Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2025-06-19
Books mentioned on THE FEMINISM DEBATE: Is Feminism Betraying Women? The Hidden Risk Of Casual Sex!
Has feminism betrayed the very women it promised to empower? Deborah France-White, Louise Perry, and Erica Komisar go head-to-head on the hidden costs of sexual freedom.
Louise Perry recommended Feminism against Progress by Mary Harrington, and discussed The Care Dilemma by David Goodhart and The two-income trap by Elizabeth Warren and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Care Dilemma
Discussed“David Goodhart, who's a a friend and author, he wrote a book recently called The Care Dilemma. And he described this this historical event as a one-time boost to GDP.”
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The two-income trap
The Two-Income Trap by Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi explores the economic pressures facing modern families and argues that the shift toward dual-income households has driven up the cost of living and housing.
Discussed“Elizabeth Warren of all people wrote a book called the two income trap. I forget when the '9s I think this was before she became a really prominent American politician”
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Feminism against Progress
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.
Recommended“She wrote this amazing book called Feminism Against Progress. She says that feminism kind of bubbles up at moments of big societal change”
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Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“And the book I'm probably most well known for is my book, Being There.”
“And the book I'm probably most well known for is my book, Being There. And it's basically about the neuroscience of attachment”
“I wrote a book called The Guilty Feminist. I've just written a book called six conversations we're scared to have”
“I've just written a book called six conversations we're scared to have, which does also challenge some of the directions that we've gone”