Welcome to the weekly Fairer Disputations round-up: your one-stop shop for the best in sex-realist feminism. This week: Sarah Ditum on body entrepreneurs, Clare Morell on the online pornography epidemic, and Susan Madsen on sex differences at the level of data collection. Plus: dark truths about divorce, flourishing at the end of life, Trump’s IVF proposal considered, an event with Featured Author Leah Libresco Sargeant—and more!
First, Sarah Ditum on “body entrepreneurs” and the limits of understanding the body as an asset.
Next, an interview with Clare Morell provides insight on how the epidemic of online pornography is harming children.
Finally, at Deseret News, Susan Madsen reminds us that “one size fits all” doesn’t work when considering sex differences in data collection.
More Great Reads & Listens:
- Trump Should Make Birth—Not IVF—Free, Patrick Brown, Compact (Pair with Mandating Insurance Coverage For IVF Will Not Boost Fertility, Lyman Stone, Institute for Family Studies)
- How Motherhood was Weaponised, Megan Gibson, The New Statesman
- Flourishing at the End of Life, Xavier Symons, John Rhee, and Tyler VanderWeele, Public Discourse
- The Dark Truth About Divorce, Louise Perry and Bridget Phetasy, Maiden Mother Matriarch
An Event You Won’t Want to Miss:
Featured Author Leah Libresco Sargeant in a panel on The Future of Work.
“Scott Winship, Sam Hammond, Leah Libresco Sargeant, and David McGarry will sit down to delve into the evolving work ethic (or lack thereof) and the economic implications of modern labor trends. From the rise of ‘quiet quitting’ and remote work slacking to policy concerns over welfare incentives, our panel will examine the critiques facing Generation Z’s approach to work.”
The Last Call Bar, Washington D.C.
September 17
5-8pm Eastern
