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“In Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism, Ghodsee argues that unregulated capitalism is bad for women, as well as for everyone else. It goes on to argue that by nature capitalism forces a transactional relationship with sex and relationships between men and women. However, if we were to implement some of the gender equalizing policies of socialism such as government healthcare, childcare, schooling, and parental leave, men and women would be starting their romantic and sexual relationships from an equal footing, and as a result lead more happy and fulfilling lives both inside and outside of the bedroom. This book makes a compelling case for studying and implementing the positive aspects of the socialism of the past, so we can have a better future. By no means a manifesto, or apologetics for state socialism, but a call to take a deeper look at what the socialist countries of the past got right, and perhaps a suggestion not to throw the baby out with the bathwater, to look at what actually worked and benefited the citizens of those nations.”
— Amy • Changing Hands
A “brilliant,” “engaging,” and “valuable,” (Financial Times) exploration of why capitalism hurts women and how socialism, when done right, can bring economic independence, better labor conditions and, yes, even better sex.
In Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism, acclaimed ethnographer Kristen R. Ghodsee argues that unregulated capitalism disproportionately harms women—at work, at home, in government, and in the bedroom. Having spent years researching what happened to women in countries that transitioned from state socialism to capitalism, Ghodsee claims that by rejecting the bad and salvaging the good, we can adapt some socialist ideas to the twenty-first century and improve our lives.
This book is a spirited, witty, and deeply researched exploration of why socialism—when done right—can lead to economic independence, better work life balance, and yes, even better sex. It's become increasingly clear to women that capitalism isn’t working for us, and Ghodsee is the informed, lively guide who can show us the way forward.
Kristen R. Ghodsee is professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Her eight books on gender, socialism, and post-socialism in Eastern Europe have been translated into nineteen languages. Ghodsee’s writing has been published in the Washington Post, New York Times, and Le Monde Diplomatique, among other outlets. She’s appeared on the PBS NewsHour and France 24 as well as on many podcasts, including NPR’s Throughline and The Ezra Klein Show. She lives outside Philadelphia.
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Audiobook details
Author:
Kristen R. Ghodsee
Narrator:
Esther Wane
ISBN:
9781549171178
Length:
5 hours 22 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hachette Audio
Publication date:
November 20, 2018
Edition:
Unabridged
PDF extra:
Available
Libro.fm rank:
#2,762 Overall
Genre rank:
#103 in Politics & Economy