Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide is a book written by American author and The New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd. The book was not well received by critics, unlike her previous book Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk.

Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide
AuthorMaureen Dowd
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGender Studies, Women
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherPutnam Publishing Group
Publication date
November 8, 2005
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint Paperback
Pages338
ISBN0-399-15332-2
OCLC61353155
305.3/0973/090511 22
LC ClassHQ1075.5.U6 D68 2005

Overview

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The book described the state of feminism, whether women's pursuit of a mate is worthy, and the belief that smart women were relegated to the home with only domestic duties. Are Men Necessary? dealt with cultural analysis and was a memoir of sexual politics along with modern gender relations. Dowd gave her personal view of Hillary Clinton, arguing that she destroyed feminism, betrayed other women by sticking with her "dissembling, thong-seeking, wife-betraying husband", and became a feminist icon in the process.

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