DIVING DEEPER
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Anna Fels’ book is a must read for all women wanting to up their game. She describes women’s reality in a subtle, but detailed, way that will hit your hearts unlike any other writer I’ve ever read. The fact that she’s a medical doctor is an extra bonus. She should be a household name in all households interested in justice.
Necessary Dreams – Anna Fels
MRS. AMERICA
Mrs. America. A series on HULU about Phyllis Schlafly and her fight AGAINST the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). I include it here because it is very interesting to see a woman violating the traditional concepts of femininity while she fought for the enforcement of those very concepts. It shows an ambitious, highly capable woman who was shut out of the all-male Washington circle of politicians and policy makers, of that time, who decided questions of defense and national security, a subject she was very knowledgeable in and passionate about. Her response was to direct her ambition to a subject acceptable for women, of that circle, which was to oppose feminists and the passage of the ERA. She was successful and the ERA was never passed. In addition, she gained considerable recognition and prestige for her activities. She did win the battle against the ERA, however she still lost the war. Almost all of the social changes she resisted have now become a reality in American society.
Richard Reeves looks for a positive vision that is compatible with gender equality.
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Of Boys and Men – Richard V. Reeves
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The Man's Guide to Women
John Gottman, PhD Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD
Delusions of Gender – Cordelia Fine
Neurosexism or dubious “brain facts” finding its way into apparently scientific books and articles and popular culture.
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IF SHE CAN SEE IT, SHE CAN BE IT.
A nonprofit institute founded by Geena Davis, of Thelma and Louise fame,
The Geena Davis Institute and See Jane support research and encourage media and entertainment worlds to include positive portrayals of women in various professions which can contribute to increase interest and pursuit of those fields among young women.This is known as the “Skully Effect” hence the saying “If She Can See It, She Can Be it”.
Testosterone Rex: Myths of Sex, Science, and Society
Cordelia Fine begins with Darwin then presents a study from the 1940’s where popular culture got the idea that science proved that the difference in behavior and social position of men and women came from biology and genetics. She goes through the history and many subsequent scientific criticisms and follow up experiments which disproves that original theory that popular culture has still not dismissed.