The demand that women "return to femininity" is a demand that the cultural gears shift into reverse, that we back up to a fabled time when everyone was richer, younger, more powerful.
Susan FaludiTrump's "Make America Great Again" program trumpets a national identity built on scapegoating, self-pity and grandiosity, and the promise of a strongman.
Susan FaludiFeminism's agenda is basic: It asks that women not be forced to 'choose' between public justice and private happiness.
Susan FaludiIt's fine to dress in polka dots and pink crinoline if you want. What I recoil from is the idea that that alone is the only way to be female.
Susan Faludi