MOLLY DRAGIEWICZ is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Criminology, Justice and Policy Studies at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.
"Dragiewicz has provided us with a treasure in its analysis of the
motivations of men's and fathers' rights (FR) programs, as well as
their claims and how to refute many of their arguments. She writes
both as a scholar and as an advocate of anti-violence, and has
probably set herself up to be an expert witness in future lawsuits
brought by FR groups. But even if she does not testify, her book
will surely be used to counter their suits. Her book, Equality With
a Vengeance: Men's Rights Groups, Battered Women, and a Feminist
Backlash, is one that no state coalition library should be without.
Ideally, every DV program should have a copy in the event it is
sued by MR or FR groups."--Domestic Violence Report
"Equality with a Vengeance, by Molly Dragiewicz, will be most
interesting to domestic violence prevention professionals and
others looking for a cogent analysis of the attacks on
anti-violence legislation by so-called men's rights groups.
[Dragiewicz argues that] considering gender in any analysis of
violence is not radical but essential, and that refusing to do so
is politically motivated."--Women's Review of Books
"The book has great value as a case study of antifeminist backlash.
When Dragiewicz argues that what might seem at first glance to be
isolated backlash from small fringe groups actually reflects larger
anti-feminist discourses that are alive and well today, we are
reminded of the importance and value of doing such close-up case
studies. . . . Clearly, the discursive political battle that
Dragiewicz describes continues, and this book is a welcome
contribution to clear thinking on the issue."--Contemporary
Sociology
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