Book · 2023
Feminism against Progress
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She wrote this amazing book called Feminism Against Progress. She says that feminism kind of bubbles up at moments of big societal change.
Louise Perry · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Jun 2025 Listen at 2:21:10 Questions about Feminism against Progress by Mary Harrington
Who recommends Feminism against Progress by Mary Harrington on podcasts?
Louise Perry (1 episode) and Ryan Grim (1 episode) have recommended Feminism against Progress by Mary Harrington on podcasts. In all, 4 people brought it up across 4 podcasts (2 people recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Feminism against Progress the most?
Breaking Points (1 episode), Modern Wisdom (1 episode), The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (1 episode) and The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast (1 episode).
Is Feminism against Progress recommended, or only discussed?
Feminism against Progress by Mary Harrington was recommended in 2 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 2 episodes, as of 2025-12-23.
What do people say about Feminism against Progress?
Louise Perry on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (2025-06-19): "She wrote this amazing book called Feminism Against Progress. She says that feminism kind of bubbles up at moments of big societal change."
When was Feminism against Progress last mentioned on a podcast?
Feminism against Progress by Mary Harrington was last recommended on Breaking Points by Ryan Grim on 2025-12-23.
What they say about it
- Publication year“published in 2023”2
The best things said about it
It's a good Christmas book recommendation. Feminism against Progress by Mary Harrington.
I had the chance today to talk to Mary Harrington, author of Feminism Against Progress, published in 2023.
Jordan Peterson The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Jul 2024 Mary you launched your book Feminism Against Progress in Spring of 2023.
Jordan Peterson The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Jul 2024 Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Feminism against Progress by Mary Harrington is a critical analysis arguing that the sexual revolution and modern progressive feminism have ultimately harmed women by dismantling traditional family structures and reducing human value to economic productivity. The book has been recommended and debated across several influential podcasts. Ryan Grim recommended the title on Breaking Points as a compelling holiday read for those exploring historical perspectives on women in the workforce and domestic life. Louise Perry cited the book on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, using Harrington's insights to explain how feminist movements tend to emerge during periods of massive societal upheaval and why modern casual sex norms are facing a cultural reassessment. Additionally, Jordan Peterson dedicated an episode of The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast to interviewing Mary Harrington, discussing the core themes of her 2023 book regarding maternity, reappropriating feminism, and the shifting societal roles of women. Chris Williamson also mentioned the publication on Modern Wisdom while conversing about the historical evolution of family units and single-parent households. Across these platforms, commentators utilized Harrington's work to challenge mainstream feminist narratives and question the long-term societal consequences of technological and cultural changes on modern womanhood and family stability.
Every mention
Louise Perry She wrote this amazing book called Feminism Against Progress. She says that feminism kind of bubbles up at… 1
“She wrote this amazing book called Feminism Against Progress. She says that feminism kind of bubbles up at moments of big societal change”
Ryan Grim It's a good Christmas book recommendation. Feminism against progress by Mary Harrington. She goes into some… 1
“It's a good Christmas book recommendation. Feminism against progress by Mary Harrington. She goes into some of this.”
Chris Williamson Did you read uh the the Uh feminism against progress. Thank god. 1
“Did you read uh the the Uh feminism against progress. Thank god.”
Jordan Peterson I had the chance today to talk to Mary Harrington author of feminism against progress which was published i… 1
“I had the chance today to talk to Mary Harrington author of feminism against progress which was published in 2023”
“I had the chance today to talk to Mary Harrington, author of 'Feminism Against Progress', published in 2023.”
“so Mary you launched your book feminism against progress in Spring of 2023”
Other mentions (10: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I'm I my my last book was feminism against progress.”
“So Mary, you launched your book, 'Feminism Against Progress', in the spring of 2023, so why don't you start by walking us through the book and the argument that you are making there?”
“and my stance on on contraception is that there's a there's a robust feminist case against the pill um and i' in fact so much so that I devoted a chapter to it in feminism against progress”
“In fact, so much so that I devoted a chapter to it in Feminism Against Progress, the feminist case against the contraceptive pill.”
“one of the themes one of the themes in I've written about in feminism against progress is the the those ways in which like men and women have both always worked you know”
“I mean here's here's one example um talking in very general terms I mean I've made the argument that the problem with Trad wives as such is that they're just not Trad enough um in the sense that the what they're harking back to is a sort of mid mid 20th century template”
“well I guess that's just a variation on talking about productive households because I mean when again in feminism against progress the the the analogy I've given is weaving”
“but I mean this is this was all this is all what led me to to write to writing the book which I've which I've just finished writing feminism against progress”
“but i mean this is this was all this is all what led me to to write to writing the book which i've which i've just finished writing feminism against progress”
“I'm in the middle of writing up as a book chapter at the moment for the book which hopefully will come out towards the end of the year if I can shamelessly plug that here it's called feminism against progress”