FREEING UP DOWN BELOW

So what, in fact, happened to the sexual revolution? Are we now endlessly liberal, not batting an eyelid when topless models advertise cat food or DIY stores? Not a bit of it, says Margarete Stokowski. In the 21st century, we are still tearing down power structures and trying to talk about sex and the gender roles we go to enormous lengths to play. This author seeks to free us from outdated role-models and concepts, and to demolish taboos. She deals with questions like: What impact does it have on girls when teen magazines tell them to wear rouge, smile and wear sweet little hairclips? Why do men feel better able than women to take on leadership roles? 

Writing with a stylistic freshness, Stokowski relates personal experiences, analyses societal configurations and examines how both shame and the roles we play manifest themselves in all those things that are an integral part of our lives.