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The Sex Factor: How Women Made the West Rich by Victoria Bateman
Victoria Bateman argues that it is women who have been the drivers of economic growth under capitalism
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STEVEN ANDREW is moved beyond words by a historical account of mining in Britain made from the words of the miners themselves
CAILEAN MCBRIDE welcomes a refreshing and timely study of the way officialdom creates structures that exclude LGBT+ rights and humanity
The bard mourns the loss of comrades and troubadours, and looks for consolation with Black Country Jess
CHRIS MOSS relishes the painting and the life story of a self-taught working-class artist from Warrington
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a star-studded adaptation of Ibsen’s play that is devoid of believable humanity
IN THIS book, Victoria Bateman peels away the layers of traditional economics to reveal her answers to some pressing issues of our time and in the process argues that we all must revaluate the role of women historically and today in terms of how they’ve contributed to economic growth and prosperity.
She contends that all too often women are seen as passive beneficiaries rather than active creators in economic growth.
“Until greater significance is placed on gender equality as the cause and not merely a consequence of economic growth, women’s freedom will not be given the importance it deserves, and gender inequalities will go on unaddressed,” she states.
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