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'Excellent and incredibly timely' Caroline Criado-Perez, author of Invisible Women 'You should read this book' Philippa Gregory The most lucrative industries are male-dominated - yet half of men think they're the ones being discriminated against. Post #MeToo, we're all committed to stamping out sexual harassment - but not to changing the conditions that foster it. Women work more hours than men and accumulate less wealth - while many children want more time with their dad. Inequality in the workplace impacts all areas of our lives, from health and self-development to economic security and family life. But, despite the world's richest countries' long-avowed commitments to gender equality, there is still so much to fix - and so much we don't see. With perceptive and razor-sharp insight, award-winning author Cordelia Fine reveals how the status quo - Patriarchy Inc. - is harming us all, in our working lives and beyond. Drawing on social and cultural history, examples from hunter-forager societies to high finance and the latest thinking in evolutionary science, she dismantles the existing, inadequate visions for gender equality and charts an inspiring path towards a fairer and freer society.

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If you are a woman and have ever been trapped in a monologue with a man telling you about your ""female nature"" - you should read this book. If you are that man - I dare you to read it. * Philippa Gregory, Sunday Times-bestselling author of Normal Women * Combining feminist economics with a close analysis of scientific ""justifications"" for inequality, Fine offers fascinating, convincing answers to the question of why, if some women have so much choice and DEI initiatives are so widespread, men retain so much dominance in the workplace... Both entertaining and enraging, this is a brilliant resource for any woman who has been told ""it's not really a gender pay gap"" or been faced with inclusion policies which tell her she's the one in need of fixing. * Victoria Smith, author of Hags * With her trademark command of theory, marshalling of social scientific evidence, and ear for le mot juste, Fine makes a powerful case for a new approach to gender in the workplace, one that would make work fairer, more secure, and more rewarding for all of us. * Professor Nick Haslam, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne * Why do women still earn so much less than men? If you thought it was just the playing out of biological differences or the judgements of the market, Cordelia Fine's excellent new book, erudite, witty and always a pleasure to read, will set you straight... It should be read by anyone who wants to understand gender in the twenty-first century. * Professor John Dupre, Egenis, The Centre for the Study of Life Sciences, University of Exeter * Patriarchy Inc. is informed, nuanced, penetrating, written with understated passion but wonderfully free of leaden moralising. * Professor Kim Sterelny, School of Philosophy, Australian National University * Cordelia Fine has done it again!... She punctuates the perpetual nature/nurture debate employing an interdisciplinary perspective to trace how and why contemporary gendered divisions of labour emerged and to resuscitate efforts to bring about a new vision of real equality for both women and men. * Professor Rosie Campbell, King's College London * Fine is a superb science writer. Every book she writes teaches me something new... If you have ever wondered why WWII code-breaker films are full of women typing away at proto-computers and nowadays programming is the domain of tech bros read this book. It is an engaging, humorous, and deftly argued account of why the modern work places remains challenging if you don't look, dress and act like ""the man"". * Michael Jennions, Professor of Evolutionary Ecology, The Australian National University * This book provides a timely analysis of how problematic patriarchal structures are negatively impacting our lives. It offers a comprehensive examination of prevalent myths and misconceptions surrounding gender equality issues in contemporary society, supported by robust scientific evidence... This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in gender equity. * Professor Heejung Chung, Director of the King’s Global Institute for Women’s Leadership and author of The Flexibility Paradox * Where does patriarchy come from, and why does it still rule every society? Cordelia Fine tackles this monumental problem with wit and rigor, unmasking the many ways that power does what it always does: preserve itself... Fine uncovers the real roots of our global gender system and offers hopeful solutions for creating a more humane work culture for all. * Lise Eliot, author of Pink Brain, Blue Brain * Goes deep into biology and culture to debunk the common idea that men and women are genetically predisposed to desire different jobs... Fine brings expected academic rigour to this subject. She also offers the reader a rare gift: humour. * Financial Times *

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Cordelia Fine is a Canadian-born British academic and writer. Her work analyses scientific and popular biological explanations of behavioural sex differences and workplace gender inequalities, explores the effects of gender-related attitudes and biases on judgements and decision-making, and contributes to debates about workplace gender equality. She is the author of three popular science books, published in 13 languages. Among other accolades, Testosterone Rex won the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize. Delusions of Gender was listed in 'Ten books about women that will change your life' (Sunday Times), '22 books women think men should read' (Huffington Post), 'Top 10 books on women in the past 30 years' (The Australian) and the New York Public Library's 'Essential Reads on Feminism, 100 Years After the 19th Amendment', among others. In recognition of her work on the understanding of gender stereotypes, challenging gender perceptions and contributions to public discourse to close the gender gap, Cordelia Fine was awarded the 2018 Edinburgh Medal by the City of Edinburgh Council, to honour men and women of science who have made a significant contribution to the understanding and well-being of humanity. Cordelia is also a professor in the History & Philosophy of Science in the School of Historical & Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne.

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