Gender-Critical Feminism

Nowhere does Lawford-Smith pretend to be writing a disinterested history; she is engaged in frank polemic. The final section of the book, “A Gender-Critical Manifesto” (and a brief “Afterword,” pp. 199-208), enumerates and advocates for a socially progressive woman’s movement truly centered on women. * Kathryn L. Lynch, Society *Lawford-Smith’s book is a useful addition. * LISTENER *

Holly Lawford-Smith is an Associate Professor in Political Philosophy in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. She works in social, moral, and political philosophy and has focused on climate ethics, collective action, and feminism. Her last book was Not In Their Name (OUP, 2019), on citizens’ culpability for states’ actions. Before the University of Melbourne, she worked at the University of Sheffield, the Australian National University, and Charles Sturt University. Her PhD is from the Australian National University and her undergraduate, Honours, and Masters degrees are from the University of Otago.