| Description |
205 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preparing for the inevitable -- The decaying woman vs. liberated lady -- Menopause cures? -- Menopause at work -- Changing workplaces -- Queer, trans, and gender diverse experiences of menopause -- Menopause capitalism -- Making a movement : gender, disability, aging, and feminist theory. |
| Summary |
"Menopause is a stage of life that half the population will inevitably experience. But it remains one of the last great taboo topics for discussion, even among close friends and family members. Silence and stigmas around many aspects of reproductive health--from menstruation to infertility to miscarriage to abortion--have historically created the conditions in which bias and discrimination can flourish. Menopause exemplifies that phenomenon, and in Hot Flash, authors Emily Gold Waldman, Bridget Crawford and Naomi Cahn set out to replace the silence surrounding menopause with a deeper understanding. Hot Flash explores the culturally specific stereotypes that surround menopause as well as how menopause is treated in law and medicine. The book contextualizes menopause as one of several stages in a person's reproductive life. Taking US law regarding pregnancy and breastfeeding as an entry point, the authors suggest changes in existing legislation and workplace policies that would incorporate menopause as well. More broadly, they push us to imagine how law can support a more equitable future. A broader framework further enables the authors to explore menopause discrimination as it is experienced by trans men and gender nonbinary people. They ultimately make the case for a new wave of intersectional feminism that encompasses gender, disability, age, and race"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Menopause -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Feminist jurisprudence -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Crawford, Bridget J., author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjFkHF9rwTcK4hQT3HgpCP
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Cahn, Naomi R., author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjGyyffTTWcVHtpqwMKw4q
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Waldman, Emily Gold. Hot flash. Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2024] 9781503641563 (DLC) 2024012357 (OCoLC)1429725180 |
| ISBN |
9781503636606 hardcover |
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1503636607 hardcover |
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9781503641563 electronic book |
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