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The Trump-Era Gender Wars, Brought to You By Neoliberalism

Meagan Day, Stephanie Coonz — 2025-08-18T05:45:05Z

We're seeing an alarming revival of archaic gender role ideas, from the manosphere's remasculinization crusade to trad wives' rejection of public life. Veteran historian of gender roles Stephanie Coontz explains the moment's deep economic undercurrents.

- IVP607 - August 2025 / United States (USA), Women

Capitalism and the family

Stephanie Coonz — 2018-04-22T22:39:36Z

Issues of gender and sexuality are dominating the American public in a way that has few precedents in the recent past. From the alarmingly open misogyny of the president to the cascading revelations of sexual attacks in the workplace on one side, to the energy behind the historic women's marches on the other, gender relations have risen to the top of the political debate. In a wide-ranging conversation, historian Stephanie Coontz places the current juncture in historical perspective, and offers her thoughts on how gender relations have been affected by the recent stagnation in working-class incomes and skyrocketing inequality. She closes with an eloquent plea to integrate gender politics into a broader progressive political vision.

- Feminism / Women

#MeToo is powerful but will fail unless we do more

Hope Reese, Stephanie Coonz — 2017-12-04T10:01:14Z

“Where we go next depends on how we take â€” or don't take â€” advantage of this moment.”

- IV515 - December 2017 / Women