- Sally Hines, Professor of Sociology & Gender Identities, University of Leeds, and author of Gender Diversity, Recognition and Citizenship.
- Valerie Bryson, Professor Emerita of Politics, University of Huddersfield, and author of Feminist Political Theory, and Gender and the Politics of Time.
There’s never been a better time to be a woman. Thanks to those feminists who fought for liberation, young women today have freedom and opportunities their grandmothers could barely have imagined. Girls do better at school than boys, are more likely to go to university, and are taking more of the top jobs and leadership positions. However, many women still consider themselves disadvantaged and vulnerable; a new generation of feminists complain that women are victims of rape culture on campus, everyday sexism on the street, and ‘mansplaining’ in the office. And while more women may be competing for the top jobs, new questions have even been raised over the gender pay gap and old-fashioned workplace misogyny.
In her new book, Women vs Feminism: why we all need liberating from the gender wars, Joanna Williams looks at battles fought and won to give women today equal opportunities. She asks why, instead of taking full advantage of freedoms gained, the focus of much feminist campaigning seems to be logging complaints about how bad women feel, and promoting the idea that women are victims of continued misogyny and male power. So do we need to liberating from the gender wars, or are they an ongoing fight for liberation? How equal are the sexes today? And is there still a role for feminism?
Join Joanna Williams on Wednesday 16th May 2018, Carriageworks Theatre, Room 1 at 6:45pm (for 7pm start) to 8:30pm.
- Admission: £5 waged/£4 unwaged (cash only) to pay at door to Room 1. Book your place by e-mailing us at: contact@leedssalon.org.uk