole-dancing for beginners -- We are all feminists now (except the feminists) -- Beyond the denial -- Removing the denial-coloured glasses.

"Feminism, if not dead, is at least seriously ill. It is now common to hear women declare themselves 'Not Feminists', whereas in the 1970s it was taken as given that any thinking woman would be proud to wear that label. What the hell happened?"--Provided by publisher.

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