Lynda C. (Readnmachine) reviewed on 1/11/2022 + 1499 more book reviews

Though somewhat dated, this 1992 study of social, legal, and medical perception of the differences between men and women, is informative and thought-provoking.

Tavris sets out the thesis clearly in the introduction: "My concern is with a growing tendency to turn the tables from us-them thinking (with women as the problem) to them-us thinking (with men as the problem). Framing the question in terms of polarities, regardless of which pole is the valued one, immediately sets up false choices for women and men. It continues to divide the world into 'men' and 'women' as if these categories were unified opposites."

Still worth reading today.

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