Feminism: A Very Short Introduction

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How much have women's lives really changed? In the West women still come up against the 'glass ceiling' at work most earning considerably less than their male counterparts What are we to make of the now commonplace insistence that feminism deprives men of their rights & dignities? & how does one tackle the issue of female emancipation in different cultural & economic environments
- in for example the Middle East the Indian sub-continent & Africa? This book provides an historical account of feminism exploring its earliest roots as well as key issues including voting rights the liberation of the sixties & its relevance today Margaret Walters touches on the difficulties & inequities that women still face more than forty years after the 'new wave' of 1960s feminism such as how successful women are at combining domesticity motherhood & work outside the house She brings the subject completely up to date by providing an analysis of the current situation of women across the globe from Europe & the United States to Third World countries ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable