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Once in a while a book comes along that disrupts the stereotype that feminism cant be engaging or funny, and feminist fight club does exactly just that. Part manual, part manifesto, a humorous yet incisive guide to navigating subtle sexism at worka pocketbook lean in for the buzzfeed generation that provides reallife career advice and humorous reinforcement for a new generation of professional women. Based on strategy sessions with her own feminist fight cluba group of similarly situated friends who get together to carp about workshe offers advice in the form of fight moves. Jun 09, 2018 feminist fight club book in 1970, us politician eleanor holmes norton represented 60 women who sued newsweek magazine for hiring only men. Nov 17, 2016 people are definitely talking, and one of the boldest voices this fall is jessica bennetts with her new book feminist fight club. An office survival manual for a sexist workplace by jessica bennett. Feminist fight club kobo ebook the elliott bay book company. Part manual, part manifesto, bennett offers a new vocabulary for the sexist archetypes women encounter every daysuch as the manterrupter, who talks over female colleagues in meetings. Chicago tribune, refinery 29, forbes, bust, ceo readspart manual, part manifesto, feminist fight club is a hilarious yet incisive guide to navigating subtle sexism at work, providing reallife career advice and humorous reinforcement for a new generation of professional women. Bennett, an awardwinning journalist, new york times columnist, and contributing editor for, has written a book that manages to be light while serious, sprinkling cartoon drawings among discussions of. Feminist fight club by jessica bennett waterstones. Jan 08, 2018 overall, feminist fight club is a fantastic read. We talked to bennett at aols build series video below about her new book, feminist fight club.
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Ever since donald trumps shock election as president, protests over womens issues have been. Based on the bestselling book by new york times gender editor jessica bennetta battle manual for a. Jessica bennett, an awardwinning journalist and author of feminist fight club. Feminist fight club provides an arsenal of weapons for surviving in an unequal world. Access a free summary of feminist fight club, by jessica bennett and 20,000 other business, leadership and nonfiction books on getabstract. It means men joining in on this fight and using their male privilege to benefit women. It was the first public event of its kind and resulted in a win for women everywhere. The book is an accessible, researchbased starting place that provides shared language and shared resources for identifying and responding to subtle sexism. Praise for feminist fight club engaging, hilarious and practical full of simple tools that every woman should have at her disposal. The bestselling book by journalist jessica bennett, feminist fight club provides the tactical strategies that every woman needs to navigate workplace sexism.
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