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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sandra Newman

The end of men: the controversial new wave of female utopias

‘Authors were captivated by the idea of women hiking alone’ … A woman stands in Death Valley.
‘Authors were captivated by the idea of women hiking alone’ … A woman stands in Death Valley. Photograph: Jordan Siemens/Getty Images

All the men are gone. Usually this is conceived as the result of a plague. Less often, the cause is violence. Occasionally, the men don’t die and the sexes are just segregated in different geographical regions. Or men miraculously vanish without explanation.

Left to themselves, the women create a better society, without inequality or war. All goods are shared. All children are safe. The economy is sustainable and Earth is cherished. Without male biology standing in the way, utopia builds itself.

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