Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and other lies): Amazing women on what the F-word means to them

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You can identify as a feminist and act according to your feminism and still hurt the movement as a whole (see SWERFs and TERFs).

Brilliant, hysterical, truthful, and real, these essays illuminate the path for our future female leaders.”—Reese Witherspoon

About Scarlett Curtis

I began to understand that what had happened to me was a small ripple that took place in an ocean of pain, movement and change. I began to understand that gender equality was not in fact a thing of the past but a far-off dream for the future. A dream that generations of women and men had been fighting for and continued to fight for every single day. Published in partnership with Girl Up, the UN women's foundation, royalties will benefit this amazing charity** I hope feminism can do this for me and you and the young women growing up in this climate, and for men - especially for men - who are not adept at embodying their feelings and their truth, and who need women to lead by example and give permission." ( Cat Women - Evanna Lynch, p. 31)

My favourite parts of the book included the Education section and Further reading. I loved the Education section as it provided a comprehensible account of the waves of feminism and groups that had formed and taken action throughout the years. In addition, this book also provided statistics (the advantages of equality in women's education and work) and studies (on the colour pink!) which I loved, as I am interested in data. but i do have to say that this book didn’t do enough for me personally since all it did was share a short little moment of the person. and i wish it would have done more. personal preference but personal review so i can say it. These stories are wonderful because they are real. They are amazing because they are so diverse. They are marvellous because they made me feel! I was crying, laughing, angered and hopeful all the way through this book. Judulnya cukup provokatif. Apalagi mengingat terminologi "feminis" di Indonesia seringkali diasosiasikan dengn "social justice warrior" atau SJW. Katanya, kaum yang "feminis" itu sukanya marah-marah dan punya standar ganda. Begitu pula di luar negeri. Terminologi "feminis" dekat dengan pemaknaan akan sesuatu yang "melawan" kodrat sehingga ketika seseorang melabeli dirinya dengan "feminis", maka seharusnya (ujar warganet) dia tidak menggunakan warna pink. It does seem to market itself to people who aren't feminists or are completely new to feminism. The introduction states that "This book is hopefully here to show you that being a feminist isn't quite what you thought it was" ( p. 5). Yet earlier, it also stated that "Most of the amazing women who have contributed to this book probably don't know much more about feminism than you do" ( p. 5). In which case, how useful is it going to be for newbie feminists with answers to questions?

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This book was divided into sections to focus on certain elements of the journey of feminism: epiphany; anger; joy; poetry; action; education; and further reading. 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. George, Amika (8 January 2019). "Girls are still missing school because of period poverty. There is an answer | Amika George"– via www.theguardian.com. A diverse group of celebrities, activists, and artists open up about what feminism means to them, with the goal of helping readers come to their own personal understanding of the word.

From Scarlett's captivating and grounding introduction to angry tales of personal experiences ... this book has a bit of everything. I guarantee you'll end up reading the full, illuminating collection, and you'll possibly finish it knowing more about your own personal stance than you imagined. - Glamour.co.uk The book does feature an essay by a trans woman ( A Brief History of My Womanhood - Charlie Craggs) as well as an essay by a woman born without a womb ( If In Your Mind You Are Born A Girl - Tasha Bishop). However, I question the choice of placing their essays next to those of cis women singing about the intrinsic connection between periods and womanhood, with absolutely no context or analysis. It seems to frame the idea that "periods are solely a female issue" as equal to "periods are a human issue" - which it isn't (both in feminism and in general). Girl Up, який об’єднує дівчат з усього світу, котрі змінюють світ, співзасновниця руху «Життя темношкірих важливе», що бореться проти насильства і дискримінації найвразливішої категорії – не-білих трансгендерних жінок, і ініціаторка кампанії #БезплатніМісячні, яка закликає британський уряд забезпечити школярок і студенток безкоштовними засобами гігієни (бо коштують вони недешево – як, зрештою, і в нашій країні). Усі ці неймовірні жінки – активістки, літераторки, акторки – несамовито надихають і закликають не лише відстоювати власні права, а й підтримувати посестер, які почуваються слабшими.Speaking on the Feminists Wear Pink podcast, Arterton said she wanted to encapsulate her “feminist journey” from playing a Bond girl to becoming “almost a spokesperson for equality”. “I decided to write a piece about what would happen post-#MeToo, post Harvey Weinstein, if my Bond girl was a woke woman.”