| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
viii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
"The essays in this book are the result of a series of lectures held at the Francophone Research and Resource Center at the University of Southern California (USC) in the spring of 2006"--Introd. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"In the popular imagination, American women French women have it all : sex and motherhood, glamour and high-powered careers. French women, on the other hand, think American women are puritanical, overzealous feminists, and can't 'have it all' without being wracked by guilt and doubts. The essays in this book by leading American and French academics and critics set the record straight. In fact, contrary to myth, they find that French feminists could and actually should look to the United States for inspiration. This book offers the first comparative critical appraisal of how women live in the United States and France and offers insights into what women in both countries can do to live better, more complete lives"--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
1. France in 2009: a glimpse into women's lives / Béatrice Mousli -- 2. Liberté, egalité...infidelité? Musing on French and American sexual behavior / Alexandra Migoya -- 3. Women in management and the glass ceiling: the French situation / Jacqueline Laufer -- 4. The stalled revolution: gender and time allocation in the United States / Lynne M. Casper and Suzanne M. Bianchi -- 5. Career prioritizing in dual-earner couples / Joy E. Pixley -- 6. Sexual harassment : crime, discrimination, or just bad business? / Christine A. Littleton -- 7. Parity versus history / Christine Fauré -- 8. Parity and the sexual order / Réjane Sénac-Slawinski -- 9. Feminist perspective on parité in the United States : the good, the bad, and the ugly / Amy G. Mazur -- 10. Creative feminine nonfiction in the United States : a model for French feminists? / Eve-Alice Roustang-Stoller -- 11. Rethinking parenthood to achieve reproductive equality / Marcela Iacub -- 12. Political and theoretical introduction to post-sexuality / Patrice Maniglier -- 13. Third-wave feminism, sexualities, and the adventures of the posts / Rhonda Hammer and Douglas Kellner. |
| Subject |
Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Congresses.
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Women. |
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United States. |
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Feminism -- United States -- Congresses.
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Feminism. |
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Women -- France -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Congresses.
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France. |
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Feminism -- France -- Congresses.
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
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Feminism. |
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Women's movement. |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Mousli, Béatrice.
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Roustang-Stoller, Eve-Alice.
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| Added Title |
Women, feminism, and femininity in the twenty-first century : American and French perspectives |
| ISBN |
0230613268 |
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9780230613263 |
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