Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Usynlige kvinner. Hvorfor vi lever i en verden designet for menn by Caroline Criado Pérez

139 reviews

tayaingrid's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, and Classism

lonelyhyperion's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative medium-paced

3.0

Very informative and an easy read despite being so statistic-heavy. Interspersed with a good amount of humour to lighten the depressing nature of the topic. I think in some places it lost me because the "fixing the data gap" solution rang a bit hollow when you comprehend the vastness of the problem. And as other reviews point out, there was a lack of discussion of trans identities... 

PS -- interesting to read this in the run up to the 2024 American election, as Kamala Harris makes a quick appearance in the book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

yoursisterscanary's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Domestic abuse

ghost_rider's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexism

bubblebot's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

"Women's rights are human rights. and human rights are women's rights" ~ Hillary Clinton, 1995

Women aren't men. Women can't be men. And women don't want to be men(minus trans men but that's a separate matter altogether).

i loved this book. as a rule i love feminist books. so, no surprises there. i loved it so much before i finished listening to it i went and bought a physical copy haha.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexism

wngwendy's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

after years of interchangeably picking this book up, i'm glad to say i have finished this. This is one of the most important books I have ever read and I recommend that literally everyone reads this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and War

fkshg8465's review against another edition

informative sad fast-paced

4.0

Lots of great points made, and I think it’s a book important for all genders, especially men, to read. There’s a one star review by someone named Carey who made some good critique of the book. So it’s also important to check sources and keep a balanced view. 

For my part, I was having to remind myself that there are lots of men in the world that I like and respect and who have had nothing to do with architecting any of these issues, even if some are guilty of perpetuating them unconsciously. Having grown up in a double patriarchy (Korean family in the US), I too am guilty of this and could’ve benefited from asking more questions.

This was highly relevant to me, for example, as a pianist. I had to give up at a certain point because my hand span was too small. Rather than asking why the pianos couldn’t be made smaller, I assumed the problem was me. Or every time I put on my seatbelt, I have to use an adjuster because the seats and belts are too big for my body. (I really think there’s a huge untapped market for car manufacturers of they’d design and sell cars just for women’s body!!!!, like in the billions!!!!). 

What’s frustrating about books like this - nothing gets done, even though we know better. 😢 Plus, women generally outlive men and in poorer health for all the reasons outlined and more. So we’re also having to live longer in these awful conditions. The unfairness never seems to end…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

feistygarlicroll's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Self harm, and Medical content

Minor: Colonisation and Classism

nel0nen's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and War

irishapothecary's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual harassment