She is a contributing editor for The Sunday Times Style newspaper titled The Generation Z Hit List; her job is essentially to watch TV, google things and listen to podcasts and she really can't imagine anything better. This book also provided suggestions for further reading (a nod to "Our Shared Shelf") and your own personal writing space to focus on your own thought and think of your own journey with feminism. You can’t escape this book without the message of building other women up and supporting them instead of tearing them down as competition, which I 100% get behind (I mean, we’ve been pitted against each other forever. Journalist and activist Scarlett Curtis interviews inspiring women about what feminism means to them, and why it matters.

It's true that people do have different experiences and needs under feminism (that's why we have intersectional feminism). And while there was a nice twenty-ish page essay on the history of feminism, it was the very last essay in the book.In addition, this book also provided statistics (the advantages of equality in women's education and work) and studies (on the colour pink! Feminism has never been more deeply and widely embraced and discussed, but what exactly does the F word mean? About once a month, I find myself stretched out on the couch, helpless as my uterus reenacts Game of Thrones' Red Wedding in painstaking detail. That being said, with there being so many women included…I feel like this was just not put together too well. This book comprises a plethora of actors, activists, journalists and others of "celebrity" status on what Feminism means to them.

I wish I had enjoyed it a bit more, but it was quite interesting to read about so many different women's thoughts on feminism. When I came across a couple such essays in a row, I started to get bored and almost gave up on the book. The most cost- effective and practical ways to combat it are the education of girls, and women's reproductive rights. Feminists Don’t Wear Pink and Other Lies is a collection of writing from extraordinary women, from Hollywood actresses to teenage activists, each telling the story of her personal relationship with feminism.Es una introducción amable y digerible al feminismo, con voces cercanas y con mucha experiencia, no solo en el tema sino en la lucha diaria de ser mujer en un mundo de hombres. Published in partnership with Girl Up, the UN women’s foundation, Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and other lies) is an exhilaratingly empowering anthology of essays by 52 women written in response to the question: what does the F word mean to you?

Many topics are covered here, such as sexism, the history of the waves of feminism, misogyny, the patriarchy and one I found to be most interesting, periods. But it's very much Feminism 101, and even though I fully believe being an inclusive feminist is an ongoing process, this book was a little too basic for me at times. At a time when we are too often reminded of what divides us, there is common ground to be found when we share our stories. The writings were categorised into groups such as “epiphany” (discovering feminism), and I almost wish they weren’t.This podcast contains some strong opinions, very honest discussions and women who could change your life. Let’s hear from the teachers and students, how do we address complex issues of feminism and culture? As well as all this we hear from doctors, journalists, comedians, authors, designers, models and founders of successful enterprises. While there are things we can do in our individual lives to change things, it's important we recognise the bigger picture.

Each examines what feminism means to that one person and the closeness or contradictions the individual feels and faces within the feminist movement.In February 2017 she began writing a weekly column for The Sunday Times Style titled The Generation Z Hit List. With a range of contributors, from Hollywood actresses to teen activists, writing about their personal experiences as women, Feminists Don't Wear Pink is Rebel Girls for a teen audience. Especially when a lot of the essays just repeated a lot of what’s shouted about on the internet already, so…what can I do beyond that? And moreover, I consider myself an inclusive feminist and this book was definitely aiming for inclusive feminism as well.