Reclaiming the F Word
The New Feminist Movement

Reclaiming the F Word: The New Feminist Movement by Kristin Aune and Catherine Redfern (Paperback) (ISBN: 9781848133952)

From cosmetic surgery to celebrity culture and girl power to globalization, from rape to religion and sex to singleness, this book reveals the seven vital issues at stake for feminists, unveils the beginnings of a fresh and diverse wave of feminism, and calls a new generation back to action.

Discover the demands of the new feminist movement. In today's 'post-feminist' society, women and men are considered equal. For younger women and men, feminism is often portrayed as unfashionable and irrelevant. But since the beginning of the new millennium a new generation have emerged to challenge these assumptions and assert a vibrant new agenda. This groundbreaking book reveals the what, why and how of the new feminist movement and what it has to say about women's lives in today's society. From cosmetic surgery to celebrity culture and girl power to globalization, from rape to religion and sex to singleness, this book reveals the seven vital issues at stake for today's feminists, unveils the beginnings of a fresh and diverse wave of feminism, and calls a new generation back to action.

1. Liberated bodies 2. Consensual sex 3. A life without fear or violence 4. Equality at work and home 5. Equal participation in politics and religion 6. A positive popular culture 7. A feminist revival