Living Dolls by Natasha Walter
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 society that sells women an airbrushed, highly sexualised and increasingly narrow vision of femininity. Drawing on a wealth of research and personal interviews, LIVING DOLLS is a straight-talking, passionate and important book that makes us look afresh at women and girls, at sexism and femininity - today.
If anyone doubts the need to protect girls from the toxic, hyper-sexualised, disempowering environment they're now growing up in, they should read LIVING DOLLS * Maggie Hamilton, author of WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR GIRLS? *
This book marked a real feminist awakening for me. . it might make you rage, but in a good, important way -- Laura Bates * Elle *
** 'In LIVING DOLLS, Walter makes a compelling case that we need feminism more than ever...this book makes a disturbing, passionate and compelling case for revisiting our notions of equality...Everyone who cares anything about the kind of society we are curre * Sunday Business Post *
** 'Walter does a brilliant job of demolishing their (scientists') arguments * Mail on Sunday, Susie Orbach *
** 'Required reading for everyone who cares about our humanity, and that means all of us * Katherine Sheridan, Irish Times *
This book marked a real feminist awakening for me. . it might make you rage, but in a good, important way -- Laura Bates * Elle *
** 'In LIVING DOLLS, Walter makes a compelling case that we need feminism more than ever...this book makes a disturbing, passionate and compelling case for revisiting our notions of equality...Everyone who cares anything about the kind of society we are curre * Sunday Business Post *
** 'Walter does a brilliant job of demolishing their (scientists') arguments * Mail on Sunday, Susie Orbach *
** 'Required reading for everyone who cares about our humanity, and that means all of us * Katherine Sheridan, Irish Times *
Natasha Walter is author of THE NEW FEMINISM. She is a regular contributor to the national papers and BBC Radio.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844087099 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844087093 |
| Title | Living Dolls |
| Author | Natasha Walter |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2011-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for Orwell Prize 2011 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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