The End of Equality: Work, Babies and Women's Choices in 21st Century Australia by Anne Summers

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has added a large inscription to synopsis page.

A ground-breaking and explosive new book on how the Howard government has shortchanged women - one of the hottest and most contentious issues the nation faces in the first decade of the 21st century.

In 1975, Anne Summers' groundbreaking book Damned Whores and God's Police changed how we thought about women and their place in Australian history and society. In this 2003 book, Summers promises to do for a new age and a new generation of women what Damned Whores did for women in the 1970s and '80s.

Among the most contentious issues Australia faces at the beginning of the 21st century is one that many thought had been dealt with in the 70s - the condition of Australian women. Debate still rages over their position in the workplace, their alleged failure to 'breed' sufficiently, their lack of proper economic equality, and their inability to penetrate in any real numbers the proverbial glass ceilings in corporate and public life.

What happened to the so-called feminist revolution? Why do most women feel exhausted and trapped? Is there a real choice in women's lives today? (back cover)