Women, feminism, and femininity in the 21st century: American and French perspectives

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
France in 2009: A Glimpse into Women’s Lives....Pages 15-28
Liberté, Egalité … Infidelité? Musings on French and American Sexual Behavior....Pages 29-40
Women in Management and the Glass Ceiling: The French Situation....Pages 41-54
The Stalled Revolution: Gender and Time Allocation in the United States....Pages 55-77
Career Prioritizing in Dual-Earner Couples....Pages 79-105
Sexual Harassment: Crime, Discrimination, or Just Bad Business?....Pages 107-115
Front Matter....Pages 117-117
Parity versus History....Pages 119-131
Parity and the Sexual Order....Pages 133-154
Feminist Perspectives on Parité in the United States: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly....Pages 155-173
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Creative Feminine Nonfiction in the United States: A Model for French Feminists?....Pages 177-187
Rethinking Parenthood to Achieve Reproductive Equality....Pages 189-199
Political and Theoretical Introduction to Post-Sexuality....Pages 201-217
Third-Wave Feminism, Sexualities, and the Adventures of the Posts....Pages 219-234
Conclusion....Pages 235-238
Back Matter....Pages 239-249