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Anyone who has ever wondered what became of the feminist revolution will do well to read this important book understand its lessons, and act upon them. If the 1970s were marked by enormous progress for women, the 1980s have been a slide-back decade. Lawyer and writer Wendy aminer, in this brilliantly argued book, shows how revival of the notion that men are naturally more analytic, aggressive, and interested in success, while women are naturally more compassionate and nurturing has harmed the cause of women. Doubting their own ability to compete in the marketplace while being responsible for child care, many women, including some feminists, have taken what Kaminer calls the "protectionist" view, asking for child custody laws and workplace benefits favoring mothers — instead of for equal rights. In A Fearful Freedom, Kaminer presents an impassioned defense of equality. She shows how protective laws in the workplace, the home, and the criminal justice system, which some believe helpful, always hurt women by advancing debilitating stereotypes of feminine passivity, weakness, and dependence. Covering a wide range of issues, including abortion, reproductive rights, divorce reform, workp

Who reads A Fearful Freedom : Women's Flight from Equality?

Author

Wendy Kaminer

Publisher

Addison Wesley Longman Publishing Co

Published

1990

Language

EN

ISBN

9780201092349

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Law