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A review by jentidders
The Mental Load: A Feminist Comic by Emma
4.0
You may well have seen some of Emma's comics as they went viral across French, British and then international media. In this, her first book compiling her strips, she reflects on some crucial social and feminist issues.
The chapter that stood out most to me was the one on the mental load of the title; all the invisible and unpaid organizing, list-making and planning women do to manage their lives, and the lives of their partners and family members. A lot of people think their relationships are equal, but often the burden is not distributed fairly within households or office.
Other chapters cover racism, maternity leave, domestic violence, the clitoris, ignorance about the wearing the hijab, medical violation, police violence, and the influence of capitalism on our work/life balance.
Her simple yet charming drawings convey the information in an easy to understand way, but she does not hold back from what are hugely important issues in our current cultural climate.
Essential reading.
The chapter that stood out most to me was the one on the mental load of the title; all the invisible and unpaid organizing, list-making and planning women do to manage their lives, and the lives of their partners and family members. A lot of people think their relationships are equal, but often the burden is not distributed fairly within households or office.
Other chapters cover racism, maternity leave, domestic violence, the clitoris, ignorance about the wearing the hijab, medical violation, police violence, and the influence of capitalism on our work/life balance.
Her simple yet charming drawings convey the information in an easy to understand way, but she does not hold back from what are hugely important issues in our current cultural climate.
Essential reading.