{"product_id":"90s-bitch-media-culture-and-the-failed-promise-of-gender-equality-paperback","title":"90s Bitch: Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllison Yarrow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the Los Angeles Press Club Book Award, muse to a Givenchy fashion collection, and recommended by the \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, The Skimm, \u003cem\u003eUS Weekly, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, Refinery 29, Book Riot, Bitch Media, and more. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Yarrow's biting autopsy of the decade scrutinizes the way society reduced -- or \"bitchified\" -- women at work, women at home, women in court, even women on ice skates . . . Direct quotes from politicians, journalists and comedians about the women provide the most jarring, oh-my-god-that-really-happened portions of Yarrow's decade excavation.\" -- \u003cem\u003ePittsburg Post-Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe nostalgic, smart, and shocking account of how the 90s set back feminism, undermined girls and women, and shaped the millennial generation from award-winning journalist, Allison Yarrow. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo understand how we got here, we have to rewind the VHS tape. \u003cem\u003e90s Bitch\u003c\/em\u003e tells the real story of women and girls in the 1990s, exploring how they were maligned by the media, vilified by popular culture, and objectified in the marketplace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrailblazing women like Hillary Clinton, Anita Hill, Madeleine Albright, Janet Reno, and Marcia Clark, and were undermined. Newsmakers like Britney Spears, Monica Lewinsky, Tonya Harding and Lorena Bobbitt were shamed and misunderstood. The advent of the 24-hour news cycle reinforced society's deeply entrenched misogyny. Meanwhile, marketers hijacked feminism, sold \"Girl Power,\" and poisoned a generation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday echoes of 90s \"bitchification\" still exist everywhere we look. To understand why, we must revisit and interrogate the 1990s--a decade in which empowerment was twisted into objectification, exploitation, and subjugation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYarrow's thoughtful, juicy, and timely examination is a must-read for anyone trying to understand 21st century sexism and end it for the next generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 19, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753514139936,"sku":"9780062412348","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5bbf227436c9db697402ce5c99ae2566.webp?v=1780021848","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/90s-bitch-media-culture-and-the-failed-promise-of-gender-equality-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}