Damned Whores and God's PoliceFeminist perspective first published in 1975 of how Australia's history and culture have limited women's roles in society. A new introduction discusses changes relevant to each original chapter and comments on issues still requiring change. The final chapter of the first edition, an attempt to look into the future, is replaced with an analysis of the women's movement from 1975-93. Summers is a former consultant to Prime Minister Paul Keating's Office for the Status of Women and currently editor of 'Good Weekend' magazine. |
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Page 62
... activities of what is considered to be an important group of women . In practice this approach is generally a throwaway although it is potentially the most valuable for it treats the activities of women in a social context while the ...
... activities of what is considered to be an important group of women . In practice this approach is generally a throwaway although it is potentially the most valuable for it treats the activities of women in a social context while the ...
Page 115
... activities with which Australian people , women and men , occupy their leisure time . Even more than with the other two ' levels ' which are to some extent minority proclivities both in terms of the numbers of people either ...
... activities with which Australian people , women and men , occupy their leisure time . Even more than with the other two ' levels ' which are to some extent minority proclivities both in terms of the numbers of people either ...
Page 377
... activities outside the home , but these must always be altruistic activities performed in a spirit of bourgeois benevolence and never for monetary reward . The second attitude engendered by the campaign for equal educa- tion was that it ...
... activities outside the home , but these must always be altruistic activities performed in a spirit of bourgeois benevolence and never for monetary reward . The second attitude engendered by the campaign for equal educa- tion was that it ...
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