Is "Are Men Necessary" by Maureen Dowd required reading for any Women's Studies classes?

Question

Is "Are Men Necessary" by Maureen Dowd required reading for any Women's Studies classes?

Answer 1

Feminists tend to view that book as sloppily researched and generally non-contributory.

Answer 2

Well lets see if you have read the bible man was here first , but to answer that question with out man you would have to be a-sexual to have children.

Answer 3

No

Answer 4

No.  It's not really academic enough.  Women's Studies classes usually include a range of books on feminist theory from Mary Wollstonecraft to Judith Butler.  

Dowd is a journalist rather than a theorist and while her book might be interesting in terms of the discourse of gender relationship in western culture, it's very unlikely to be on the reading list.

Answer 5

maureen dowd is an  sexist a**hole.

Answer 6

Maybe as a discussion starter for a start of year tutorial, but most students at universities are expected to study academic texts, not popular writers.

Cheers :-)

Answer 7

It wasn't for mine.  

Answer 8

no would u be asking that if u read ms dowd's book?

Answer 9

Life without men would suck and you know it. Women back stab each other so much, that men provide a necessary escape from the competitiveness and spitefulness you feel when you hang out with the girls a little too much.