A controversial look at our highly sexualised culture, now in paperback. Empowerment, liberation and choice were once watchwords of feminism, but have been co-opted by a society that sells women as an airbrushed, sexualised and narrow vision of femininity. Drawing on a wealth of research and personal interviews, this book will make the reader look afresh at women and femininity today.

Natasha Walter is author of THE NEW FEMINISM. She is a regular contributor to the national papers and BBC Radio.

If anyone doubts the need to protect girls from the toxic, hyper-sexualised, disempowering environment they're now growing up in, they should read LIVING DOLLS Maggie Hamilton, author of WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR GIRLS? ** 'In LIVING DOLLS, Walter makes a compelling case that we need feminism more than ever...this book makes a disturbing, passionate and compelling case for revisiting our notions of equality...Everyone who cares anything about the kind of society we are curre Sunday Business Post ** 'Walter does a brilliant job of demolishing their (scientists') arguments Mail on Sunday, Susie Orbach ** 'Required reading for everyone who cares about our humanity, and that means all of us Katherine Sheridan, Irish Times