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...rejection of the label may, as Faludi argues, demonstrate the insidious effects of the backlash. But it may also reflect the failures of the movement. Paula Kamen, 24, author of Feminist Fatale, is a fan of Faludi's. But she urges that "in this age, the women's movement has to look in the mirror." Like some other critics, Kamen thinks that Backlash lets the women's movement off too easily. "It isn't all media conspiracy...
Contrary to Faludi's backlash thesis, the signs that women are having second thoughts are not purely an invention of the media. In 1985, given the choice between having a job or staying home to care for the family, 51% of women preferred to work, according to the Roper Organization; by 1991 that number fell to 43%, and 53% said they would rather stay home. It is certainly possible to see this self-questioning not as a sign of weakness but as a sign of strength. "It's not a sense of defeat. But it's saying, 'I have many...
...social commentator who shatters myths and exposes hypocrisy has performed a useful service, and Faludi is no exception. She has inspired men and women to take a new look at the messages they absorb, messages that act as barriers to understanding or to justice. But it is also appropriate to argue, as founding feminist Betty Friedan does, that feminism also needs to "transcend sexual politics and anger against men to express a new vision of family and community. We must go from wallowing in the victim's state to mobilizing the new power of women and men for a larger...
...crowd at Cody's Books in Berkeley came to see Gloria Steinem. But when the owner announced that surprise guest Susan Faludi was there to introduce her, the audience cheered for a hometown hero. After the speeches, both authors sat down with TIME, and they continued their joint interview last week in New York City...
...Faludi: All family issues should not be women's issues. They should be human issues. The idea that women exist only when they're attached to children is the notion that feminism can somehow be repackaged as "family rights." In the past few weeks, there have been stories about the "myth of sisterhood," which attacked feminists for not focusing enough on the family. One writer said to succeed, feminists need to look at women's issues from a "children's perspective." Why should we? We're adults. What bothers me is the implication that women have to prove they...