Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Fix the System, Not the Women by Laura Bates

13 reviews

feliciavanleeuwen's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Even though most things the book said were things I already knew, it added to my knowledge about intersectional feminism. I think the research, articles and interviewees Laura based the book on will help me in discussing the fact that al oppression is connected. I knew this already but I could never really find the words how, I think many non cishet abled bodied white men will know the feeling. 

Ofcourse there intersections that could've been investigated deeper but I think on a whole the book does justice in an intersectional way. Where she couldn't bring in her own experience/expertise, she asked another expert or checked many sources. As a young disabled white queer woman I saw experiences validated, even painfully so at times. 

Even though most of the boo 's research and content was about England/Great Britain, it nearly mimics my experiences in the Netherlands. Though I would love a similar book specificly about the Netherlands, as some of the daily discrimination people face may be more covert here. 
Laura inspired to maybe, just maybe, write that book myself. Or at least try and see if I can do some research in my own feeld, communication linguistics. I can think of a few subjects but one of them is see if there are more negatively loaded words for women than man in a (Dutch) dictionary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Hate crime, Racism, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Classism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Transphobia, Stalking, Ableism, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Child abuse, Death, Suicide, Abortion, Xenophobia, Fatphobia, Murder, and Hate crime

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Colonisation, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Ableism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Mass/school shootings, and Medical content

It mentions a lot of things that could trigger people, especially those that have dealt with heavy institutional discrimination. It's heavy stuff, take your time with it.

lizwizwiz's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Murder, Racism, Ableism, and Transphobia

Minor: Suicide

ashaturnerr's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.0

nothing new but a really good summary of the key issues - makes you so sad and angry

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Abortion, Eating disorder, Police brutality, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Homophobia

alicedroni's review against another edition

4.5

Infuriating and anger inducing, all the things we already know as women condensed into one book. If you aren't already raging against the system then maybe this book will explain why the rest of us are. 

Would recommend this and Invisible Women to any man who doesn't really understand how deep the patriarchy runs. 

huge TW though, she goes in pretty deep detail about many injustices women face and criminal trials with no closure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Misogyny

catherinemcfall's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Stalking, Police brutality, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Rape, Violence, and Colonisation

keishac13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Sexism

sabbcm's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Racism, Pedophilia, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Stalking, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Bullying, Police brutality, Hate crime, and Body shaming

bookreadingelf's review against another edition

informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

Another insightful, informative non fiction book about misogyny and sexism from Laura Bates.  This book focuses on systems of political and social power that work to oppress women, using examples from the Everyday Sexism project to illustrate the dire need for reforms from the UK government. 

Although I preferred Misogynation (simply because it's longer and more in-depth), I found this book similarly engaging. Reading this made me angry at how mistreated women are in schools, universities, workplaces, and other other structural organisations. Laura Bates is spot on when she advocates for an overhaul of laws, bodies of power (the police) and systems (like secondary education) in order to root out misogyny at the highest level.  

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

albie95's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.75

To say I enjoy Laura’s books is probably the wrong word to use - I don’t enjoy any of the content of the books of course. I do however find her books very accessible and very important. Fix the System, Not the Women is quite a short, quick read but is impactful and informative. Men in particular, I implore you to read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Racism and Ableism