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As promised, here are few links to the stuff we talked about on Saturday to keep the momentum going.

First of all, the link to the body positive website that Jo introduced us to a while back. I really love this site, it’s so funny and informative. I note that they have a cafepress store, but will be closing it soon, so if you’re interested, buy some t-shirts now. I think I’m getting the Aunt Fattie one…

Unfortunately, we’ve missed out on a talk by Susie Orbach next week as it’s sold out already, but in trying to find out about it, I happened upon this website.

And here’s that Times article about women losing their jobs twice as fast as men.

So, it’s my unilateral decision this time – democracy can come later – and I’m suggesting two books, to read over two months, as that gives us all a bit more flexibility, especially those of us with finals in May…Books one and two are The female eunuch by Germaine Greer and The dialectic of sex by Shulamith Firestone. Anyone interested in reading along is very welcome to, and eventually we’ll have a drink and discuss the books. Men are very welcome to join in!

I wrote about this on my books blog: I’m planning on reading a few feminist classics over the next year. I mentioned this at the meeting last Saturday and a few people were keen to join in (in addition to the meetings every three months, we might get together in between and discuss what we’re reading). Books that I’ve thought of/others have suggested so far (some classics, some more recent) are:

• Simone de Beauvoir: The second sex
• Germaine Greer: The female eunuch
• Shulamith Firestone: The dialiectic of sex
• Mary Wollstonecraft: A vindication of the rights of woman
• Betty Friedan: The feminine mystique
• Kate Millett: Sexual politics
• Virginia Woolf: Three guineas
• Sheila Rowbotham: Woman’s consciousness, man’s world
• Elisabeth Badinter: XY, de l’identité masculine (not sure whether this is available in English translation)
• Susan Faludi: The terror dream
• Deborah Siegel: Sisterhood, interrupted

Suggestions welcome, and anyone who wants to read along, that would be great.