e relegated to the same low-paying service sector jobs they held prior to the advent of the women's movement.
Given the fact that the women's movement has had little impact on their lives it is not surprising that working class women take a dim view of feminism in general. Many of these women buy into media stereotypes of feminists. As one working class wife expressed her feelings, "Those libbers, they want men and women to be just alike . . . They're crazy not to appreciate what men do for women" (Rubin, 1992, p. 131). Feminist myths are perpetuated in the lives of working class women despite the
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