The Female Eunuch

by: Germaine Greer

in: Gender Studies

Summary:

The book is a seminal feminist text that critiques the traditional roles of women in society, arguing that the nuclear family represses and devitalizes women, reducing them to a status of mere breeders and domestic servants. It calls for women to break free from these constraints, to embrace their sexuality, and to seek independence and equality.

Key points:

1. Femininity Myth: Greer argues that femininity is a myth created to control women, criticizing traits like passivity and chastity as not natural but forced by a male-dominated society.

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