First Name |
Christina
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Middle Name |
Marie
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Last Name |
Sommers
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Maiden Name |
Hoff
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Full Name at Birth |
Christina Marie Hoff
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Alternative Name |
@CHSommers (twitter), 'The Factual Feminist', Dr. Christina Marie "Based Mom" Hoff Sommers, 'Equity Feminist', 'Factual Feminist', Prof. Sommers, Dr. Sommers, @ChristinaHoffSommersAEI (facebook), Christina Hoff Sommers / The Factual Feminist (facebook), Christina-Hoff-Sommers (linkedin), Christina Hoff-Sommers, sommers22@gmail.com, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, Christina Marie Hoff Sommers
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Birthday |
28th September, 1950
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Birthplace |
Petaluma, California, USA
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Build |
Slim
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Eye Color |
Hazel
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Hair Color |
Blonde
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Distinctive Feature |
self-described former "60s flower child" but made an abrupt U-turn to focus on gender equality...., Self-described "equity" or "factual feminist" (a phrase she coined in 1994)...., She characterizes the third-wave feminists as imposters and members of a "movement that has abandoned equality"...., She spearheaded the anti-feminist movement in her 2000 book ''The War Against Boys''...., She is a former philosophy professor at Clark University...., She is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)...., She is best known for her defense of classical liberal feminism and her critique of gender feminism...., Her textbook, "Vice and Virtue in Everyday Life," currently in its ninth edition, is a bestseller in college ethics...., In addition to frequent radio and television appearances, Dr. Sommers is the host of the popular video blog, The Factual Feminist, which has garnered more than four million views...., Complete focus on getting the facts straight on any topic. (She strives to always present the facts as they are without distortion and without prejuidice)...., Elegant and well presented videos, articles, etc...., Rich, soothing voice...., Sports reading glasses...., ''Gender identity is both biological and cultural. But we have had three generations of feminism encouraging children to enter different fields. And very little has changed''...., Hazel eyes...., She said in 2014 that she is a registered Democrat "with libertarian leanings"...., She has appeared in a number of television shows including ‘Nightline’, ‘60 Minutes’, ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ and Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’...., She has written a number of books focusing on gender equality that have received mixed reviews because of her views that appear to be anti feminist to some...., She was the first person to coin the phrases ‘Equity Feminism’ and ‘Gender Feminism’. The former believe in women competing with men on a level playing field while the latter perceive men as a constant threat and enemy...., She is of the view that the National Organization for Women (NOW) had created a situation where boys are resented and considered an obstacle in the path to gender justice for girls, which is not the case....., She believes that modern feminist thought often contains an irrational hostility to men...., She characterises gender feminists as having transcended the liberalism of early feminists so that they view society through the sexist’s prism rather than focusing on equal rights...., She was against Women’s Studies departments in universities and advocated equal opportunities for both men and women without any biases...., She recognised the responsibilities of a mother as the biggest challenge for a woman’s career and supports abortion rights for women on need basis; but does not support it as a norm...., She believed that the sexes are equal yet different. She agreed with the fact that boys and girls may be better suited for different professions but advocated that it be accepted as a reality of life and not a criteria against men or women...., She gained an anti women reputation amongst some feminist groups and was branded as pro men. However, she stuck to her views and beckoned women groups to open their outlook and recognise the plight of men...., She said that men were usually found at the extremes of the spectrum of life. A few of them did exceptionally well, while majority of them were struggling for survival. She did not advocate education and opportunities for women at the cost of men...., self-described former "60s flower child" but made an abrupt U-turn to focus on gender equality...., Self-described "equity" or "factual feminist" (a phrase she coined in 1994)....
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Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Religion |
Jewish
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
American
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University |
[1979] Brandeis University (Ph.D. in Philosophy), [1971] New York University (BA in ????)
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Occupation Text |
author, equity feminist, philosopher, university professor, scholar at The American Enterprise Institute & social personality
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Occupation |
Educator
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Claim to Fame |
Her critique of contemporary feminism
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Music Genre (Text) |
Pro most abortions, Anti no platforming, Anti discrimination against boys, Anti women-only college institutions, Pro Sex Differences Between Bos & Girls, Anti intersectional feminism, Individualist feminist, Anti white privilege theory, Anti third wave feminism, Pro libertarian feminism, Specializes in ethics & moral theory, Classical liberal who votes Democrat, Critic of postmodernism, The Politics Of Gender And Feminism, The Politics Of Free Expression, Pro Classical Liberal Feminism, Anti Gender Feminism, Misguided feminism Harms Young Men, Helping Culture destroys Self-Reliance, Modern feminism Has Betrayed Women, Pro Equity feminism, Pro preserving free speech in universities, The preservation of liberty in the academy, Anti the National Organization for Women (NOW), Believes the sexes are equal but yet different, Anti Women’s Studies departments in universities, Pro same sex marriages
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Year(s) Active |
2001 > 2001 (awarded: her book "The War Against Boys" was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year), 1999 > 2019 (tv self appearances: as guest, interviewee, Factual Feminist, Panellist, American Enterprise Institute), 2014 > 2014 (writer & director: of 'Factual Feminist' (tv movie documentary)), 1981 > 1981 (wife: of Fred Sommers, the Harry A. Wolfson Chair in Philosophy at Brandeis University), 1997 > present (fellow: W.H Brady fellow at the American Enterprise Institute), 2000 > 2000 (author: debut book *The War Against Boys: How Misguided Feminism Is Harming Our Young Men*), 2014 > 2014 (widow: Fred Sommers, husband of 33 years, dies, at age 91), 1980 > 1986 (assistant professor of philosophy: at Clark University), 1987 > 1988 (visiting lecturer: at the University of Pittsburgh, Semester at Sea), 1978 > 1980 (instructor: at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, whilst working on her Phd), ???? > present (member: of the Board of Advisors of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education), ???? > ???? (member: of the National Advisory Board of the Independent Women’s Forum), 1986 > 1997 (associate professor of philosophy: at Clark University), ???? > ???? (member: of the Centre of the American Experiment), 2013 > 2013 (awarded: the 2013 ‘Exceptional Merit in Media Award’ by the National Women’s Political Caucus for her New York Times article ‘The Boys at the Back')
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Record Label |
AEI Press (book publisher), American Enterprise Institute (think tank in Washington DC), Blackstone Audiobooks (publisher), C-SPAN (tv channel), Clark University, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (book publisher), Journal of Social Philosophy (article publisher), Prager University (website), Public Affairs Quarterly (article publisher), Simon & Schuster (book publisher), Slate, Social Philosophy and Policy (article publisher), St. Martin's Press (book publisher), The Atlantic (magazine), The Daily Beast, The Huffington Post, The Journal of Philosophy, The New England Journal of Medicine, The New Republic, The New York Times (newspaper), The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post (newspaper), Time (magazine), Youtube (website)
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Associated Acts |
St. Martin's Press (book publisher)
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Official Websites |
http://www.aei.org/scholar/christina-hoff-sommers, twitter.com/CHSommers, www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLytTJqkSQqtr7BqC1Jf4nv3g2yDfu7Xmd, www.facebook.com/ChristinaHoffSommersAEI/, www.linkedin.com/in/christina-hoff-sommers-392a7625, www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLytTJqkSQqtozQffMxSaYEySkAGlT_unH
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Pets |
Frederic Sommers (husband m.1981-2014), Meryl Streep, Roxane Gay (colleague), Hannah Ritchie (academic), Julie Bindel (journalist), Bridget Phetasy, Suzie Mulesky (academic), Dan Savage, Robby Soave (author), Julia Galef (writer), Mark J. Perry (Economics professor), David Vainqueur (conservative), Jesse Singal (writer), Eve Peyser (writer), Burgess Owens (entrepreneur), Ian Bremmer (political Scientist), Sam Harris (scientist), Steve Stewart-Williams (scientist & author), Chipkin Logan (biologist), Helen Pluckrose (editor), Cass Sunstein (professor), Natalie Ritchie (feminist author), Scott Barry Kaufman (psychologist), Neus Català (war hero), Paula Wright (feminist critic), David Sommers (son), Tamler Sommers (son), Delores Hoff (mother), Ken Hoff (father), Sally Satel (coauthor), Andy Ngo (friend), Zoe Appler (academic co-author)), Danielle Crittenden (colleague), Dianna Dorman (co-author), Sally Satel (co-author), Robert J Fogelin (co-editor), Hilary Clinton
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Favorite Places |
Washington, DC, USA
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Favorite Foods |
Kir Royale (cocktail)
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Christina Marie Hoff Sommers (born September 28, 1950) is an American author and philosopher. Specializing in ethics, she is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Sommers is known for her critique of contemporary feminism. Her work includes the books Who Stole Feminism? (1994) and The War Against Boys (2000). She also hosts a video blog called The Factual Feminist.