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HARDtalk: Professor Germaine Greer, Writer and Academic

23/03/2010

Professor Germaine Greer, Writer and Academic

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How much weight do the feminist arguments of the author of The Female Eunuch carry today?

In 1970 Germaine Greer defined modern women's rights with her bestselling book, The Female Eunuch. Stephen Sackur asks Professor Greer how much weight her arguments carry today.

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In 1970 Germaine Greer was credited with defining women's rights with the publication of her bestselling book, The Female Eunuch. The book challenged the traditional role of women in society; forty years on it continues to generate debate about the women's liberation movement. As women ascend into more senior positions in the workplace, in politics and become more visible in the media, Stephen Sackur asks Professor Greer how much weight her arguments carry today.

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