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Skillfully Probing the Attack on WomenвЂTMs Rights “Opting-out,” “security moms,” “desperate housewives,” “the new baby fever”—the trend stories of 2006 leave no doubt that American women are still being barraged by the same backlash messages that Susan Faludi brilliantly exposed in her 1991 bestselling book of revelations. Now, the book that reignited the feminist movement is back in a fifteenth anniversary edition, with a new preface by the author that brings backlash consciousness up to date. When it was first published, Backlash made headlines for puncturing such favorite media myths as the “infertility epidemic” and the “man shortage,” myths that defied statistical realities. These willfully fictitious media campaigns added up to an antifeminist backlash. Whatever progress feminism has recently made, FaludiвЂTMs words today seem prophetic. The media still love stories about stay-at-home moms and the “dangers” of womenвЂTMs career ambitions; the glass ceiling is still low; women are still punished for wanting to succeed; basic reproductive rights are still hanging by a thread. The backlash clearly exists. With passion and precision, Faludi shows in

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Author

Susan Faludi

Publisher

Three Rivers Press

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307345424

Category

history

Subjects

Gender Studies, Social Science, Fiction

Rating

3.98 / 5 (7,061 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14