Dr. James Dobson concludes a provocative conversation with Suzanne Venker and the late Phyllis Schlafly, co-authors of The Flipside of Feminism: What Conservative Women Know — and Men Can’t Say. Schlafly reflects on the historic grassroots campaign that helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment, while she and Venker challenge the cultural assumptions they believe modern feminism has created about men, women, marriage and family. Venker argues that young women are often encouraged to organize their lives around career first while treating marriage and motherhood as secondary considerations. She discusses fertility, the biological clock, balancing career ambitions with raising children, and why she believes women should be free to make family life a central priority without having that choice diminished by the culture. The conversation also explores the differences between men and women, the importance of mothers and fathers working together in raising children, the consequences of casual sex, and what Schlafly and Venker describe as feminism’s damaging effect on marriage and the relationship between the sexes. Dr. Dobson also emphasizes compassion for women whose circumstances do not fit a particular life plan and reminds listeners of the sovereignty of God and His individual calling for each person’s life. Learn more: Dr. James Dobson Family Institute Family Talk Broadcasts Dr. James Dobson’s Family Talk provides biblical insight and practical encouragement to help strengthen marriages, families and faith in an ever-changing culture.
