Over the past two centuries, women have sought and attained equal social, legal, and political status. Detractors have opposed these developments every step of the way but for the most part failed to stop the advance of sexual egalitarianism. Nonetheless, new strains of dissenting feminism as well as full-blown anti-feminism have recently been on the rise. Even ideas like withdrawing women’s right to vote are receiving a fresh hearing. This backlash is symptomatic of a dissatisfaction with the results of feminism among men and women alike.
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