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The Sex Factor
How Women Made the West Rich
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Why did the West become so rich? Why is inequality rising? How ‘free’ should markets be? And what does sex have to do with it?
In this passionate and skilfully argued book, leading feminist Victoria Bateman shows how we can only understand the burning economic issues of our time if we put sex and gender – ‘the sex factor’ – at the heart of the picture. Spanning the globe and drawing on thousands of years of history, Bateman tells a bold story about how the status and freedom of women are central to our prosperity. Genuine female empowerment requires us not only to recognize the liberating potential of markets and smart government policies but also to challenge the double-standard of many modern feminists when they celebrate the brain while denigrating the body.
The Sex Factor is a devastating exposé of what we have lost from ignoring ‘the sex factor’ and of how reversing this neglect can drive the smart economic policies we need today.
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The Sex Factor by Victoria Bateman is lauded for its bold and intelligent examination of how economics has historically overlooked gender roles. Reviewers praise the book for its clarity, originality, and engaging approach in linking women's economic freedom to societal prosperity. It is recognised for provoking thought and offering an eye-opening perspective on the intersection of economics, gender, and history.
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ISBN: 9781509526772
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 March 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polity Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 150.0mm
Height: 226.0mm
Weight: 408g
Pages: 248
About the Author
Victoria Bateman is a fellow and lecturer in economics at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University. She has led calls for a sexual revolution in economics as well as conducting various high profile ‘naked protests’ to highlight the marginalization of women’s bodies in public life.
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