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hedwig2's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment
nailahreema's review
5.0
I read Invisible Women before this which discussed how women are excluded from most if not all data and the impact of this. Criado Perez also discussed the solutions we might consider. I really enjoyed Invisible Women even if it did make my blood pressure rise.
Do It Like a Woman was published first and has the same conversational tone which makes it really easy to process the facts figures. It is hard reading. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of Women's lives, and what I liked most, is that Criado Perez interviews women across cultures.
There are so many events which are discussed in the book of which I had no idea such as Felicity Aston crossing Antarctica or The Apne Aap Foundation set up by Ruchira Gupta and women who were forced into prostitution. These are what I would consider world changing events, and yet I have never heard of them. I was very grateful to have read Do It Like a Woman so I could learn more.
Honestly, I don't have any criticisms of the book. I'm sure someone else would criticise the way the author presented the data or the conclusions she drew. Some may be valid, others may not.
The key themes here though is, I feel, 1) you can't know someone's experience unless you live their life and so women must be at the forefront of any decision making. We can't ask for a seat at the table, we must demand it, and even then we must fight to hold on to it. 2) education is key to women overcoming gender based discrimination. In every example Criado Perez presents, education is what facilitated the person to challenge societal norms.
Do It Like a Woman was published first and has the same conversational tone which makes it really easy to process the facts figures. It is hard reading. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of Women's lives, and what I liked most, is that Criado Perez interviews women across cultures.
There are so many events which are discussed in the book of which I had no idea such as Felicity Aston crossing Antarctica or The Apne Aap Foundation set up by Ruchira Gupta and women who were forced into prostitution. These are what I would consider world changing events, and yet I have never heard of them. I was very grateful to have read Do It Like a Woman so I could learn more.
Honestly, I don't have any criticisms of the book. I'm sure someone else would criticise the way the author presented the data or the conclusions she drew. Some may be valid, others may not.
The key themes here though is, I feel, 1) you can't know someone's experience unless you live their life and so women must be at the forefront of any decision making. We can't ask for a seat at the table, we must demand it, and even then we must fight to hold on to it. 2) education is key to women overcoming gender based discrimination. In every example Criado Perez presents, education is what facilitated the person to challenge societal norms.
patriisoardi's review
5.0
A very necessary and painful book. I loved the way Caroline exposes different realities and aristas of the same problem: being a woman. I higly recommend it, specially if you want to go deeper in situations in other that your country.
nike_1212's review against another edition
4.0
Caroline Criado-Perez, has once again done a fantastic job by sharing the stories of women who today are making a difference and dedicating their lives to what matters so deeply to them, a more equal world where women regardless of where they are in can break themselves free from the sexists chains that limit them and come in all shapes and forms. One of the most important and wonderful parts of her book is her inclusion of women from all around the world. It’s awe inspiring to listen to their stories and their commitment to the causes they work for. Those women are role models and I am hopeful that their stories and relentless efforts inspire other women who read this book to take a step and change the world for the better.
mrs_bonaventure's review
5.0
The more I read, the angrier I got, and the more privileged I felt. My life has been lucky; I have worked hard and made choices to be responsible, but I started from a good place - born in Western Europe in the 1970s with a free education, social mobility and access to sex education and contraception. As a woman, if don't have those, you're fucked, generally, and also sometimes even when you do. This book is all about women doing all sorts of things the Daily Mail thinks we can't or shouldn't, here in the West and in places where women have to really struggle. Both sets of circumstances are treated equally because sexism, and bravery, exist everywhere.
Criado-Perez is a great campaigner. What a great voice. I wish this were more mainstream. But then that's the whole point - if it were, we wouldn't have such a big problem, would we?
Criado-Perez is a great campaigner. What a great voice. I wish this were more mainstream. But then that's the whole point - if it were, we wouldn't have such a big problem, would we?