Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic IndependencePublicAffairs, 20. nóv. 2018 - 240 síður A spirited, deeply researched exploration of why capitalism is bad for women and how, when done right, socialism leads to economic independence, better labor conditions, better work-life balance and, yes, even better sex. In a witty, irreverent op-ed piece that went viral, Kristen Ghodsee argued that women had better sex under socialism. The response was tremendous — clearly she articulated something many women had sensed for years: the problem is with capitalism, not with us. Ghodsee, an acclaimed ethnographer and professor of Russian and East European Studies, spent years researching what happened to women in countries that transitioned from state socialism to capitalism. She argues here that unregulated capitalism disproportionately harms women, and that we should learn from the past. By rejecting the bad and salvaging the good, we can adapt some socialist ideas to the 21st century and improve our lives. She tackles all aspects of a woman's life - work, parenting, sex and relationships, citizenship, and leadership. In a chapter called "Women: Like Men, But Cheaper," she talks about women in the workplace, discussing everything from the wage gap to harassment and discrimination. In "What To Expect When You're Expecting Exploitation," she addresses motherhood and how "having it all" is impossible under capitalism. Women are standing up for themselves like never before, from the increase in the number of women running for office to the women's march to the long-overdue public outcry against sexual harassment. Interest in socialism is also on the rise -- whether it's the popularity of Bernie Sanders or the skyrocketing membership numbers of the Democratic Socialists of America. It's become increasingly clear to women that capitalism isn't working for us, and Ghodsee is the informed, lively guide who can show us the way forward. |
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... interest began in 1997, when I started conducting research on the impacts of the collapse of communist ideology on ordinary people. First as a PhD student and later as a university professor, I lived for more than three years in ...
... interest began in 1997, when I started conducting research on the impacts of the collapse of communist ideology on ordinary people. First as a PhD student and later as a university professor, I lived for more than three years in ...
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... been a veritable explosion of interest in socialism among young Americans coupled with concomitant attacks by political leaders promising that “America will never be a socialist country.” When I submitted my PREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK ...
... been a veritable explosion of interest in socialism among young Americans coupled with concomitant attacks by political leaders promising that “America will never be a socialist country.” When I submitted my PREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK ...
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... interest in the history and culture of East European socialism has been met with a fierce backlash, spearheaded by those wielding the specter of zombie socialism to maintain the neoliberal status quo. Some conservatives insist on ...
... interest in the history and culture of East European socialism has been met with a fierce backlash, spearheaded by those wielding the specter of zombie socialism to maintain the neoliberal status quo. Some conservatives insist on ...
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... interest in reducing the entire history of state socialism in Eastern Europe to the worst crimes of Stalin in the 1930s. This may seem a mere squabble among scholars, but it has important implications for contemporary politics. In our ...
... interest in reducing the entire history of state socialism in Eastern Europe to the worst crimes of Stalin in the 1930s. This may seem a mere squabble among scholars, but it has important implications for contemporary politics. In our ...
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... interest in the well-being of our societies wants to recreate those versions of autocratic states with their clunky ... interests. Journalists who say the wrong things about the country's shared past can be fined or imprisoned. The ...
... interest in the well-being of our societies wants to recreate those versions of autocratic states with their clunky ... interests. Journalists who say the wrong things about the country's shared past can be fined or imprisoned. The ...
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YOU MIGHT BE SUFFERING FROM | |
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WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOURE EXPECTING | |
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Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic ... Kristen Rogheh Ghodsee Engin sýnishorn í boði - 2018 |
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic ... Kristen R. Ghodsee Engin sýnishorn í boði - 2018 |
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic ... Kristen R. Ghodsee Engin sýnishorn í boði - 2018 |
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