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    Misogynation: The True Scale of Sexism
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    Misogynation: The True Scale of Sexism

    Written by Laura Bates

    Narrated by Laura Bates

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    A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND FOUNDER OF THE EVERYDAY SEXISM PROJECT, LAURA BATES. 

    'Following [Everyday Sexism] will make most women feel oddly saner.' Caitlin Moran
    'Piercingly astute.' Stylist

    Laura Bates, pioneering feminist, activist and bestselling author, has given voice to hundreds of thousands of women through her international Everyday Sexism Project. Drawing attention to both hidden and blatant sexist acts and attitudes, Laura has exposed the startling truth behind misogyny in our society: systemic, ingrained and ignored.
     
    From Weinstein to Westminster, a torrent of allegations of sexual harassment and assault have left us reeling. One hundred years since some women were first given the right to vote, we are still struggling to get to grips with the true extent of gender inequality that continues to flourish in our society.

    In this collection of essays, originally published in the Guardian, Laura Bates uncovers the sexism that exists in our relationships, our workplaces, our media, in our homes and on our streets, but which is also firmly rooted in our lifelong assumptions and in the actions and attitudes we explain away, defend and accept. Often dismissed as one-offs, veiled as 'banter' or described as 'isolated incidents', MISOGYNATION joins the dots to reveal the true scale of discrimination and prejudice women face.  

    A bold, witty and incisive analysis of current events, MISOGYNATION makes a passionate argument for stepping back, opening our eyes and allowing ourselves to see the bigger picture.

    IN PRAISE OF LAURA BATES

    'Funny and clever.' Telegraph
    'Girl Up is an essential compendium of wit, wisdom, advice and straight-talk.' Sarah Knight
    'We owe Bates a great debt of gratitude for her Everyday Sexism Project.' LA Times
    'Laura was one of the first women to harness the power of social media to fight sexism and misogyny and give millions of young women a voice.' Grazia
    'Bates takes a myth-busting approach to body image, food, sex and advertising and is particularly good at boiling down feminist language into a snappy, everyday vernacular' Metro
    'For any woman who is sick of being told how to act, how to dress, or how to ward off unwanted advances, [Girl Up] is for you. Independent
    '[Girl Up is] another hard-hitting book which exposes the truth surrounding pressures on body image, false representations in the media, and lots of issues very relevant to girls today. Red
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio UK
    Release dateMar 8, 2018
    ISBN9781471174353
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    Misogynation: The True Scale of Sexism
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    Laura Bates

    Laura Bates is a Sunday Times bestselling author and the founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, a collection of over 200,000 testimonies of gender inequality. Her non-fiction books include Everyday Sexism, Girl Up, Misogynation, Men Who Hate Women and Fix the System, Not the Women. She writes regularly for The Guardian and the Telegraph, among other publications, and won a British Press Award in 2015. Laura works closely with organisations from the Council of Europe to the United Nations to tackle gender inequality. She was awarded a British Empire Medal for services to gender equality and has been named a woman of the year by Cosmopolitan, Red and The Sunday Times. 

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    • 5/5
      This book has empowered me to chronicle everyday sexism in Jamaica. I don’t imagine it’ll be a safe undertaking, but I’m going to do it all the same. Thanks Laura.

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    • 5/5
      Required reading. Should be mandatory in every curriculum. Go read.
    • 5/5
      Excellent book, it should be a must read for all students. I also found it a very sad state of affairs.
    • 5/5
      It's a well-rounded book that covers sexism in a variety of different topics. I really liked the parts on men taking a stand, and on positive changes taking place. Overall, it's an infuriating listen though.
    • 4/5
      I rated 3/5 on Goodreads ... I think this is a piece of very important work. Bates is a dilligent, fierce reporter, and the book is well-written. It addresses issues of inequality, assault, sexism from everyday occurrences to severe cases, highlighting the damage and impact that structural sexism has on our culture, our lives.
      I was slightly annoyed with the ironic tone that many of the essays had - the points were clear, there was no need for the rhetorical questions and satiric coments. I really appreciated the bread spectrum of topics, issues and cases that the author addresses/brought up - Bates' approach seems very diverse, and so well-researched!