Sexism in America : Alive, Well, and Ruining Our Future

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• ISBN13: 9781556527760
• ISBN10: 1556527764
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2009-09-01
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Summary

The news in 2008 was that women had taken huge strides forward. Feminists' decades-long struggle finally seemed to be paying off, not only in boardrooms, classrooms, and kitchens but also at the very topin presidential politics. But what is the truth behind the headlines? InSexism in America: Alive, Well, and Ruining Our Future, renowned feminist author Barbara J. Berg debunks the many myths about how far women have come and the pervasive belief that ours is a postfeminist society. Combining authoritative research and compelling storytelling, Berg traces the assault on women's status from the 1950swhenNewsweekdeclared "for the American girl, books and babies don't mix"to the present, exploring the deception about women's progress and contextualizing our current situation. All women are hurt by a society lauding their attributes in speeches while scorning them in public policy and popular culture, and the legacy of the women's movement is being short-circuited in every aspect of their lives. Passionate, extensively documented, humorous, and persuasive,Sexism in Americais simultaneously enlightening, frightening, and revitalizing. Berg, an ardent optimist, helps women understand where they are and why and how they can move beyond the marginalizing strategies. It is exactly the right book at exactly the right time.

Author Biography

Barbara J. Berg, PhD, is the author of The Crisis of the Working Mother, Nothing to Cry About, and The Remembered Gate: Origins of American Feminism. She has written for the Baltimore Sun, Ladies’ Home Journal, Ms., the New York Times Magazine, Parents, the Washington Post, and Working Woman.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction: Inequality-the New Normal	p. ix
The Awakening of American Women	p. 1
Feminism Takes Flight	p. 17
Gender Roles Under Fire	p. 31
Do Not Bend, Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate	p. 41
Reagan and the Great Reality Check	p. 53
Welfare Queens, Herculean Women, and Sex-Starved Stalkers	p. 63
The Mixed Bag of Bill Clinton	p. 79
Bushwinked to Bushwhacked	p. 91
9/11 and Women	p. 101
9/11 and Men	p. 113
Military Madness	p. 119
Starve the Beast, Sink the Nation	p. 129
Bodily Harm	p. 137
Birth-Control Activists, Please Phone Home	p. 151
Trouble@edu	p. 171
The Campaign Against Working Women	p. 189
Mothers Matter(s)	p. 213
Unpopular Culture	p. 233
Missing at the Multiplex	p. 245
The Disappearing Girl	p. 265
Toxic Males and Tarty Females	p. 281
Desperately Seeking Self	p. 303
More Than a Few Good Women	p. 311
Conclusion: The Change We Need	p. 323
Resources	p. 335
Notes	p. 344
Bibliography	p. 399
Index	p. 406
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