Do you think Faludi’s observation about the nature of “backlash” still applies today? How so? To answer this question, you might consider the state of gender equality rights specifically and/or the rights of other equality-seeking groups.

Assignment Question

In 1991, journalist Susan Faludi made this observation: “… antifeminist backlash has been set off not by women’s achievement of full equality but by the increased possibility that they might win it. It is a preemptive strike that stops women long before they reach the finish line” (p. xx, as cited in Chamallas, 2013). Do you think Faludi’s observation about the nature of “backlash” still applies today? How so? To answer this question, you might consider the state of gender equality rights specifically and/or the rights of other equality-seeking groups. Using at least four readings from the first term, write an argument as to how Faludi’s observation about the nature of backlash does or does not apply today.