Damned Whores and God's Police: The Colonization of Women in AustraliaIdeology of sexism in Australia, the nexus of oppression, sexist stereotypes past and present. |
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Page 156
... forced to sell their bodies in return for economic support . If they are fortunate , the market nature of this transaction is disguised by the myths and rituals of love , courtship and marriage . Many women who do not have this ...
... forced to sell their bodies in return for economic support . If they are fortunate , the market nature of this transaction is disguised by the myths and rituals of love , courtship and marriage . Many women who do not have this ...
Page 170
... forced into full - time dom- * This is necessarily an extremely abbreviated account of the development of the ' nuclear family ' and is forced to schematize developments and patterns which took over a century to develop and which ...
... forced into full - time dom- * This is necessarily an extremely abbreviated account of the development of the ' nuclear family ' and is forced to schematize developments and patterns which took over a century to develop and which ...
Page 246
... forced , to adopt that role , all female participation in the profession is casti- gated . Little or no effort is made to create facilities for women doctors to be easily able to combine a professional career with motherhood and so the ...
... forced , to adopt that role , all female participation in the profession is casti- gated . Little or no effort is made to create facilities for women doctors to be easily able to combine a professional career with motherhood and so the ...
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