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Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence by Kristen R. Ghodsee

5 reviews

sycamore's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Self harm, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

rorikae's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

'Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism And Other Arguments For Economic Independence' by Kristen R Ghodsee is an interesting look at how capitalism effects women and makes them beholden to broken systems. Ghodsee looks into moments in history and how socialism in different countries has had a positive impact on women's lives. Though Ghodsee does comment on how the intersection of gender with race and sexuality exacerbates issues, this book definitely focuses the most distinctly on the effect of capitalism and socialism on white straight women's lives in comparison to white straight men's lives. I found that really this book focused most on discussing how capitalism harms women and ensures that they have to perform lots of unpaid labor. It presented insightful commentary that is important to consider as people living in a a capitalist society. Ultimately, I think it is a good jumping off point to introduce these concepts and should be paired with other texts that discuss intersectionality, patriarchy, capitalism, and more in more depth. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Informative and illuminating. I didn't feel that the conclusion matched the rest of the content, since it was mostly a call for everyone to vote. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Trafficking, Homophobia, Cancer, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Suicide

babyanarkist's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

1.75

Here's the quick version:
If you're already a socialist, don't bother reading it.
If you're an American who longs to live in one of the nordic countries, then it's a good introduction to social democracy.

Other than that, it includes some nice historical learning-material on women's role in the worker's rights movement, and about women's rights in Soviet Russia. 
Already being an anarcha-socialist, this didn't do much for me. But I did learn a few things about Stalinist Russia that we didn't learn about in my (very much fueled by male perspective) IB History HL classes on authoritative states. 

However, this book's purpose wasn't to teach you about history, it was to sell you an idea. And it just... Didn't? If I wasn't already a socialist, I don't think this book would've done anything to convince me to become one. 

It seems rushed and too long, it seems like it could've been an article (hint: it was, originally), and overall it seems like selling point is the title.

I'm left disappointed. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Domestic abuse

misssleepless's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

Aside from its stance on sex work this book was brilliant

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Pregnancy