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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815687403321

Autore

Goldsworthy Anna

Titolo

Unfinished business : sex, freedom and misogyny / / Anna Goldsworthy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Collingwood, Australia : , : Black Inc., an imprint of Schwartz Media Pty Ltd., , [2013]

ISBN

1-921870-99-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Collana

Quarterly Essay, , 1832-0953 ; ; 50

Disciplina

303.385082

Soggetti

Misogyny

Women - Social life and customs - 21st century

Women's rights

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Sommario/riassunto

On the surface, it seems the best time ever to be a woman in Australia. The prime minister, governor-general and the richest person are all female; women are at the forefront of almost every area of public life. Yet when Julia Gillard's misogyny speech ricocheted around the world, it clearly touched a nerve. Why?In the fiftieth Quarterly Essay, Anna Goldsworthy examines life for women after the gains made by feminism. From Facebook to 50 Shades of Grey, from Girls to gonzo porn, what are young women being told about work and equality, about sex and their bodies? Why do many reject the feminist