A review of A History of Women's Political Thought in Europe, 1400-1700 by Jacqueline Broad and Karen Green. A review of Becoming a Woman in the Age of Letters by Dena Goodman. Is it really true that women haven’t been writing brainy philosophical novels until now? Women are often the cruellest critics of other female writers — where does this anger come from, and at what expense? Ariel Levy reviews When Everything Changed by Gail Collins (and more and more and more) and You’ve Come a Long Way, Maybe: Sarah, Michelle, Hillary and the Shaping of the New American Woman by Leslie Sanchez. Sandra Tsing Loh reviews Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace by Ayelet Waldman and The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer. There is a tendency to think that only men treat women in a sexist way, but a new study shows that both men and women participate in maintaining a gender hierarchy in our society. Are men more competitive than women? Ray Fisman investigates. An interview with Satoshi Kanazawa on books about men and women. Are Western men doomed? David Brooks and Gail Collins debate. An article on the growing power of the men’s rights movement (and a response). What's the alternative to Tucker Max?: Many progressive young men are rejecting traditional and toxic notions of masculinity, but they're still figuring out what should replace it. A review of Packaging Boyhood: Saving Our Sons from Superheroes, Slackers, and Other Media Stereotypes by Sharon Lamb, Lyn Mikel Brown and Mark Tappan. The puzzle of boys: Scholars and others debate what it means to grow up male in America.
