Steve Moxon s first book, The Great Immigration Scandal, led to the resignation of the immigration minister, Beverley Hughes. But immigration was never his primary interest: he joined the Home Office in order to study its HR policy, as part of a decade-long investigation of men-women relations. Not withstanding its provocative title, The Woman Racket is a serious scientific investigation into one of the key myths of our age that women are oppressed by the patriarchal traditions of Western societies. Drawing on the latest developments in evolutionary psychology, Moxon finds that the opposite is true men, or at least the majority of ordinary males have always been the victims of deep-rooted prejudice. As the prejudice is biologically derived, it is unconscious and can only be uncovered with the tools of scientific psychology.The book reveals this prejudice in fields as diverse as healthcare, employment, family policy and politics.
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I have yet to read this book but I will digest the comments above. Not sure about the 'author were a Father4Justice' reference. AS I was the FIRST ever member of that group I can never understand the implication that this is some kind of anti-feminist or anti-woman group. There are a lot of victims of DV in the group and are appalled that they are told to beg for time with their children. The group has a very large female membership and I would say is 'non-feminist' (as this ideology is the worst thing that has happened to society ) as its based on hate and supremacy not on hard facts or looking after men and women. We are now the 'sceond sex' and this is hard to understand as its always been about class not gender.
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By J. Thiry
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Moxon gets slightly out of his depth in his initial foray into selfish gene territory. Concepts such as "the interest of the reproducing group as a whole" or "the benefit to the whole gene pool" are non-starters. The only interest or benefit, if there is one, is the alpha male's (i.e. his genes'). Beta males simply have no choice but to stay put or confront the alpha male and get killed. The concept of "male filter" (Atmar, 1991) is used in Chapter II to explain why males are genetically such a mixed bag. The idea is that males bear most of the selective pressure. Males are a laboratory in which genes, good or bad, are tested - filtered out or filtered in - via intra-sexual competition. Males fight it out among themselves while females look on. Females then pair off with the winners, thereby securing the best genes for their own offspring. Males have a harder life from the start.
After that the book really takes off and proves to be a mine of sobering information and incisive argumentation.
We are reminded that as recently as 150 years ago, no more than 5% of the men in England had the right to vote. To put it another way: 95% of the men were politically disenfranchised and had no say in the politics of a country that would send them to die on the battlefield. This was the big injustice, not the fact that the 5% landed minority entitled to vote was male rather than female.
Married women, feminists are keen to remind us, were formerly under the legal guardianship of their husbands. Yet this was because women were protected from being sent to debtor's prisons. Whenever a wife wanted to borrow, mortgage or gamble, her husband's signature was required because should the money not be repaid, he was the one who would go to jail.... Read more ›
After that the book really takes off and proves to be a mine of sobering information and incisive argumentation.
We are reminded that as recently as 150 years ago, no more than 5% of the men in England had the right to vote. To put it another way: 95% of the men were politically disenfranchised and had no say in the politics of a country that would send them to die on the battlefield. This was the big injustice, not the fact that the 5% landed minority entitled to vote was male rather than female.
Married women, feminists are keen to remind us, were formerly under the legal guardianship of their husbands. Yet this was because women were protected from being sent to debtor's prisons. Whenever a wife wanted to borrow, mortgage or gamble, her husband's signature was required because should the money not be repaid, he was the one who would go to jail.... Read more ›
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By A. Crabtree
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Read this book, because it is good, informative as far as you trust it, economical and thought provoking, but:
This book makes much of its basis in science, and is heavily referenced. No doubt it is well-founded but as it wears on it becomes more polemical and a little bitter. I found myself wondering whether the author were a Father4Justice. Not that it would invalidate the book; in fact it appears he is involved in "Mankind' - a charity concerned with domestic violence against men; its website has references to research held by the Home Office (lots of British Crime Survey.)
The early material about women as the limiting factor in reproduction with the Y chromosome (i.e. men) as genetic filter is fascinating, and something I'd not heard about.
Of course this book is not a primary work of science, but a referenced digest. However I think especially in the later chapters there is a tendency to career past factual/scientific evidence into rant and polemic (as Damaskcat points out too.) Do not be put off - read this book; but look too at "The Myth of Male Power", by Warren Farrell. Although indigestibly American in presentation, and also now quite old, it probably has more fact and reference.
What are these books for? I think they are trying to say that feminism is generally unopposed (even consented to - because that's what men do) and has much that is damaging alongside the essential and positive, and that therefore opposition, fact and clarity are necessary, so that feminism should mature. Is it the case that feminism has matured? Are there feminists who are "out of control"? Is some such feminism official policy and/or general societal attitude (for example, premeditated homicide as involuntary and not culpable?... Read more ›
This book makes much of its basis in science, and is heavily referenced. No doubt it is well-founded but as it wears on it becomes more polemical and a little bitter. I found myself wondering whether the author were a Father4Justice. Not that it would invalidate the book; in fact it appears he is involved in "Mankind' - a charity concerned with domestic violence against men; its website has references to research held by the Home Office (lots of British Crime Survey.)
The early material about women as the limiting factor in reproduction with the Y chromosome (i.e. men) as genetic filter is fascinating, and something I'd not heard about.
Of course this book is not a primary work of science, but a referenced digest. However I think especially in the later chapters there is a tendency to career past factual/scientific evidence into rant and polemic (as Damaskcat points out too.) Do not be put off - read this book; but look too at "The Myth of Male Power", by Warren Farrell. Although indigestibly American in presentation, and also now quite old, it probably has more fact and reference.
What are these books for? I think they are trying to say that feminism is generally unopposed (even consented to - because that's what men do) and has much that is damaging alongside the essential and positive, and that therefore opposition, fact and clarity are necessary, so that feminism should mature. Is it the case that feminism has matured? Are there feminists who are "out of control"? Is some such feminism official policy and/or general societal attitude (for example, premeditated homicide as involuntary and not culpable?... Read more ›
19 of 30 people found the following review helpful
By James
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This book is a most welcome antidote to the kind of biased "science" works generally pushed in all areas of our lives these days.
Moxon's work draws on the latest research into evolutionary biology and psychology which paints a very different, and more accurate picture of sex and gender than 40 years of ideological rhetoric has contributed.
Every page is pure dynamite, packed with startling, sometimes counter-intuitive yet verifiable facts which are seldom reported.
The book logically and systematically pulls apart the dominant myths of our time and reveals that underneath each lies a far more interesting truth which is backed up by scientific and historical data. The "hows and whys" are rendered transparent.
I would go so far as to say that this book could change your entire outlook on life and illuminate everyday interactions which you may take for granted.
It is the finest and most complete book on the sexes I have read and essential reading for anyone with even a passing interest in the topics of biology, psychology, legal history and 20th century politics.
In a word, a stunner.
Moxon's work draws on the latest research into evolutionary biology and psychology which paints a very different, and more accurate picture of sex and gender than 40 years of ideological rhetoric has contributed.
Every page is pure dynamite, packed with startling, sometimes counter-intuitive yet verifiable facts which are seldom reported.
The book logically and systematically pulls apart the dominant myths of our time and reveals that underneath each lies a far more interesting truth which is backed up by scientific and historical data. The "hows and whys" are rendered transparent.
I would go so far as to say that this book could change your entire outlook on life and illuminate everyday interactions which you may take for granted.
It is the finest and most complete book on the sexes I have read and essential reading for anyone with even a passing interest in the topics of biology, psychology, legal history and 20th century politics.
In a word, a stunner.
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brilliantly insightful and thought provoking
this is definitely a book for all to read, and definitely for men.
moxon is equally wise, articulate, well-researched (which may not be the same as accurately... Read more
moxon is equally wise, articulate, well-researched (which may not be the same as accurately... Read more
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Feminism is a racket
Steve Moxam's excellent book exposes modern feminism as the mendacious racket that it has become.
Reviewing current research on sex differences in cognition and... Read more
Reviewing current research on sex differences in cognition and... Read more
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The Woman Racket
The author's whole premise is women have never been downtrodden, have always been privileged as a sex and have been protected from harm by men. Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2009 by Damaskcat
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In my top 5 of all time
After reading Moxon's "Immigrations Scandal" I thought any author whose writings can get a government minister of any political persuasion to resign after they have waffled to the... Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2009 by bucksman
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A remarkable book
This has to be one of the most important books about men and women published in the past 20 years. It should be read by anyone interested in how men and women relate to each other,... Read more
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