For anyone interested in the future of womanhood, The Whole Woman is a must-read. Whether it's liposuction or abortion, Barbie or Lady Diana, housework or sex work, Greer always has an opinion, and as one of the most brilliant, glamorous, and dynamic feminists of all time, her opinions matter. She mordantly attacks 'lifestyle feminists' who blithely believe they can have it all, and argues for a fuller, more organic idea of womanhood. With passionate rhetoric, outrageous humor, and the authority of a lifetime of thought and observation, she trains a sharp eye on the issues women face at the turn of the century.įrom the workplace to the kitchen, from the supermarket to the bedroom, Greer exposes the innumerable forms of insidious discrimination and exploitation that continue to plague women around the globe. In this thoroughly engaging new book, the fervent, rollicking, straight-shooting Greer, is, as ever, 'the ultimate agent provocateur' ( Mirabella). No feminist writer can match her for eloquence or energy none makes laugh the way she does.'- The Washington Post 1 Sunday Times bestseller for five weeks and was hailed by the critics as a 'polemical bomb' (Guardian) and as required reading for thinking adults everywhere.Thirty years after the publication of The Female Eunuch, Germaine Greer is back with the sequel she vowed never to write. Here is all the polemical power that sold over a million copies of The Female Eunuch and kept its author at the heart of controversy ever since. Erudite, eccentric, provocative and invigorating, Germaine Greer once again sets the agenda for the future of feminism. Read more all' has disguised the persistent discrimination and exploitation that continues to exist for women in the basic areas of health, sex, politics, economics and marketing. With fiery rhetoric, authoritative insight, outrageous humour and broad-ranging debate, Greer shows that, although women have indeed come a very long way in the last thirty years, the notion of our 'having it.

Germaine Greer proclaims that the time has come to get angry again! Modern feminism has become the victim of unenlightened complacency, and what started out in the Sixties as a movement for liberation has become one that has sought and settled for equality. THIRTY YEARS AFTER THE FEMALE EUNUCH, GERMAINE GREER RETURNS TO THE SUBJECT OF FEMINISM, WITH THE BOOK SHE VOWED SHE WOULD NEVER WRITE. Shows that, although women have indeed come a very long way over the years, the notion of our 'having it all' has disguised the persistent discrimination and exploitation that continues to exist for women in the basic areas of health, sex, politics, economics and marketing. Description for The Whole Woman Paperback.

The Whole Woman by Germaine Greer