The Home Stretch
Why the Gender Revolution Stalled at the Kitchen Sink
$29.71
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2021
Summary
Forty years of feminism and still women do the majority of the housework. Why?
In fact, while women are making slow but steady gains on gender disparities in the workplace, at home the gap is widening. In the UK, the average heterosexual British woman puts in 12 more days of household labour per year than her male companion, while young American men are now twice as likely as their fathers to think a woman’s place is in the home. And when “having it all” so often means hiring a nanny …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786497598 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 178649759X |
| Author: | Sally Howard |
| Publisher: | Atlantic Books |
| Imprint: | Atlantic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2021 |
| Weight: | 290g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
“An impassioned and compelling case for why housework is fundamental…the kind of book you’ll want to pass between friends.” – New Statesman
‘An impassioned and compelling case for why housework is fundamental…the kind of book you’ll want to pass between friends.’ - New Statesman
‘A funny, enraging look at feminism’s toughest battle.’ - Helen Lewis, author of DIFFICULT WOMEN
Sally Howard
Sally Howard is a journalist specializing in gender, human rights, and social trends. She is a regular contributor to Marie Claire (UK and US), the Sunday Telegraph’s Stella magazine, the British Medical Journal, BBC Radio Four’s From Our Own Correspondent, and the US feminist publication Ms. magazine.
Her first book, The Kama Sutra Diaries, was named one of The Scotsman’s Travel Books of the Year in 2014. She also co-authored 20 Amazing Places for The Sunday Times Travel magazine. Sally Howard lives in London.
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