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 163
... poverty , and in the midst of the two - cars - and - swimming- pool suburban prosperity there exist well over two million people who find it difficult to ensure adequate housing let alone the com- placency of a full belly . That such ...
... poverty , and in the midst of the two - cars - and - swimming- pool suburban prosperity there exist well over two million people who find it difficult to ensure adequate housing let alone the com- placency of a full belly . That such ...
Page 166
... poverty amongst women in Australia . Certainly it would be hazardous to try to estimate the numbers of women involved , but it is possible to designate those areas in which poverty is most likely to occur and then to gain some idea of ...
... poverty amongst women in Australia . Certainly it would be hazardous to try to estimate the numbers of women involved , but it is possible to designate those areas in which poverty is most likely to occur and then to gain some idea of ...
Page 167
... poverty . For instance , although the Henderson survey devoted a great deal of attention to the poverty of aged people , there was no specific mention made of the fact that more than two - thirds of the recipients of aged pensions are ...
... poverty . For instance , although the Henderson survey devoted a great deal of attention to the poverty of aged people , there was no specific mention made of the fact that more than two - thirds of the recipients of aged pensions are ...
Contents
Introduction to the New Edition | 1 |
Introduction | 59 |
PART ONE THE NEXUS OF OPPRESSION | 75 |
Copyright | |
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