What should we tell our daughters? : the pleasures and pressures of growing up female
Benn, Melissa2013
Books, Manuscripts
We have reached a crossroads in modern women's lives and our collective daughters are bearing the brunt of some intolerable pressures. Although feminism has made great strides forward, many of the key issues - equality of pay, equality in the home, representation at senior level in the private, public and political sectors - remain to be tackled. Casual sexism in the media and in everyday life is still rife and our daughters face a host of new difficulties as they are bombarded by images of unrealistically skinny airbrushed supermodels and celebrities who depend on their looks and partners for status. This is a manifesto for every mother who has ever had to comfort a daughter who doesn't feel 'pretty', for every young woman who out-performs her male peers professionally and wonders why she is still not taken seriously, and for anyone interested in the world we are making for the next generation.
Main title:
Author:
Benn, Melissa, author
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2013.London : John Murray, 2013.
Collation:
1 volume ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781848546271 (hbk)1848546270
Dewey class:
649.1'33649.133649.133
Local class:
649.133
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
717273