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Girls and boys are different. So why do our schools insist on treating them as identical? Could this misguided equality have anything to do with the increasing dissatisfaction among women that is revealed in survey after survey? Do gender-blind educational policies in fact work to women's disadvantage? Bringing together many women's voices, from Bridget Jones to Simone de Beauvoir, Betty Friedan to Germaine Greer, James Tooley challenges education's sacred cows, demanding a radical rethinking of sexual politics and a fairer way forward for women. The Miseducation of Women landed like a bombshell when it was published in England a few months ago; but Mr. Tooley's book, replete with examples and anecdotes from the United States as well as Great Britain, has equal application to the gender arguments on this side of the Atlantic.

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Tooley (education policy, U. of Newcastle upon Tyne) argues that for the past three or four decades, women have been convinced to seek fulfillment in the marketplace and public arena, and therefore suffer dissatisfaction and yearning for family and home life. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Girls and boys are different. So why do our schools insist on treating them as identical? Bringing together many women's voices, from Bridget Jones to Simone de Beauvoir, Betty Friedan to Germaine Greer, Mr. Tooley challenges education's sacred cows, demanding a radical rethinking of sexual politics and a fairer way forward for women. This book is...carefully wrought to engage readers who might be coming from very different directions. --Times Educational Supplement

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-258) and index.
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ISBN:
9781566635448
Author:
Tooley, James
Publisher:
Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Location:
Chicago
Subject:
Education
Subject:
History
Subject:
Students & Student Life
Subject:
Gender Studies
Subject:
Women's Studies - History
Subject:
Learning Styles
Subject:
Feminism and education
Subject:
Gender identity in education
Subject:
Women's Studies - General
Subject:
Gender identity in education - Great Britain
Subject:
Education -- Social aspects -- United States.
Subject:
Gender Studies-General
Subject:
Gender Studies-Womens Studies
Series Volume:
2432
Publication Date:
20030731
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
258
Dimensions:
8.98x6.56x.85 in. .86 lbs.
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Product details 258 pages Ivan R. Dee Publisher - English 9781566635448 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , Girls and boys are different. So why do our schools insist on treating them as identical? Bringing together many women's voices, from Bridget Jones to Simone de Beauvoir, Betty Friedan to Germaine Greer, Mr. Tooley challenges education's sacred cows, demanding a radical rethinking of sexual politics and a fairer way forward for women. This book is...carefully wrought to engage readers who might be coming from very different directions. --Times Educational Supplement
"Synopsis" by , Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-258) and index.
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