The Feminine Mystique

Media of the Month

Glen Helfand | Posted 12.02.2011

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Glen Helfand

As our intake of media becomes increasingly isolated -- downloaded rather than through interpersonal exchange -- there is equally a sense that we can create rituals that bring people together to share interests and ideas.

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Gloria: In Her Own Words -- A Life in Activism

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 10.15.2011

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Marcia G. Yerman

Why did Gloria Steinem evolve into a symbol of so much to so many? It's impossible to know. She became a vessel through which some women discovered themselves, their potential, and the strength to advocate for their own truths.

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The Movement

Marlo Thomas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marlo Thomas

2011-03-05-marlo.jpgAs Gloria Steinem so wisely commented, "A movement is only people moving." In 1965, women were moving, separately, but headed in the same direction.

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Million-Dollar Mommy Blogging: Reinforcing The Feminine Mystique?

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 11.17.2011

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Morra Aarons-Mele

The truth is, most women who dream of becoming financially successful women bloggers will do so only if they stick to covering the most traditional of female subjects: mothering and home. Other subjects just don't pay.

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Required Reading: Revisiting Feminist Literature

flavorwire.com | Kathleen Massara | Posted 05.25.2011

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Most of us read "serious books" about feminism in high school and college, but how many of us have gone back and read The Second Sex as adults? Stepha...

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WATCH: Men Happiest When Given Little Criticism And Lots Of Sex

The Huffington Post | Zoe Triska | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last night, Stephen Colbert interviewed author Stephanie Coontz about her new book "A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at th...

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My Friend Betty Friedan

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 11.17.2011

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Amitai Etzioni

I guess it is again open season on the author of The Feminine Mystique. The book had a major effect that alone justifies its being listed among the books whose authors ought to be celebrated rather than raked over the coals.

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Stirring Up The Feminine Mystique For A New Generation

Christine Whelan | Posted 11.17.2011

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Christine Whelan

I am a professor of sociology teaching classes on gender and social change -- and I have never read Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique." It turns out that very few of my well-educated, feminist-leaning friends have either.

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What Would You Call It?

Katrina Alcorn | Posted 11.17.2011

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Katrina Alcorn

I don't know when I decided to call it a nervous breakdown. Some can't even have this conversation because it would mean looking at things they're trying not to see. I know how they feel because two years ago, I was one of them.

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Another Problem with No Name: Boomers and Age Discrimination in the Workplace

Brent Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brent Green

Given extraordinary economic pressure to continue working beyond traditional retirement age, older workers nevertheless confront entrenched obstacles to staying employed and finding jobs.

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