Feminism | Claims That Women Face Discrimination in the Workplace Are Exaggerated
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese is the author of Feminism Is Not the Story of My Life: How Today’s Feminist Elite Has Lost Touch with the Real Concerns of Women, from which the following viewpoint is excerpted. In this viewpoint, Fox- Genovese contends that feminists’ assertions that women are treated unequally within the workplace are exaggerated. In reality, she writes, women are entering the workforce in rapid numbers and their average income is rising steadily. Although some women may face workplace discrimination, evidence shows that middle- and upper-class women are prospering....
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: What Is the Status of Women in America?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Women Are the Victims of Sexism
- Women Are Not the Victims of Sexism
- Women Face Discrimination in the Workplace
- Claims That Women Face Discrimination in the Workplace Are Exaggerated
- Violence Against Women Is a Serious Problem
- Feminists Have Overstated the Problem of Violence Against Women
- Women Are Harmed by Societal Standards of Beauty
- Women Are Not Harmed by Societal Standards of Beauty
- Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 2: How Has Feminism Affected Society?
- Chapter 3: Is Feminism Obsolete?
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Chapter 4: What Should the Goals of Feminism Be?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Feminists Should Support Abortion Rights
- Feminists Should Oppose Abortion
- Feminists Should Work to Restrict Pornography
- Feminists Should Work to Protect Pornography
- Feminists Should Seek International Rights for Women
- Feminists Should Not Seek International Rights for Women
- Women’s Less than Full Equality Under the U.S. Constitution
- Women Would Not Benefit from Changes to the U.S. Constitution
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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