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Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard

11 reviews

sauvageloup's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Bit too short to really address anything in depth, but a good starting point.

pros:
- some interesting thoughts on where modern western misogyny comes from and its portrayal in ancient Greek and Roman texts like the Odyssey, Agamemnon and Lysistrata.
- also a look at how modern female politicians are treated and compared to their male counterparts, and the different types of power.
- also looked at how women tend to lower their voice or wear suits to fit in with men in power.

cons:
- Beard says in the afterword that further she would like to dig into how these power dynamics worked, etc. which I wish had been somewhat included in the text. She didnt really offer how things could be changed exactly, only that power should be reconsidered, not women.

overall, a good read, just wish it had been longer and had more depth!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

wanderingdeviant's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

4.25

the way politics and history and even language interlinks to suppress and disregard the ideas of women is very intriguing, and mind-numbingly painful. this was a very insightful manifesto and i’d definitely recommend it- especially since it’s such a short read/listen. “for a start it doesn’t much matter what line you take as a woman, if you venture into traditional male territory, the abuse comes anyway. it is not what you say that prompts it, it’s simply the fact that you’re saying it.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Violence

kelbro97's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Violence

freyaboobac's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Violence

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

Minor: Suicide

bookfriend8's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Violence

spookyreader's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape and Violence

iinasomnia's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Death

evieolive's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Really interesting, especially the references to my pal Metamorphoses 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Rape

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

therecoveringbookworm's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, and Violence

ginameix's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

An excellent lecture by the wonderful Mary Beard on how our definitions of power and public speech are stacked in favor of men and how they have been since the ancient world. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Beard alludes to and retells several stories from the ancient world including Medusa and Philomela that include blood, death, etc. She also includes several anticodtes about sexism in current social media and threats to women.