"Gender, haven't we had enough of the old clichés? But in these pages Ciara Cremin makes a compelling and eloquent case for the necessity of all that is signified by the 'feminine'. It is those practices anchored in 'masculinity', whoever performs them, with their repudiation of the 'feminine', which secure the depredations of our capitalist world. This is crucial reading for all in search of that transformed world we all need, if we are to have any viable future at all." -- Lynne Segal, Anniversary Professor, Emeritus, Birkbeck, University of London, UK "Man enough to be a woman and not hate it? Ciara Cremin courageously attacks the severe gender dysphoria of the androcentric capitalism that underpins our white supremacist society, arguing that the antidote for its toxicity is femininity seen not as a biological destiny but as a vector of futurity. A powerful and original voice in "second wave" transgender studies, Cremin's visionary sociology points toward the only possible livable future." -- Patricia Gherovici, psychoanalyst and author of Transgender Psychoanalysis (2017) "Seldom does an essay feature such beautiful writing that it looks like a novel. Cremin's prose unfolds from the first to the last page, supple and sensual. It links two intimately intertwined themes: masculinity as a disorder of capitalism and feminist praxis as its antidote.

This is not a book that can be explained, it must be read in one go." -- Silvia Gherardi, Professor of Sociology, Research Unit on Communication, Organization Learning and Aesthetics (RUCOLA), University of Trento, Italy "The Future is Feminine has heart - a political and practical commitment to addressing the phallocentric dis(order) which sustains heterogenous gender relations. In this transgressive feminine critique of capitalist patriarchy and hegemonic masculinity, a different humanity is imagined for a post-capitalist future. When the future is feminine, joyous, caring, and sustainable lives are possible beyond identity politics and performance." -- Alison Pullen, Professor of Gender, Work and Organization, Macquarie University, Australia and Co-Editor of "Gender, Work and Organization".