‘a brave, enlightening, closely argued book, by a fearless woman.’ Reading the book I felt an intense sense of relief that finally a comprehensive account of gender identity theory was presented and explored with both clarity and depth… A clear, concise, easy-to-read account of the issues between sex, gender and feminism… It highlights the problem, it focuses on concrete evidence, it explores all affected parties and seeks to find practical resolution… An important book.’ ‘Stock’s clearsighted analysis of how gender identity theory negatively impacts women and girls feels radical – and even slightly dangerous. ‘…boy, does she pack a punch…A methodical dismantling of weak, misleading and false arguments… A call for cool heads at a time of great heat and a vital reminder that revolutions don’t always end well.’ ‘A brilliant and inspiring engagement with the consequences of female embodiment for women’s lives’
Material Girls concludes with a positive vision for the future, of collaboration between feminists and trans activists, detailing how they could work together to achieve some of their political aims. It will investigate the intellectual history of gender identity, showing how the concept is linked to a misguided philosophical picture which broadly rejects science and conflates facts about intersex people with facts about trans people.
It makes a clear and humane feminist case for retaining the ability to discuss material reality about biological sex in a range of important contexts, including women-only spaces and resources, healthcare, epidemiology, political organization and data collection. Material Girls presents a timely and opinionated critique of the culturally influential theory that we each have an inner feeling about our sex called a gender identity, and that this feeling is more socially significant than our actual biological sex.
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