What Women Want: An Agenda for the Women's Movement
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (873 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0190623365 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book is essential reading for anyone who cares about equal opportunity for women." --Kim Gandy, National Organization for Women, President 2001-2009 "As she has done for decades, Deborah Rhode argues again persuasively that American women still face a grinding uphill battle. What Women Want is the most comprehensive account of gender inequality out there. She keeps the narrative readable with stories of figures such as Hillary Clinton '73JD and Sheryl Sandberg and quotations from a broad array of sources, including Calvin Trillin '57, in the New Y
Rhode is the Ernest W. Deborah L. McFarland Professor of Law, Stanford University
Incredibly Useful History Spike 65 A book I will return to many times. It provides a comprehensive history of the contemporary women's movement and lays out in a clear and engaging fashion, the challenges that still lie ahead.. "Straight, No-Chaser, 2014 & Beyond > An Agenda." Michael GreenGold "WHAT WOMEN WANT / An Agenda for the Women's Movement, Circa 09.2014 is a "Straight, No Chaser" lead / read starting with how American Women fare worse than American Men on virtually every major dimension of social status, financial well-being, and physical safety. > Sexual violence remains common, and reproductive rights are by no means secure. >Women assume disproportionate burdens in the home and pay
A rigorously researched and well-written answer to the glut of gender-related books that have come onto the market recently, What Women Want comprehensively analyzes the challenges the feminist movement faces today. Despite these formidable obstacles, the goals and principles of feminism are widely accepted by the American mainstream, and Rhode, herself a pathbreaker in the fields of law and education, offers effective strategies for redefining and advancing the feminist agenda, thereby creating a movement that truly recognizes, and is responsive to, what all women want.. What Women Want is a trenchant examination of the struggle for women's equality, and a prescription for what to focus on next in order to ensure maximum success. Only by identifying