An account of the war against women, the insidiously manipulated political and cultural backlash against the hard-won equality and independence which women achieved in the 1970s and 1980s. Using examples from all areas of public life, Faludi presents a picture of the erosion of women's status.
Picks up where Faludi's previous book Backlash left off. It seeks to understand male behaviour in order to close the chasm between the sexes, and asks why men are so fearful and aggressive in the face of women's independence
Examining America's post-9/11 culture, the author looks at the psychological response to the attacks on that terrible day. Turning her acute observational powers on the media, popular culture, and political life, she unearths a societal drama shot through with baffling contradictions.