50 Books like 厌女：日本的女性嫌恶

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 94%

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

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.

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3k+

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

A Brief History of Misogyny 94%

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

Off With Her Head

by Eleanor Herman • 2022

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

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🏛️ 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

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3k+ ratings

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

Against Our Will

by Susan Brownmiller • 1975

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

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🛑 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

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4k+ ratings

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

Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing

by David Leser • 2021

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

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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 94%

#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

Full Frontal Feminism

by Jessica Valenti • 2007

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

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

Full Frontal Feminism 94%

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

Feminism Is for Everybody

by bell hooks • 2000

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

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

Feminism Is for Everybody 94%

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

Girl on Girl

by Sophie Gilbert • 2025

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

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📺 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

White Feminism

by Koa Beck • 2021

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

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

White Feminism 94%

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

by Koa Beck 2021

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2k+ ratings

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

We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives

by Manon Garcia • 2018

Submission is trained, not born. Patriarchy teaches it through bodies, desire, and love.

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🇫🇷 French Feminism ✊ Patriarchy Critique 👁️ Sexual Objectification 🦵 Body Politics 💔 Love And Power

We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives Summary

We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives 93%

Submission is trained, not born. Patriarchy teaches it through bodies, desire, and love.

by Manon Garcia 2018

3.90

890 ratings

🇫🇷 French Feminism ✊ Patriarchy Critique 👁️ Sexual Objectification 🦵 Body Politics 💔 Love And Power

Manifesta

by Jennifer Baumgardner • 2000

The next wave is hot pink, unapologetic, and political: feminism didn't die, it changed its look.

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3k+

🌊 Third Wave Feminism 💋 Reclaiming Femininity ✊ Everyday Activism 🔍 Consciousness Raising 🤝 Intersectional Feminism

Manifesta 93%

The next wave is hot pink, unapologetic, and political: feminism didn't die, it changed its look.

by Jennifer Baumgardner 2000

3.73

3k+ ratings

🌊 Third Wave Feminism 💋 Reclaiming Femininity ✊ Everyday Activism 🔍 Consciousness Raising 🤝 Intersectional Feminism

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.

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380

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

The Guy's Guide to Feminism 93%

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

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 93%

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

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.

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

Fix the System, Not the Women 93%

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

Sex Matters

by Mona Charen • 2018

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

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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

Pornland

by Gail Dines • 2010

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

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📼 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

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2k+ ratings

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

Feminism or Death

by Françoise d'Eaubonne • 1974

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

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🌿 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

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.

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✊ 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

The Authority Gap

by Mary Ann Sieghart • 2021

Why we still doubt a woman's expertise, from boardroom to conversation, and what to do.

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🧑‍⚖️ Gender Bias 🏢 Workplace Inequality 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎙️ Women's Authority 🧠 Confidence Culture

The Authority Gap 93%

Why we still doubt a woman's expertise, from boardroom to conversation, and what to do.

by Mary Ann Sieghart 2021

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3k+ ratings

🧑‍⚖️ Gender Bias 🏢 Workplace Inequality 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎙️ Women's Authority 🧠 Confidence Culture

Against White Feminism

by Rafia Zakaria • 2021

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

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

Against White Feminism 93%

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

White Tears/Brown Scars

by Ruby Hamad • 2020

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

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🧬 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

Getting Off

by Robert Jensen • 2007

Porn promises men freedom but delivers a hollow power that erodes their capacity for authentic joy.

3.68

706

✊ Radical Feminism 🔞 Pornography Criticism 👤 Masculinity Studies 🤝 Men And Feminism ⚖️ Sexual Ethics

Getting Off 93%

Porn promises men freedom but delivers a hollow power that erodes their capacity for authentic joy.

by Robert Jensen 2007

3.68

706 ratings

✊ Radical Feminism 🔞 Pornography Criticism 👤 Masculinity Studies 🤝 Men And Feminism ⚖️ Sexual Ethics

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

🪄 Sexual Revolution 🔍 Critique Of Feminism ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⏰ Biological Clock ♂️ Gender Differences

WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US 93%

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

by Danielle Crittenden 1999

3.71

454 ratings

🪄 Sexual Revolution 🔍 Critique Of Feminism ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⏰ Biological Clock ♂️ Gender Differences

Black Box

by Shiori Itō • 2017

Arrest warrant canceled at the last minute. She named her rapist at a press conference anyway.

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2k+

⚖️ Sexual Assault Law 🗣️ Survivor Testimony ✊ Metoo Movement 🗾 Japanese Feminism 🏛️ Institutional Sexism

Black Box 92%

Arrest warrant canceled at the last minute. She named her rapist at a press conference anyway.

by Shiori Itō 2017

4.47

2k+ ratings

⚖️ Sexual Assault Law 🗣️ Survivor Testimony ✊ Metoo Movement 🗾 Japanese Feminism 🏛️ Institutional Sexism

The Purity Myth

by Jessica Valenti • 2009

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

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9k+

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

The Purity Myth 92%

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

Living a Feminist Life

by Sara Ahmed • 2017

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

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

Living a Feminist Life 92%

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

Asking for It

by Kate Harding • 2014

Ninety-eight percent of rape reports are true. Why does the two percent dominate every conversation?

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⚠️ Rape Culture 👉 Victim Blaming 🗯️ Rape Myths 🎓 Campus Sexual Assault ⚖️ Legal System Failure

Asking for It 92%

Ninety-eight percent of rape reports are true. Why does the two percent dominate every conversation?

by Kate Harding 2014

4.37

4k+ ratings

⚠️ Rape Culture 👉 Victim Blaming 🗯️ Rape Myths 🎓 Campus Sexual Assault ⚖️ Legal System Failure

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.

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👶 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 92%

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

A Return to Modesty

by Wendy Shalit • 1998

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

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

A Return to Modesty 92%

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

We Real Cool

by bell hooks • 2003

Slave-era patriarchy, street culture, and the wound of black masculinity: why only love heals.

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🖤 Black Masculinity ⚪️ White Supremacy ✳️ Intersectionality ✊🏾 Black Feminism 🚹 Patriarchal Culture

We Real Cool 92%

Slave-era patriarchy, street culture, and the wound of black masculinity: why only love heals.

by bell hooks 2003

4.27

1k+ ratings

🖤 Black Masculinity ⚪️ White Supremacy ✳️ Intersectionality ✊🏾 Black Feminism 🚹 Patriarchal Culture

The Second Sex

by Simone de Beauvoir • 1949

Man is the default, and woman is defined as its deviation. The oldest story of civilization.

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🧠 Feminist Philosophy ✊ Second-Wave Feminism 🏗️ Gender As Construct 👥 Othering 🎭 Myth Of Femininity

The Second Sex 92%

Man is the default, and woman is defined as its deviation. The oldest story of civilization.

by Simone de Beauvoir 1949

4.18

48k+ ratings

🧠 Feminist Philosophy ✊ Second-Wave Feminism 🏗️ Gender As Construct 👥 Othering 🎭 Myth Of Femininity

Mismeasure of Woman

by Carol Tavris • 1992

Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.

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431

🧪 Science And Sexism 🏥 Medical Sexism 👤 Male As Default 🏗️ Gender Constructs 🧠 Psychology And Gender

Mismeasure of Woman 92%

Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.

by Carol Tavris 1992

4.07

431 ratings

🧪 Science And Sexism 🏥 Medical Sexism 👤 Male As Default 🏗️ Gender Constructs 🧠 Psychology And Gender

Daddy Issues

by Katherine Angel • 2019

Behind every sentimentalized father is a story of possession that feminism forgot to tell.

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👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Dynamics 📺 Cultural Criticism 🏠 Patriarchal Family 🪞 Narcissistic Parents 💔 Family Trauma

Daddy Issues 92%

Behind every sentimentalized father is a story of possession that feminism forgot to tell.

by Katherine Angel 2019

3.36

1k+ ratings

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Dynamics 📺 Cultural Criticism 🏠 Patriarchal Family 🪞 Narcissistic Parents 💔 Family Trauma

Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism

by Kristen R. Ghodsee • 2018

East German women had more orgasms. The reason: they didn't need men's money.

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🧮 Feminist Economics 🔗 Political Economy 🏠 Unpaid Care Work 💰 Gender Wage Gap 🏛️ Welfare State

Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism Summary

Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism 92%

East German women had more orgasms. The reason: they didn't need men's money.

by Kristen R. Ghodsee 2018

3.98

8k+ ratings

🧮 Feminist Economics 🔗 Political Economy 🏠 Unpaid Care Work 💰 Gender Wage Gap 🏛️ Welfare State

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.

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

She/He/They/Me 92%

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

The Beauty Myth

by Naomi Wolf • 1990

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

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

The Beauty Myth 92%

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

Women & Power

by Mary Beard • 2017

Women have been silenced since Homer. The answer isn't fitting into power but redefining it.

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🏛️ Women In Politics 🤫 Silencing Of Women 🏺 Myth And Misogyny 🎤 Gendered Speech ⚡ Redefining Power

Women & Power 92%

Women have been silenced since Homer. The answer isn't fitting into power but redefining it.

by Mary Beard 2017

4.02

40k+ ratings

🏛️ Women In Politics 🤫 Silencing Of Women 🏺 Myth And Misogyny 🎤 Gendered Speech ⚡ Redefining Power

Feminism for the 99%

by Cinzia Arruzza • 2019

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

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

Feminism for the 99% 92%

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 Myth of Male Power

by Warren Farrell • 1993

Men die younger, work deadlier jobs, and kill themselves more often. What if that is not power?

3.93

985

⚖️ Gender Politics 🧔 Men's Studies 🏛️ Power Structures 🧠 Social Conditioning 🎭 Victimhood Culture

The Myth of Male Power 92%

Men die younger, work deadlier jobs, and kill themselves more often. What if that is not power?

by Warren Farrell 1993

3.93

985 ratings

⚖️ Gender Politics 🧔 Men's Studies 🏛️ Power Structures 🧠 Social Conditioning 🎭 Victimhood Culture

Sex Object

by Jessica Valenti • 2016

She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.

3.66

14k+

👀 Sexual Objectification 📖 Feminist Coming Of Age 🪞 Internalized Misogyny 🤱 Maternal Ambivalence 📱 Online Misogyny

Sex Object 92%

She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.

by Jessica Valenti 2016

3.66

14k+ ratings

👀 Sexual Objectification 📖 Feminist Coming Of Age 🪞 Internalized Misogyny 🤱 Maternal Ambivalence 📱 Online Misogyny

Rage Becomes Her

by Soraya Chemaly • 2018

Women are taught anger is unfeminine. The price is paid in bodies, paychecks, and political silence.

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😠 Suppressed Anger 💼 Emotional Labor 🫧 Body Politics ⛓️ Systemic Sexism 🪞 Internalized Misogyny

Rage Becomes Her 92%

Women are taught anger is unfeminine. The price is paid in bodies, paychecks, and political silence.

by Soraya Chemaly 2018

4.33

12k+ ratings

😠 Suppressed Anger 💼 Emotional Labor 🫧 Body Politics ⛓️ Systemic Sexism 🪞 Internalized Misogyny

The Sexual Politics of Meat

by Carol J. Adams • 1990

How the word "meat" hides an animal, and the same logic hides violence against women.

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🍃 Ecofeminism 📚 Feminist Theory 🐾 Animal Ethics 🍽️ Food Politics 🐄 Critical Animal Studies

The Sexual Politics of Meat 92%

How the word "meat" hides an animal, and the same logic hides violence against women.

by Carol J. Adams 1990

4.00

5k+ ratings

🍃 Ecofeminism 📚 Feminist Theory 🐾 Animal Ethics 🍽️ Food Politics 🐄 Critical Animal Studies

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 92%

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

Girls & Sex

by Peggy Orenstein • 2016

Girls learn to perform sex before they want it. Orenstein asked 70 of them why.

4.07

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👯 Sexual Double Standards 🎓 Hookup Culture 🪞 Body Image ✋ Consent Culture ⛪ Purity Culture

Girls & Sex 92%

Girls learn to perform sex before they want it. Orenstein asked 70 of them why.

by Peggy Orenstein 2016

4.07

11k+ ratings

👯 Sexual Double Standards 🎓 Hookup Culture 🪞 Body Image ✋ Consent Culture ⛪ Purity Culture

How to Think Like a Woman

by Regan Penaluna • 2023

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

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2k+

📚 Feminist Philosophy 🚫 Academic Sexism 🪞 Internalized Misogyny 🗣️ Recovering Lost Voices 🕰️ Early Modern Philosophy

How to Think Like a Woman 92%

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

by Regan Penaluna 2023

3.96

2k+ ratings

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Men Who Hate Women 92%

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4.32

31k+ ratings

💻 Online Misogyny 📡 Online Radicalization 🔁 Algorithmic Echo Chambers ⚠️ Sexual Violence 🕸️ Extremist Subcultures

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

Tits Up 92%

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

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Mothers are told their ambition hurts their kids. The evidence shows it helps them.

3.58

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👩‍💼 Working Motherhood 💪 Female Ambition 🍼 Intensive Mothering ⚖️ Gender Double Standards 💰 Financial Independence

Ambitious Like a Mother 92%

Mothers are told their ambition hurts their kids. The evidence shows it helps them.

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3.58

164 ratings

👩‍💼 Working Motherhood 💪 Female Ambition 🍼 Intensive Mothering ⚖️ Gender Double Standards 💰 Financial Independence

Excellent Daughters

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Young Arab women are renegotiating sex, marriage, and honor, far from the headlines.

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👩 Arab Women 🕌 Islamic Feminism 🌸 Arab Spring ⚔️ Honor Cultures ⚠️ Sexual Violence

Excellent Daughters 92%

Young Arab women are renegotiating sex, marriage, and honor, far from the headlines.

by Katherine Zoepf 2016

3.88

1k+ ratings

👩 Arab Women 🕌 Islamic Feminism 🌸 Arab Spring ⚔️ Honor Cultures ⚠️ Sexual Violence

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

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

We Need New Stories 92%

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

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