by Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D
First published at Townhall.com April 30, 2007.
She is at it again. Linda Hirshman keeps turning up like a bad penny. Her friends at the New York Times have given her more space to spread her poisonous message that the intelligent woman’s place is at the office. (more…)
by Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D
First published at Townhall.com April 16, 2007.
In March, I had two major speaking engagements, which together showed me the real condition of the women’s movement. At the University of Virginia, I debated the state of Women’s Studies programs. In Harrisburg, PA, I presented The Smart Sex Workshop to a statewide network of crisis pregnancy center counselors. These contrasting audiences revealed this surprising truth. The self-styled women’s advocates housed in Women’s Studies are now the Establishment. The new underground, counter-cultural radicals, the really committed advocates for women, are the women of the Pro-Life movement. (more…)
by Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D
First published at Townhall.com April 2, 2007.
I hesitate to proclaim the death of feminism, since it seems to be alive in the public square. Men are still being persecuted on trumped up rape charges. Fathers are still being kept out of their children’s lives. The abortion lobby is still whining about crisis pregnancy centers. But judging from my recent debate at the University of Virginia, I’d have to say there ain’t much intellectual life left in the old feminist corpse. (You can read the text of my prepared remarks here.) (more…)
Debate at the University of Virginia
Amy Richards, debating the affirmative.
Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. debating the negative. (more…)
by Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D
A review of Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World by Linda R. Hirshman
Feminists have long preached that sex differences must be eradicated because they are merely cultural-no matter how universal, deep-seated, or persistent they may be. Given enough “choice,” they believe, women will choose the androgynous life. But this agenda has stalled in recent years, as young mothers have become increasingly willing to embrace traditional gender roles. In an effort to reverse this trend, retired law professor Linda Hirschman ignited a firestorm last year with an article in the American Prospect, which asserted that educated women who leave their professions to raise children are “leading lesser lives.” She has expanded her argument into a new book, Get to Work: A Manifesto for the Women of the World. (more…)
