i have a confession to make. i am a janeite. i have been ever since i watched the 90s bbc adaptation of pride and prejudice on german tv as a christmas special. you know, the one with colin firth? that was sometime in the 90s too. lots of things have...
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we hear a lot about systemic and structural issues - such as sexism - as we try to explain and wrestle with the world as it presents itself to us every day. but issues this ingrained in society have a history. one of the most useful things we can do...
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‘against white feminism’ by rafia zakaria reads like a masterclass in intersectional feminism, covering everything from politics to war, from sexuality to capitalism, and much more in between. drawing on her experience as a civil rights lawyer and her perspective as a pakistani immigrant in the us, zakaria delivers a...
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i saw this book in a museum shop in barcelona and had to have it. the title, the cover, the premise on the back about feminist art and artists and ‘their experiences as bodies’—it all triggered a knee-jerk reaction that ended with me walking lauren elkin’s art monsters up to...
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of all the academic disciplines, evolutionary biology might not be the first to spring to mind when you hear the words ‘male gaze’. and yet, a quick google images search of the term ‘evolution’ will prove otherwise. tackling evolution from a female perspective, then, was long overdue. enter cat bohannon...
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i read most of this book speechless. with raised eyebrows. feeling very naïve. i expected 'the cost of sexism' to be some sort of feminist personal finance manifesto. what i found, however, was a deeply nuanced analysis of the world's economy through a gender lens. now, if this sounds somewhat...
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picking the next read is every reader’s pleasure and privilege. luckily for readers everywhere, choosing more diverse books is not just rewarding but also deeply enjoyable—because a wider range of voices and narratives, especially those less commonly featured, make for a richer reading experience. this is the premise at the...
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if you’re one of those people (male, female or other) who believe that feminism is an antiquated concept, because, after all, gender equality has long since been achieved — then this book is for you. if, however, you believe that we aren’t quite there yet, well, then this book is…...
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it takes some guts to take 2 f-words that are either taboo (such as finance, after all ‘it’s rude to talk about money’) or have a bad reputation (such as feminist, because ‘don’t you love men?’) and make these the title of your book : financial feminist. but ‘guts’ pretty...
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as an inspirational and successful leader, sheryl sandberg is a woman after my own heart. naturally, i was very much looking forward to reading her 2015 book ‘lean in’. when a tad bit bland... after a powerful starting chapter, however, i felt the remaining chapters to fall a bit flat....
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