64 pages
A5
ISBN-10: 1 85856 004 7
ISBN-13: 978 1 85856 004 5

We all talk about the opposite sex. But are the sexes actually 'opposite', or are they actually so profoundly 'different' that this neat and popular phrase obscures certain crucial points - with serious consequences for us all?

In fascinating critique, Jacqueline Andrews explores areas as diverse as linguistic theory, the implications of our reproductive systems and the relationship between femaleness and knowledge, which topics, she says, are inseparable.

Combining theory and research, the author articulates the experiences of women who have had babies during the course of their degree studies. It is 'the head on collision of new motherhood with academic demands and the incommensurability of those systems...' that provides the basis for her investigation.

Anyone interested in gender and education should read these original perceptions of very familiar issues.