The misogyny factor / Anne Summers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Summers, Anne, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Misogyny--Australia.

Misogyny.

Women--Political activity--Australia.

Women.

Women executives--Australia.

Women executives.

Women--Australia--Social conditions.

Economic conditions.

Women--Political activity.

Australia.

Social conditions.

Women--Australia--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

x, 182 pages. ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Sydney, N.S.W. : NewSouth Publishing, 2013.

Summary:

In this Bold and Timely Book, Anne Summers shows how the misogyny factor has excluded women from full and equal participation in Australian economic and public life. From women earning at least one million dollars less than men over their lifetime, to the gross-disrespect shown towards Australia's first female prime minister, the evidence is inescapable: despite the promise of equality, Australian women are not there yet. Not by a long way. But there are heartening signs that women are fighting back against the sexism and misogyny that deny them an equal place in Australian society. If they have to destroy the joint that treats them so badly, then so be it. Women will change the rules and change the game and this book will be an important tool in helping them. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Misogyny Factor 11

2 The Equality Project 23

3 Scorecard 49

4 Progress v. Success 72

5 The Prime Minister's Rights at Work 104

6 Destroying the Joint 137.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781742233840

1742233848

OCLC:

829933872