When The Enemy Has No Face, Society

The Heart Of The Backlash Argument: Women Are Better Off 'protected' Than Equal.

Having Whipped Single Women Into High Marital Panic-or "nuptialitis," As One Columnist Called It- The Press Hastened To Soothe Fretted Brows With Conjugal Tonic.

As It Turns Out, Social Scientists Have Established Only One Fact About Single Women's Mental Health: Employment Improves It.

Women Who Had Discovered Pants, Low-heeled Shoes, And Loose Sweaters During World War Ii Were Reluctant To Give Them Up In Peacetime.

The Last Decade Has Seen A Powerful Counterassault On Women's Rights, A Backlash, An Attempt To Retract The Handful Of Small And Hard-won Victories That The Feminist Movement Did Manage To Win For Women. This Counterassault Is Largely Insidious: In A Kind Of Pop-culture Version Of The Big Lie, It Stands The Truth Boldly On Its Head And Proclaims That The Very Steps That Have Elevated Women's Position Have Actually Led To Their Downfall.