Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence | 
pickFascinating look at the experience of women under socialism. Written in a straightforward, accessible manner, if you've ever wondered if there's a better way than banks going bust, young people working for free and health care for all being seen as a "bad thing" this is an insightful read. Lots of follow up recommendations too, so my TBR list has gone mad.
Just, can't, even...
pickRecommended for any feminists in your life interested in how policies, systems, and culture in 'the West' disadvantage women. May be too strong for someone just beginning to explore the topic, but Ghodsee writes clearly and powerfully about structural sexism. Women can do better than our current lot.
New one for me!
"...it is easier for many of us to imagine the end of the world than it is for us to imagine the end of capitalism."
This book is so fascinating! A quick read chalked full of great information
pickThis book was quite interesting and nothing like I was expecting. It really looks at the pros and cons of both capitalism and socialism. The author also makes distinctions between the rights given women under different socialist regimes. No sugar coating things here.
pickTruer words never typed.
Whatever your view of socialism, this book is absolutely worth reading. In fact, it‘s a #mustread. It doesn‘t sugar coat he failed communist experiments, but doesn‘t toss out it‘s successes either. And since capitalism is failing the average American, we need to educate ourselves about the possible variations on a society we may end up in.
Ok, so I chose it based on title alone; however, it should be interesting.
B and N is packed, so it‘s back to the floors of my youth. MUCH harder to get on and off then though #24B42019
Hovering over the 'order now' button in Amazon. Why do we have to wait so long for paperbacks?
pickThis is economic and political systems as you‘ve never seen them before, examining how state socialism contributed to women as workers, mothers, sexual beings and how capitalism‘s economic forces act negatively on women. Ghodsee isn‘t a card carrying Communist—she‘s a scholar suggesting we adopt some of the socialist policies that made life better. This is a fascinating, funny study of women under state socialism and American capitalism.
