{"product_id":"the-sex-factor-how-women-made-the-west-rich-paperback-softback-9781509526772","title":"The Sex Factor; How Women Made the West Rich (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509526772","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Sex Factor\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow Women Made the West Rich\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVictoria Bateman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509526772, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 March 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15 x 2 cm, 0.408 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘[Victoria Bateman is] a bold, intelligent and original thinker... the Lady Godiva de nos jours.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Amorist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A spirited exposure of the way that economics neglects gender, enlivened by the author's own experiences and beliefs. The unpaid work of women brings forth the labour force but is not properly acknowledged. And the more women are free to earn, the more their societies flourish.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Avner Offer, University of Oxford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘It always was insane to think of markets and the public sphere as independent of domestic life and the private sphere, as male economists did for centuries. In her crystal-clear book, Victoria Bateman provides a sane alternative. Read it and you’ll know how we all became free and rich and, we hope, a little bit saner.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeirdre Nansen McCloskey, author of \u003ci\u003eBourgeois Equality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Ever controversial, Victoria Bateman’s new book will cause a stir. While fun and engaging, it also packs a serious punch and explodes the myth that economics is gender neutral. If you are passionate about economics and feminism, this is well worth a read.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAyesha Hazarika, stand-up comedian and former special adviser to Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘A fascinating argument…it certainly has originality on its side.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Billen, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Strong and adventurous\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Leading feminist Victoria Bateman shows how we can only understand the burning economic issues of our time if we put sex and gender – “the sex factor” – at the heart of the picture. Scouring the globe and drawing on thousands of years of history, Bateman tells a bold story about how the status and freedom of women are central to our prosperity.' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Thought-provoking'\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Wolf, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy did the West become so rich? Why is inequality rising? How ‘free’ should markets be? And what does sex have to do with it?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this passionate and skilfully argued book, leading feminist Victoria Bateman shows how we can only understand the burning economic issues of our time if we put sex and gender – ‘the sex factor’ – at the heart of the picture. Spanning the globe and drawing on thousands of years of history, Bateman tells a bold story about how the status and freedom of women are central to our prosperity. Genuine female empowerment requires us not only to recognize the liberating potential of markets and smart government policies but also to challenge the double-standard of many modern feminists when they celebrate the brain while denigrating the body.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis iconoclastic book is a devastating exposé of what we have lost from ignoring ‘the sex factor’ and of how reversing this neglect can drive the smart economic policies we need today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Prosperity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Censored: How the West (supposedly) got ahead\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Uncensored: The Secret Recipe of Economic Success\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Inequality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. When did sexism begin?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Income inequality: what does sex have to do with it?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Sex sells\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: State versus Markets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Marx versus Markets\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Why women make better states\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Humanity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Me, Myself and I: a history of the individual\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Humans versus Robots\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Economics meets Feminism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics%20%5BKC%5D%22\"\u003eKC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453595250968,"sku":"9781509526772","price":15.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509526772.jpg?v=1785287354","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-sex-factor-how-women-made-the-west-rich-paperback-softback-9781509526772","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}