The Misogyny Factor
By (Author) Anne Summers
NewSouth Publishing
NewSouth Publishing
1st June 2013
Australia
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Gender studies: women and girls
Sociology
305.42
Paperback
192
Width 134mm, Height 210mm, Spine 17mm
456g
In 2012, Anne Summers gave two landmark speeches about women in Australia, attracting more than 120,000 visits to her website. Within weeks of their delivery Prime Minister Julia Gillard's own speech about misogyny and sexism went viral and was celebrated around the world. Summers makes the case that Australia, the land of the fair go, still hasn't figured out how to make equality between men and women work. She shows how uncomfortable we are with the idea of women with political and financial power, let alone the reality. Summers dismisses the idea that we should celebrate progress for women as opposed to outright success. She shows what success will look like.
Dr Anne Summers is a best-selling author, journalist and thought-leader with a long career in politics, the media, business and the non-government sector in Australia and abroad.