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Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism

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A witty, fiercely intelligent exploration of why capitalism is rigged against women and what we can do about it.

Unregulated capitalism is bad for women. Socialism, if done properly, leads to economic independence, better labour conditions, better work/family balance and, yes, even better sex.

If you like the idea of such outcomes, then come along for an exploration of how we can change women's lives for the better.

'Funny, angry, urgent. Ghodsee is going to start a revolution' Daisy Buchanan, author of The Sisterhood

© Kristen Ghodsee 2018 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Critics Review

Wonderful … Kristen Ghodsee doesn’t wear rose-tinted spectacles … but she seeks with great brio and nuance to lay out what some socialist states achieved for women … That Ghodsee also makes this a joyous read is the cherry on the cake
Observer
Ghodsee’s book could not have been published at a better moment ... There are many reasons to revisit socialist policies in a time of widening inequality, but a feminist perspective offers some of the most powerful incentives
Guardian
Brilliant ... engaging ... Ghodsee is not naive [and] brings the necessary scepticism to her thesis [which] comes into sharp focus when she looks at what happened after the Wall fell ... [a] valuable record of how things were and how they could be
Financial Times
Convincing, provocative and useful
Times Higher Education
Capitalism’s triumph is a calamity for most women. Kristen Ghodsee’s incisive book brilliantly reveals their plight
Yanis Varoufakis
This book is funny, angry and urgent – it's going to make readers think very differently about how they work, and how they live. Ghodsee is going to start a revolution. I'm already making a placard
Daisy Buchanan, author of How To Be a Grown-Up

User Reviews

Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
Author Kristen Ghodsee
Narrator Esther Wane
Duration 5 hours and 21 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781529903188
Format Audiobook
Publisher Random House
Genre Economic theory and philosophy, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Sex and sexuality, social aspects
Availability AU, GB, IE
Rating
5.0 (1 review)
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