The Fatter Sex: A Battle Plan For Women’s Weight Health And Humour

The notion of ‘body positivity’ is widely promoted in the modern West as a feminist ideal empowering women to reject the unhealthy pressures of the thin body-beauty standard. But is it really as empowering as it sounds? This book exposes the extent of the female ‘body battle’ and the limits of ‘diet culture’ and ‘body positivity’ activism to fight it. It offers an alternative that empowers women of all sizes, not least the mothers and daughters.