Warren Farrell Quotes


Men may be way behind in creating choices for themselves, but have actually been quiet supporters of the choices women want for themselves.


Citations

Farrell, Warren. The Myth of Male Power: Why Men Are the Disposable Sex. Simon & Schuster, 1993.

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Mrs. Roosevelt thought that with the rate of improvement in society’s perception and treatment of women was improving so steadily that women in America were not far from equality. Because of the shortage of men on the home front in WWII women had performed well in virtually all occupations including welding, heavy construction and management and it was just a matter of time to reach equality of pay and parity. However, she and most feminists did not take into account the 2 million men returning from military service who wanted their jobs back. Sexists, who had been suppressed during the war when they objected to women in non traditional occupations, were no longer silenced by national necessity. An occupational backlash developed. Then a sexual one regarding contraception and family planning, (Condoms for example were illegal up to 1963 as birth control device). Each major step forward was accompanied by its own backlash and even in the Presidential Campaign of 2012 contained debate on women’s control over their own bodies relative to abortion and contraception.


Warren Farrell
Warren Farrell
  • Born: June 26, 1943
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author

Warren Thomas Farrell is an American political scientist, activist and author of seven books on men's and women's issues.