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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... political and economic transition from state socialism to capitalism in Eastern Europe. Although I first traveled through the region just months after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, my professional interest began in 1997, when I ...
... political and economic transition from state socialism to capitalism in Eastern Europe. Although I first traveled through the region just months after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, my professional interest began in 1997, when I ...
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... political climate, and I find it quite ironic that those who claim to abhor totalitarianism have no trouble silencing speech or unleashing hysterical Twitter mobs. The German political theorist Rosa Luxemburg once said: “Freedom is ...
... political climate, and I find it quite ironic that those who claim to abhor totalitarianism have no trouble silencing speech or unleashing hysterical Twitter mobs. The German political theorist Rosa Luxemburg once said: “Freedom is ...
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... taken the first step toward rejecting market valuations that purport to quantify our fundamental worth as human beings. The political is personal. Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937): The first woman in space, Tereshkova.
... taken the first step toward rejecting market valuations that purport to quantify our fundamental worth as human beings. The political is personal. Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937): The first woman in space, Tereshkova.
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... political possibilities. There has never been a better time to think and write about the history of socialism in both theory and practice. And this conversation has gone global. In the face of a resurgence of right-wing nationalism ...
... political possibilities. There has never been a better time to think and write about the history of socialism in both theory and practice. And this conversation has gone global. In the face of a resurgence of right-wing nationalism ...
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... political projects in the present. The authors assert, “The usage of spectral and mythological representations of socialism has, for the winners of transition, the capacity to preempt social justice claims and to structure political ...
... political projects in the present. The authors assert, “The usage of spectral and mythological representations of socialism has, for the winners of transition, the capacity to preempt social justice claims and to structure political ...
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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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