90s Bitch - Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality

To understand how we got here, we have to rewind the VHS tape. 90s Bitch tells the real story of women and girls in the 1990s, exploring how they were maligned by the media, vilified by popular culture, and objectified in the marketplace. Trailblazing women like Hillary Clinton, Anita Hill, Marcia Clark, and Roseanne Barr were undermined. Newsmakers like Monica Lewinsky, Tonya Harding, and Lorena Bobbitt were shamed and misunderstood. The advent of the 24-hour news cycle reinforced society's deeply entrenched sexism. Meanwhile, marketers hijacked feminism and poisoned girlhood for a generation of young women. Today, there are echoes of 90s "bitchification" nearly everywhere we look. To understand why, we must revisit and interrogate the 1990s--a decade in which female empowerment was twisted into objectification, exploitation, and subjugation. Yarrow's thoughtful, juicy, and timely examination is a must-read for anyone trying to understand 21 st century sexism and end it for the next generation.

Product details

• Authors: Allison Yarrow
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.07.2018
• EAN: 9780062412348
• ISBN: 978-0-06-241234-8
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; HISTORY: WORLD, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, HISTORY: Modern / 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Gender Studies, HISTORY: Women, WOMEN'S STUDIES: WOMEN'S HISTORY, HISTORY: Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), WOMEN'S STUDIES: SOCIOLOGY, HISTORY: Modern / 21st Century, SOCIOLOGY: POPULAR CULTURE, SOCIOLOGY: GENDER STUDIES, HISTORY: Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY: Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust