The book FEMALE MASCULINITY is written by JUDITH HALBERSTAM also known as JACK HALBERSTAM. She happens to be a masculine woman herself. She writes this book for and about all those women who feel themselves to be more masculine than feminine wherein she tries to explain the basic notion of how as a culture and part of the society we take very little interest in female masculinity but pay a considerable amount of attention to male femininity. She felt that when different people were asked about knowing about the very concept of female masculinity they would confidently nod a yes but in reality very little knowledge was remarkably written about female masculinity.
Judith Halberstam was a masculine girl and is a masculine woman. Her book is a …show more content…
This book about female masculinity has given a new understanding of masculine behaviours and identities, a new way into the various features and situational aspects of the construction of female masculinity. She examines how society perceives masculinity differently when it is a characteristic of women, not men. I enjoyed reading about tom boys, the butches, bathroom problems, and understanding the basic gender issues. What I really liked was how the author at every step of the book gave examples and case studies for a better understanding. She included nearly forty photographs including portraits, film stills, and drag king performance shots .The book provided an extensive record of the wide range of female masculinities which very few people actually know …show more content…
Through this book, we come back to the main base of the where female masculinity came about from, the basic difference between a man and a woman. The reason one hears more about men being feminine rather than woman being masculine is an indication to the stratification of hierarchy between the two genders. The male gender has always been at the upper ladder of the hierarchy and hence gets more importance. Female masculinity is not just about females wanting to dress and behave in a manly way but somewhere socially been embedded. As mentioned earlier masculinity in the society inevitably shows notions of power, legitimacy and privilege and sometimes this power and privilege forces women to be less
Judith Halberstam was a masculine girl and is a masculine woman. Her book is a …show more content…
This book about female masculinity has given a new understanding of masculine behaviours and identities, a new way into the various features and situational aspects of the construction of female masculinity. She examines how society perceives masculinity differently when it is a characteristic of women, not men. I enjoyed reading about tom boys, the butches, bathroom problems, and understanding the basic gender issues. What I really liked was how the author at every step of the book gave examples and case studies for a better understanding. She included nearly forty photographs including portraits, film stills, and drag king performance shots .The book provided an extensive record of the wide range of female masculinities which very few people actually know …show more content…
Through this book, we come back to the main base of the where female masculinity came about from, the basic difference between a man and a woman. The reason one hears more about men being feminine rather than woman being masculine is an indication to the stratification of hierarchy between the two genders. The male gender has always been at the upper ladder of the hierarchy and hence gets more importance. Female masculinity is not just about females wanting to dress and behave in a manly way but somewhere socially been embedded. As mentioned earlier masculinity in the society inevitably shows notions of power, legitimacy and privilege and sometimes this power and privilege forces women to be less