{"product_id":"womens-liberation-gender-inequality-from-suffrage-to-austerity-hardback-9781509566587","title":"Women's Liberation; Gender Inequality from Suffrage to Austerity (Hardback) 9781509566587","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWomen's Liberation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGender Inequality from Suffrage to Austerity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePat Thane (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509566587, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 April 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e276 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.544 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\"In this authoritative and accessible survey, Pat Thane accounts for more than a century of change and continuity in women's lives. \u003ci\u003eWomen's Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e brings much-needed clarity and insight to a complex and consequential subject.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen McCarthy, University of Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A panoptic history of gender (in)equality in Britain... \u003ci\u003eWomen's Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e is thoughtful, packed with facts and absolutely necessary reading for anyone who wants to understand the state of Britain today.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Oakley, University College London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"An indispensable companion for anyone interested in the struggle for gender equality and women's rights... comprehensive and important.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Caine, University of Sydney\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\u003eAs the populist right gains political legitimacy and the backlash against feminist movements grows, pay and health inequalities are worsening, and misogyny has taken on new insidious digital forms, gender equality is as contested and uncertain as it has ever been. How did we get here? And why, despite over a century of protest, has more progress not been made?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, acclaimed historian Pat Thane offers a clear-eyed introduction to the key forces that have driven as well as limited the pursuit of gender equality in Britain over the last century. From the fight for enfranchisement to the election of Margaret Thatcher, the rise of New Labour and the impact of austerity, she reveals that gender inequalities have always intersected with inequalities of class, income, disability and ethnicity. With examples spanning education, employment, political representation, health and sexual violence, she explores how and why such profound inequalities have survived and pervaded every area of our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen's Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the fundamental question at the heart of this long fight for change: is gender inequality a mainstay of our social, economic and political fabric or is a more hopeful future possible? This lucid and accessible book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding contemporary debates about gender in Britain, as well as twentieth-century social and political history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Women Fighting for a Political Voice, 1900–1918\u003cbr\u003e2. What Difference did the Vote Make? 1918–1939\u003cbr\u003e3. Gender in Wartime, 1939–1945\u003cbr\u003e5. 'Never Had it So Good'? 1951–1964\u003cbr\u003e6. A Permissive Society? 1964–1970\u003cbr\u003e7. The Seventies, 1970–1979\u003cbr\u003e8. The Lady's Not for Equality, 1979–1997\u003cbr\u003e9. Things Can Only Get Better? New Labour, 1997–2010\u003cbr\u003e10. Austerity, 2010–2024\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\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":52441815646488,"sku":"9781509566587","price":45.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509566587.jpg?v=1785027108","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/womens-liberation-gender-inequality-from-suffrage-to-austerity-hardback-9781509566587","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}