50 Books like Manifesta

Full Frontal Feminism

by Jessica Valenti • 2007

Forty percent more likely to be poor: the numbers that prove feminism isn't done with you.

3.86

8k+

✊ Third-Wave Feminism 📚 Feminist 101 🛑 Rape Culture 🪞 Body Image ⚖️ Reproductive Justice

Full Frontal Feminism 97%

Forty percent more likely to be poor: the numbers that prove feminism isn't done with you.

by Jessica Valenti 2007

3.86

8k+ ratings

✊ Third-Wave Feminism 📚 Feminist 101 🛑 Rape Culture 🪞 Body Image ⚖️ Reproductive Justice

White Feminism

by Koa Beck • 2021

Individual success or collective liberation: the choice mainstream feminism keeps getting wrong.

4.24

2k+

🕰️ Feminist History 📢 Mainstream Feminism 🧩 Intersectionality 💼 Corporate Feminism 🏗️ Movement Building

White Feminism 96%

Individual success or collective liberation: the choice mainstream feminism keeps getting wrong.

by Koa Beck 2021

4.24

2k+ ratings

🕰️ Feminist History 📢 Mainstream Feminism 🧩 Intersectionality 💼 Corporate Feminism 🏗️ Movement Building

Feminism Is for Everybody

by bell hooks • 2000

Feminism is about ending sexism, not fighting men. A primer that opens the door to everyone.

4.16

29k+

🤝 Intersectional Feminism 🗣️ Consciousness Raising 🩺 Reproductive Rights 💄 Beauty Standards 👶 Feminist Parenting

Feminism Is for Everybody 96%

Feminism is about ending sexism, not fighting men. A primer that opens the door to everyone.

by bell hooks 2000

4.16

29k+ ratings

🤝 Intersectional Feminism 🗣️ Consciousness Raising 🩺 Reproductive Rights 💄 Beauty Standards 👶 Feminist Parenting

The Guy's Guide to Feminism

by Michael Kaufman • 2011

Equality isn't just for women: a straight-talking guide for the guys who want in.

3.54

380

♂️ Men And Feminism 🎭 Gender Stereotypes 🤝 Consent Culture 🔀 Intersectional Feminism 💼 Workplace Equality

The Guy's Guide to Feminism 95%

Equality isn't just for women: a straight-talking guide for the guys who want in.

by Michael Kaufman 2011

3.54

380 ratings

♂️ Men And Feminism 🎭 Gender Stereotypes 🤝 Consent Culture 🔀 Intersectional Feminism 💼 Workplace Equality

An Analysis of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique

by Elizabeth Whitaker • 2017

A 15-year reunion questionnaire exposed the misery no one was talking about, and a revolution began.

3.49

✊ Second Wave Feminism 📖 Feminist Theory 🎓 Womens Studies ⚧️ Gender Roles 🏠 Domestic Ideology

An Analysis of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique Summary

An Analysis of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique 95%

A 15-year reunion questionnaire exposed the misery no one was talking about, and a revolution began.

by Elizabeth Whitaker 2017

3.49

43 ratings

✊ Second Wave Feminism 📖 Feminist Theory 🎓 Womens Studies ⚧️ Gender Roles 🏠 Domestic Ideology

Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing

by David Leser • 2021

#MeToo revealed the scaffolding of male entitlement. The dismantling depends on men.

4.02

460

✊ Modern Feminism 🏛️ Patriarchal Systems 🗣️ #MeToo Movement 🧨 Toxic Masculinity 🤝 Sexual Consent

Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing Summary

Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing 95%

#MeToo revealed the scaffolding of male entitlement. The dismantling depends on men.

by David Leser 2021

4.02

460 ratings

✊ Modern Feminism 🏛️ Patriarchal Systems 🗣️ #MeToo Movement 🧨 Toxic Masculinity 🤝 Sexual Consent

Against White Feminism

by Rafia Zakaria • 2021

Feminism cast brown women as victims to play savior. The script is colonial, and still running.

4.30

5k+

🔀 Intersectional Feminism 🪞 White Feminism Critique 📚 Feminist Theory ⛓️ Colonialism And Gender 🦸‍♀️ White Saviorism

Against White Feminism 95%

Feminism cast brown women as victims to play savior. The script is colonial, and still running.

by Rafia Zakaria 2021

4.30

5k+ ratings

🔀 Intersectional Feminism 🪞 White Feminism Critique 📚 Feminist Theory ⛓️ Colonialism And Gender 🦸‍♀️ White Saviorism

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2017

Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.

4.50

89k+

👶 Feminist Parenting 👧 Raising Daughters 🌍 African Feminism ⚧️ Gender Roles ✋ Bodily Autonomy

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Summary

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions 94%

Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2017

4.50

89k+ ratings

👶 Feminist Parenting 👧 Raising Daughters 🌍 African Feminism ⚧️ Gender Roles ✋ Bodily Autonomy

The Purity Myth

by Jessica Valenti • 2009

The virginity movement teaches shame as science, then codifies it. Real women bear the cost.

4.08

9k+

🏛️ Purity Culture ✊ Body Autonomy 💪 Toxic Masculinity 🎯 Victim Blaming ⚖️ Sexual Ethics

The Purity Myth 94%

The virginity movement teaches shame as science, then codifies it. Real women bear the cost.

by Jessica Valenti 2009

4.08

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Purity Culture ✊ Body Autonomy 💪 Toxic Masculinity 🎯 Victim Blaming ⚖️ Sexual Ethics

Against Our Will

by Susan Brownmiller • 1975

Rape as terror, not desire: the 1975 argument that made sexual violence a political question.

4.05

4k+

🛑 Sexual Violence 🏛️ Patriarchal Power ✊ Radical Feminism 🌊 Second Wave Feminism ⚖️ Feminist Legal Theory

Against Our Will 94%

Rape as terror, not desire: the 1975 argument that made sexual violence a political question.

by Susan Brownmiller 1975

4.05

4k+ ratings

🛑 Sexual Violence 🏛️ Patriarchal Power ✊ Radical Feminism 🌊 Second Wave Feminism ⚖️ Feminist Legal Theory

Living a Feminist Life

by Sara Ahmed • 2017

Feminism starts with a bodily sensation of wrongness. Living it means refusing to keep the peace.

4.30

3k+

📖 Feminist Theory 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Feminism 🏛️ University Politics ✋ Political Refusal 🏠 Everyday Resistance

Living a Feminist Life 94%

Feminism starts with a bodily sensation of wrongness. Living it means refusing to keep the peace.

by Sara Ahmed 2017

4.30

3k+ ratings

📖 Feminist Theory 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Feminism 🏛️ University Politics ✋ Political Refusal 🏠 Everyday Resistance

Modern Misogyny

by Kristin J. Anderson • 2014

A quiet bigotry replaced overt sexism; the illusion of equality makes it harder to fight.

4.14

🔍 Subtle Sexism 🏷️ Post-Feminist Critique 🛒 Neoliberal Feminism 🎭 Double Bind ⚔️ Backlash Against Women

Modern Misogyny 94%

A quiet bigotry replaced overt sexism; the illusion of equality makes it harder to fight.

by Kristin J. Anderson 2014

4.14

92 ratings

🔍 Subtle Sexism 🏷️ Post-Feminist Critique 🛒 Neoliberal Feminism 🎭 Double Bind ⚔️ Backlash Against Women

Girl on Girl

by Sophie Gilbert • 2025

Pop culture sold sexual objectification as empowerment, and a generation of women bought the lie.

3.84

20k+

📺 Pop Culture Analysis 👁️ Sexual Objectification 🧠 Internalized Misogyny 🛍️ Commodification Of Feminism 📰 Gossip And Celebrity

Girl on Girl 94%

Pop culture sold sexual objectification as empowerment, and a generation of women bought the lie.

by Sophie Gilbert 2025

3.84

20k+ ratings

📺 Pop Culture Analysis 👁️ Sexual Objectification 🧠 Internalized Misogyny 🛍️ Commodification Of Feminism 📰 Gossip And Celebrity

Fix the System, Not the Women

by Laura Bates • 2022

Every three days in the UK, a man kills a woman. That pattern isn't a coincidence.

4.49

6k+

🏛️ Institutional Sexism 🔀 Intersectional Feminism ⚠️ Violence Against Women 🚫 Rape Culture 👆 Victim Blaming

Fix the System, Not the Women 94%

Every three days in the UK, a man kills a woman. That pattern isn't a coincidence.

by Laura Bates 2022

4.49

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Institutional Sexism 🔀 Intersectional Feminism ⚠️ Violence Against Women 🚫 Rape Culture 👆 Victim Blaming

A Call to Action

by Jimmy Carter • 2014

A former president's diagnosis: violence against women is rooted in religion and culture.

4.05

2k+

🚺 Gender-Based Violence 👰 Child Marriage 🌍 Human Trafficking ⚖️ Women In Politics 🙏 Faith-Based Activism

A Call to Action 94%

A former president's diagnosis: violence against women is rooted in religion and culture.

by Jimmy Carter 2014

4.05

2k+ ratings

🚺 Gender-Based Violence 👰 Child Marriage 🌍 Human Trafficking ⚖️ Women In Politics 🙏 Faith-Based Activism

Touched Out

by Amanda Montei • 2023

From consent to care work: how motherhood traps women in a system that owns their bodies.

4.18

425

👩‍👧 Modern Motherhood ✊ Feminist Critique 🫂 Care Work ✋ Bodily Autonomy 🛑 Consent And Boundaries

Touched Out 94%

From consent to care work: how motherhood traps women in a system that owns their bodies.

by Amanda Montei 2023

4.18

425 ratings

👩‍👧 Modern Motherhood ✊ Feminist Critique 🫂 Care Work ✋ Bodily Autonomy 🛑 Consent And Boundaries

Loud

by Drew Afualo • 2024

A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.

4.29

26k+

🧠 Internalized Misogyny 💪 Body Neutrality 🎤 Reclaiming Your Voice 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🚧 Setting Boundaries

Loud 94%

A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.

by Drew Afualo 2024

4.29

26k+ ratings

🧠 Internalized Misogyny 💪 Body Neutrality 🎤 Reclaiming Your Voice 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🚧 Setting Boundaries

On Our Best Behavior

by Elise Loehnen • 2023

Seven ancient sins keep women compliant, exhausted, ever-apologizing. The way out is through them.

3.77

11k+

🏛️ Patriarchy Critique ⛪ Religious History 🎭 Emotional Repression 🔥 Women's Burnout 🫀 Body Autonomy

On Our Best Behavior 94%

Seven ancient sins keep women compliant, exhausted, ever-apologizing. The way out is through them.

by Elise Loehnen 2023

3.77

11k+ ratings

🏛️ Patriarchy Critique ⛪ Religious History 🎭 Emotional Repression 🔥 Women's Burnout 🫀 Body Autonomy

Women, Race, & Class

by Angela Y. Davis • 1981

From abolition to abortion, the women's movement has a race problem it has never solved.

4.59

35k+

🖤 Black Feminism 🧩 Intersectionality 🏥 Reproductive Justice 🏠 Domestic Labor 🌱 Abolitionist Roots

Women, Race, & Class 94%

From abolition to abortion, the women's movement has a race problem it has never solved.

by Angela Y. Davis 1981

4.59

35k+ ratings

🖤 Black Feminism 🧩 Intersectionality 🏥 Reproductive Justice 🏠 Domestic Labor 🌱 Abolitionist Roots

The Moment of Lift

by Melinda French Gates • 2019

Empowering women does more to end poverty and disease than any technology.

4.27

65k+

🌍 Global Development 📈 Feminist Economics 👶 Family Planning 🎓 Girls' Education 🏠 Unpaid Care Work

The Moment of Lift 94%

Empowering women does more to end poverty and disease than any technology.

by Melinda French Gates 2019

4.27

65k+ ratings

🌍 Global Development 📈 Feminist Economics 👶 Family Planning 🎓 Girls' Education 🏠 Unpaid Care Work

Womanhood

by Laura Dodsworth • 2019

100 women photographed from a perspective they'd never seen themselves: their own vulva.

4.45

107

⚖️ Body Politics 📸 Documentary Photography ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 🗣️ Oral History 💔 Body Shame

Womanhood 94%

100 women photographed from a perspective they'd never seen themselves: their own vulva.

by Laura Dodsworth 2019

4.45

107 ratings

⚖️ Body Politics 📸 Documentary Photography ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 🗣️ Oral History 💔 Body Shame

Revolution from Within

by Gloria Steinem • 1991

Self-esteem is the engine of revolution. The manual for building it from the inside out.

4.12

3k+

🧠 Feminist Psychology 🌱 Inner Work For Activists 🩹 Healing Childhood Wounds 🔄 Unlearning Conditioning 🧘 Body-Mind Connection

Revolution from Within 94%

Self-esteem is the engine of revolution. The manual for building it from the inside out.

by Gloria Steinem 1991

4.12

3k+ ratings

🧠 Feminist Psychology 🌱 Inner Work For Activists 🩹 Healing Childhood Wounds 🔄 Unlearning Conditioning 🧘 Body-Mind Connection

Off With Her Head

by Eleanor Herman • 2022

Same script, 3,000 years: how the methods for destroying powerful women never change.

3.85

3k+

🏛️ Women In Leadership 🔞 Sexual Slander 🗣️ Linguistic Sexism 👗 Appearance Policing 😡 Anger And Gender

Off With Her Head 94%

Same script, 3,000 years: how the methods for destroying powerful women never change.

by Eleanor Herman 2022

3.85

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Women In Leadership 🔞 Sexual Slander 🗣️ Linguistic Sexism 👗 Appearance Policing 😡 Anger And Gender

Sex Matters

by Mona Charen • 2018

Feminism won, yet women's happiness declined for fifty years. The data explains why.

3.71

331

🔍 Feminism Critique 🧬 Sex Differences 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💍 Marriage Defense 🍸 Hookup Culture

Sex Matters 93%

Feminism won, yet women's happiness declined for fifty years. The data explains why.

by Mona Charen 2018

3.71

331 ratings

🔍 Feminism Critique 🧬 Sex Differences 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💍 Marriage Defense 🍸 Hookup Culture

White Tears/Brown Scars

by Ruby Hamad • 2020

White women's tears aren't vulnerability. They're a weapon, and purity is its shield.

4.55

13k+

🧬 White Feminism Critique 🤝 Intersectional Feminism ⚖️ Racialized Patriarchy 📜 Colonial Legacies 🔗 Systemic Oppression

White Tears/Brown Scars 93%

White women's tears aren't vulnerability. They're a weapon, and purity is its shield.

by Ruby Hamad 2020

4.55

13k+ ratings

🧬 White Feminism Critique 🤝 Intersectional Feminism ⚖️ Racialized Patriarchy 📜 Colonial Legacies 🔗 Systemic Oppression

Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich • 2007

The famous slogan was never just about misbehavior. It was about how history itself erases women.

3.82

2k+

🏛️ Women's History ✊ Feminist History ⚔️ Women Warriors ✍️ Early Women Writers ⛓️ Slave Narratives

Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History Summary

Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History 93%

The famous slogan was never just about misbehavior. It was about how history itself erases women.

by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich 2007

3.82

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Women's History ✊ Feminist History ⚔️ Women Warriors ✍️ Early Women Writers ⛓️ Slave Narratives

Feminism for the 99%

by Cinzia Arruzza • 2019

Mainstream feminism wants more women at the top. Anticapitalist feminism wants no top at all.

4.01

8k+

✊ Anticapitalist Feminism 🧹 Social Reproduction 🩺 Crisis Of Care 💼 Liberal Feminism Critique 🌍 Anti-Imperialist Politics

Feminism for the 99% 93%

Mainstream feminism wants more women at the top. Anticapitalist feminism wants no top at all.

by Cinzia Arruzza 2019

4.01

8k+ ratings

✊ Anticapitalist Feminism 🧹 Social Reproduction 🩺 Crisis Of Care 💼 Liberal Feminism Critique 🌍 Anti-Imperialist Politics

The Beauty Myth

by Naomi Wolf • 1990

Beauty standards are a weapon of social control, and they intensify every time women advance.

3.91

31k+

🏛️ Body Politics 🍽️ Diet Culture 🌊 Third Wave Feminism 👁️ Female Objectification 📺 Media Representation

The Beauty Myth 93%

Beauty standards are a weapon of social control, and they intensify every time women advance.

by Naomi Wolf 1990

3.91

31k+ ratings

🏛️ Body Politics 🍽️ Diet Culture 🌊 Third Wave Feminism 👁️ Female Objectification 📺 Media Representation

A History of the World in 21 Women

by Jenni Murray • 2018

A personal history of the world, told through 21 women who refused to be told no.

3.81

4k+

🕰️ Women In History 💪 Defying Gender Norms 🔥 Trailblazing Women ⭐ Feminist Icons 👑 Women Leaders

A History of the World in 21 Women Summary

A History of the World in 21 Women 93%

A personal history of the world, told through 21 women who refused to be told no.

by Jenni Murray 2018

3.81

4k+ ratings

🕰️ Women In History 💪 Defying Gender Norms 🔥 Trailblazing Women ⭐ Feminist Icons 👑 Women Leaders

Toward a Feminist Theory of the State

by Catharine A. MacKinnon • 1991

From rape to abortion: how the state enforces male dominance by writing male sexuality into law.

3.98

556

✊ Radical Feminism ⚖️ Feminist Legal Theory 💋 Sexual Politics 🚺 Sex Equality Law 🚫 Anti-Porn Feminism

Toward a Feminist Theory of the State Summary

Toward a Feminist Theory of the State 93%

From rape to abortion: how the state enforces male dominance by writing male sexuality into law.

by Catharine A. MacKinnon 1991

3.98

556 ratings

✊ Radical Feminism ⚖️ Feminist Legal Theory 💋 Sexual Politics 🚺 Sex Equality Law 🚫 Anti-Porn Feminism

Essential Labor

by Angela Garbes • 2022

The invisible labor of mothering holds up the economy. It could also remake it.

3.79

3k+

🧹 Care Work 🤝 Intersectional Feminism ✊ Anti-Capitalist Feminism ⚖️ Reproductive Justice ♿ Disability Justice

Essential Labor 93%

The invisible labor of mothering holds up the economy. It could also remake it.

by Angela Garbes 2022

3.79

3k+ ratings

🧹 Care Work 🤝 Intersectional Feminism ✊ Anti-Capitalist Feminism ⚖️ Reproductive Justice ♿ Disability Justice

Tits Up

by Sarah Thornton • 2024

A mastectomy sends a sociologist into strip clubs and milk banks to learn what breasts mean.

3.66

2k+

✊ Bodily Autonomy 💋 Sex-Positive Feminism 🗿 Cultural Anthropology 🔪 Cosmetic Surgery 🤱 Lactation And Nursing

Tits Up 93%

A mastectomy sends a sociologist into strip clubs and milk banks to learn what breasts mean.

by Sarah Thornton 2024

3.66

2k+ ratings

✊ Bodily Autonomy 💋 Sex-Positive Feminism 🗿 Cultural Anthropology 🔪 Cosmetic Surgery 🤱 Lactation And Nursing

Lady Justice

by Dahlia Lithwick • 2022

The women lawyers who built the legal resistance to Trump and what the establishment missed.

4.36

3k+

📜 Constitutional Law ⚖️ Legal Activism 👩‍⚖️ Women In Law 🏛️ Trump Presidency ✊ Political Resistance

Lady Justice 93%

The women lawyers who built the legal resistance to Trump and what the establishment missed.

by Dahlia Lithwick 2022

4.36

3k+ ratings

📜 Constitutional Law ⚖️ Legal Activism 👩‍⚖️ Women In Law 🏛️ Trump Presidency ✊ Political Resistance

We Need New Stories

by Nesrine Malik • 2021

The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.

4.02

996

🎭 Political Myths 📰 Media Criticism 🌐 Cultural Myths ⛓️ Systemic Inequality 🗣️ Free Speech Debates

We Need New Stories 93%

The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.

by Nesrine Malik 2021

4.02

996 ratings

🎭 Political Myths 📰 Media Criticism 🌐 Cultural Myths ⛓️ Systemic Inequality 🗣️ Free Speech Debates

The Hite Report

by Shere Hite • 1976

The definition of sex was written by men. Thousands of anonymous women finally deliver their own.

3.88

844

🧠 Feminist Theory ✊ Second-Wave Feminism 📊 Sexual Sociology 📜 Sexual Scripts ⚡ Clitoral Primacy

The Hite Report 93%

The definition of sex was written by men. Thousands of anonymous women finally deliver their own.

by Shere Hite 1976

3.88

844 ratings

🧠 Feminist Theory ✊ Second-Wave Feminism 📊 Sexual Sociology 📜 Sexual Scripts ⚡ Clitoral Primacy

Tías and Primas

by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez • 2024

The women who shaped you are archetypes. A Latina feminist reveals what they teach about survival.

4.05

1k+

🌺 Latina Feminism 🎭 Female Archetypes 🪢 Intergenerational Trauma 🪞 Body Policing 🤝 Female Solidarity

Tías and Primas 93%

The women who shaped you are archetypes. A Latina feminist reveals what they teach about survival.

by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez 2024

4.05

1k+ ratings

🌺 Latina Feminism 🎭 Female Archetypes 🪢 Intergenerational Trauma 🪞 Body Policing 🤝 Female Solidarity

Feminism or Death

by Françoise d'Eaubonne • 1974

The planet is dying from male rule. A feminism content with equality won't save it.

3.55

187

🌿 Ecofeminism ✊ Radical Feminism 🩺 Reproductive Justice 🏭 Patriarchy And Capitalism 💰 Anti-Capitalist Feminism

Feminism or Death 93%

The planet is dying from male rule. A feminism content with equality won't save it.

by Françoise d'Eaubonne 1974

3.55

187 ratings

🌿 Ecofeminism ✊ Radical Feminism 🩺 Reproductive Justice 🏭 Patriarchy And Capitalism 💰 Anti-Capitalist Feminism

How To Be A Woman

by Caitlin Moran • 2011

Feminism without lectures: a memoir of body hair, bad outfits, and refusing to apologize.

3.71

110k+

📖 Feminist Memoir 🔥 Modern Feminism 🪞 Body Image 🩺 Women's Health 🎤 Comedy Memoir

How To Be A Woman 93%

Feminism without lectures: a memoir of body hair, bad outfits, and refusing to apologize.

by Caitlin Moran 2011

3.71

110k+ ratings

📖 Feminist Memoir 🔥 Modern Feminism 🪞 Body Image 🩺 Women's Health 🎤 Comedy Memoir

She/He/They/Me

by Robyn Ryle • 2019

Pick a gender path and see where it leads: an interactive tour of the binary and beyond.

3.40

545

🏗️ Gender Construction 👥 Gender Socialization 🌍 Third Gender Traditions 🗿 Patriarchy ⚧️ Intersex Rights

She/He/They/Me 93%

Pick a gender path and see where it leads: an interactive tour of the binary and beyond.

by Robyn Ryle 2019

3.40

545 ratings

🏗️ Gender Construction 👥 Gender Socialization 🌍 Third Gender Traditions 🗿 Patriarchy ⚧️ Intersex Rights

Invisible Women

by Caroline Criado Pérez • 2019

Crash dummies are male. Drug trials skip women. GDP ignores unpaid care. The pattern runs deep.

4.34

173k+

📊 Data Journalism 🔧 Inclusive Design 💰 Feminist Economics 🏠 Unpaid Care Work 🏥 Medical Gender Bias

Invisible Women 93%

Crash dummies are male. Drug trials skip women. GDP ignores unpaid care. The pattern runs deep.

by Caroline Criado Pérez 2019

4.34

173k+ ratings

📊 Data Journalism 🔧 Inclusive Design 💰 Feminist Economics 🏠 Unpaid Care Work 🏥 Medical Gender Bias

Millionth Circle

by Jean Shinoda Bolen • 1999

The smallest unit of revolution is a circle of women. One more might tip everything.

4.07

440

🔮 Feminist Spirituality 🗣️ Consciousness Raising ⭕ Circle Practice 🧠 Jungian Psychology ✨ Ritual And Ceremony

Millionth Circle 93%

The smallest unit of revolution is a circle of women. One more might tip everything.

by Jean Shinoda Bolen 1999

4.07

440 ratings

🔮 Feminist Spirituality 🗣️ Consciousness Raising ⭕ Circle Practice 🧠 Jungian Psychology ✨ Ritual And Ceremony

A Return to Modesty

by Wendy Shalit • 1998

The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.

3.79

1k+

🔄 Sexual Revolution Critique 🛡️ Protecting Girlhood 🧱 Emotional Boundaries 🚫 Hookup Culture ⚧️ Sex Differences

A Return to Modesty 93%

The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.

by Wendy Shalit 1998

3.79

1k+ ratings

🔄 Sexual Revolution Critique 🛡️ Protecting Girlhood 🧱 Emotional Boundaries 🚫 Hookup Culture ⚧️ Sex Differences

A Brief History of Misogyny

by Jack Holland • 2006

The most adaptable hatred in history: tracing misogyny from ancient myth to Freud's consulting room.

4.14

3k+

🕰️ Feminist History 🏘️ Social History 🧹 Witch Hunts ✝️ Christianity And Women 🔬 Scientific Sexism

A Brief History of Misogyny 93%

The most adaptable hatred in history: tracing misogyny from ancient myth to Freud's consulting room.

by Jack Holland 2006

4.14

3k+ ratings

🕰️ Feminist History 🏘️ Social History 🧹 Witch Hunts ✝️ Christianity And Women 🔬 Scientific Sexism

Beyond the Gender Binary

by Alok Vaid-Menon • 2020

The gender binary is a political fiction. Four arguments prop it up. All of them fail.

4.48

13k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Theory 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Rights 🧱 Gender As Construct ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🎭 Shame And Identity

Beyond the Gender Binary 93%

The gender binary is a political fiction. Four arguments prop it up. All of them fail.

by Alok Vaid-Menon 2020

4.48

13k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Theory 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Rights 🧱 Gender As Construct ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🎭 Shame And Identity

Pornland

by Gail Dines • 2010

The porn industry didn't just sell fantasy; it built the scripts now governing real-world intimacy.

3.96

2k+

📼 Pornography Studies 📺 Media Criticism ⛓️ Sexual Exploitation 💋 Raunch Culture ✊ Anti-Porn Feminism

Pornland 93%

The porn industry didn't just sell fantasy; it built the scripts now governing real-world intimacy.

by Gail Dines 2010

3.96

2k+ ratings

📼 Pornography Studies 📺 Media Criticism ⛓️ Sexual Exploitation 💋 Raunch Culture ✊ Anti-Porn Feminism

WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US

by Danielle Crittenden • 1999

Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.

3.71

454

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454 ratings

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by Jennifer Palmieri 2018

3.89

6k+ ratings

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4.37

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Asking for It 93%

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4.37

4k+ ratings

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Sexism drove her from philosophy. Four forgotten women thinkers showed her how to find her way back.

3.96

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How to Think Like a Woman 93%

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3.96

2k+ ratings

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