Sex and socialism. When unregulated capitalism kills the mood

"Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism" is a book with a seductive title but contains a serious argument. In it Kristen Ghodsee explains how, when done right, socialism offers more opportunities for women to live better lives than unregulated capitalism. She got to this conclusion having researched the transition from communism to capitalism in eastern Europe, which created, she says, a perfect laboratory to investigate. Kristen Ghodsee, a professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, will be appearing at the New Zealand Festival of the Arts with Marilyn Waring and Ngahuia te Awekotuku for a panel discussion on 'Sex, politics and Gender'.