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Parity of the sexes, Sylviane Agacinski ; translated by Lisa Walsh

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Parity of the sexes

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Sylviane Agacinski ; translated by Lisa Walsh

European perspectives

Sylviane Agacinski has never shied away from controversy. Vilified by some - including many feminists - and celebrated by others as a pioneer of gender equality, she has galvanized the French political scene. Her articulation of the theory of "parity" helped inspire a law that went into effect in May 2000 requiring France's political parties to fill 50 percent of the candidacies in every race with women. Agacinski's model of parity does not strive for the nebulous ideal of "equality" between the sexes; instead, it demands a concrete formula for political contests: an equal number of female and male candidates in every election. This theory that has sparked impassioned debate across France and around the globe. gacinski's model of parity does not strive for the nebulous ideal of equality between the sexes; instead, it demands a concrete formula for political contests: an equal number of female and male candidates in every election. It is a theory that has sparked impassioned debate across France: Are female politicians necessarily different from male politicians? Is parity democratic? Is it truly feminist? Agacinski's sophisticated polemic will stimulate debate on American shores as it has in France. Parity of the Sexes sheds light on one of the crucial spheres of public life in which earlier French feminists left their work unfinished - the realm of political power. --, Provided by publisher

1. Differences. 1. Man Divided -- 2. Versions of Difference -- 3. Freedom and Fecundity -- 4. The Masculine Universal --- Filiations. 5. Identity and Homosexuality -- 6. The Double Origin -- 7. Aristotle Over/Against Plato --- Politics. 8. War or Politics -- 9. Archaic and Libertine France -- 10. Equality -- 11. Parity