'Women: DOWN through the Ages'

New Book Is a Light-Hearted Romp Through the Tragedy of Civilization Under the Thumbprint of Men

The equality they'd known and enjoyed for 1000s of years in the hunter-gatherer period came to an end in the agricultural revolution. Men invented a plow too heavy for women to push (they made sure of that), and they began their long sojourn in the kitchen making food and babies. - from 'Women: DOWN through the Ages'
LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 21, 2007 -- Jerry Schaefer takes a bite out of some truths (lies) that have gnawed at him for years in his new book, "Women: DOWN through the Ages: How Lies Have Shaped Our Lives" (published by AuthorHouse - http://www.authorhouse.com), a satirical, uncompromising look at what it means to live in a man's world.

"This book is a clear and unequivocal indictment, not only of men (written by a man), but of the civilization they have produced," Schaefer writes.
By eliminating women from the equation at the very beginning, a disastrous cycle of war and destruction was begun which continues to today, when the final bill is being paid on men's wanton reign of destruction: the planet itself is beginning to wobble. Not to mention the continuing violence and rape from one end of the globe to another, another fringe benefit of "progress."
Schaefer exposes the lie of so-called civilization based on male dominance. "How 'civil' can it be," he asks, "built as it was/is on theft through blood and forced slavery?"

But women are not the only victims. Men too are trapped in the "charade of the sexes," having to pretend at who and what they are. Even the "most powerful" men, their testosterone-obsessed quests running riot, are helpless to escape the "manhood trap" as they substitute money for mommy.

"Women: DOWN through the Ages" is a light-hearted romp through the tragedy of history under the thumbprint of men, "a nightmare we've yet to awaken from," Schaefer writes. "We're still in a deep-sleep of tradition, lulled by the enslaving and enchanting tricks of the marketplace. There's still hope. We know how we got here, through false promises and premises, and the lies that sustain 'life as we know it.'"

Jerry Schaefer has master's degrees in Catholic theology from Marquette University and in English from the University of Iowa. "Women: DOWN through the Ages" is his first book.