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Some Girls Do : Why Women Do and Don't Ask Men Out by Leroy, Margaret is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This book explores why, in these post-feminist days, otherwise confident and assertive women spend hours waiting for the phone to ring when they meet a man they like. It reveals the effects this passivity in courtship and relationships has on women's sense of themselves, their self-image, concern with appearance, and their disgruntlement with men. Women's lack of sexual assertiveness, particularly early in relationships, is one of the few areas to remain relatively untouched by feminist ideology. Leroy shows that this passivity has an overwhelming effect on women's confidence which in turn has a bearing on their behaviour in all aspects of their lives. Looking at female fantasy, date rape, masochism, male responses and the media, and drawing on literature, interviews and research, she exposes hypocrisies, blows the lid on the women's magazine industry, and finally suggests ways in which women can take control of their courtship rituals, becoming more at ease and assertive not just in this, but in all areas of their lives. 'Don't go clubbing without it' – Independent

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Author
Leroy, Margaret
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Published
2016
Language
EN
ISBN
9780002555920
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Social Science, Fiction, Social Sciences
Updated
2026-03-25

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