Women & Booze: Is Everything We Know About Alcoholism Wrong? – mindbodygreen.com

This is an interesting article on Women & Booze. The main thesis is that men and women interact with alcohol differently. Therefore, Alcoholics Anonymous is not the best option for women since many are not alcoholics, according to the author. There are several important points she raises about women & booze, such as the lack of ability of A.A. to adapt and update program elements that may not make sense any longer or maybe never did. This is valid, and I have presented similar thoughts before. In addition, the chapter "To Wives" was not actually written by Lois Wilson, which further supports the claims of AA being anti-feminist. Who ...