Commentary
We were once told feminism was about equality, creating a level playing field where women could take their rightful place in the world.
I happily called myself a “feminist” after reading Germaine Greer’s “The Female Eunuch,” ironically whilst working a university vacation job as a Hertz Rent-a-car girl, dressed in my bright yellow mini skirt and flirting with American tourists.
But then the current male-bashing culture took hold, with men as the punching bag and women shamelessly promoted, infantilized, and idealized.
Feminism had gone off the rails, I concluded.
Protesters attend the Women’s March 4 Justice Rally in Canberra, Australia, on March 15, 2021. (Jamila Toderas/Getty Images)
It turned out that was wrong. The truth about feminist history is now being revealed by the formidable Janice Fiamengo, using videos based on a powerful body of scholarship that shows feminism was never about equality….