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Country United States Publication date November 8, 2005 Pages 338 Originally published 8 November 2005 Page count 338 Publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons | 3.1/5 Goodreads Language English Media type Print Paperback ISBN 0-399-15332-2 Genre Non-fiction Subjects Gender studies, Woman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide is a book written by American author and The New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd. It received a torrent of criticism and created controversy regarding classic problems facing women balancing careers and families. The book was not well received by critics, unlike her previous book Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk.
Overview
In the book, Dowd puts forward her view of the current state of feminism, whether women pursuing a mate is worthy and the belief that smart women are left at home only to be left with only domestic duties. Are Men Necessary? deals with the cultural analysis and memoir of sexual politics along with modern gender relations. There are also her personal views about Hillary Clinton arguing that she destroyed feminism, betraying other women by sticking with her "dissembling, thong-seeking, wife-betraying husband", and becoming a feminist icon in the process.