Gender on Planet Earth
Publisher: New Press
Published: February 13, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781565847682
Subjects: Sociology; Social Science; Sex Roles (Sociological Aspects); Gender Studies; Women's Studies - General; Women; Social conditions; Feminism & Feminist Theory; Feminist theory; Feminism; Public opinion
First sentence: Beyond the window the rain falls vertically out of a sombre, metallic sky.
Description: "In Gender on Planet Earth, influential author, social scientist and iconoclastic feminist Ann Oakley argues that men and women have inherited and reinforce a system of gender differences that has a destructive effect on them, their shared humanity and the planet. By showing us how every aspect of our lives is dominated by male/female power structures, she forces us to take a step back and see how and why gender inequality has thrown our society out of balance."--BOOK JACKET.