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'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... read more
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First Sentence edit
I didn't expect we would end up here, I thought to myself a few years ago during a visit to a toy shop in London.
Table of Contents edit
Dolls
I The New Sexism
1 Babes
2 Pole-dancers and prostitutes
3 Girls
4 Lovers
5 Pornography
6 Choices
II The New Determinism
7 Princesses
8 Myths
A Babies
B Words
C Maths
D Hormones
E Brains
9 Stereotypes
10 Changes
Notes
Give your support
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Natasha Walter (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Virago Press
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: February 4, 2010
ISBN: 978-1844084845
Page Count: 273
Publisher: Virago Press
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: February 4, 2010
ISBN: 978-1844084845
Page Count: 273
Awards edit
- The Orwell Prize (2011)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 305
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