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A bold investigation into how the beauty myth became the West's most seductive form of control hiding in plain sight In this explosive investigation, researcher and writer Saskia Alaïs exposes the hidden machinery of the beauty economy, detonating the old beauty myth and revealing what replaced...

An anthropologist looks at how women can educate themselves, take greater control of their health, and push back against a system that dismisses their needs and the full breadth of humanity’s medical expertise What if we could improve women’s reproductive health by simply shifting our...

“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” In A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf imagines that Shakespeare had a sister: a sister equal to Shakespeare in talent, equal in genius, but whose legacy is radically different. This imaginary woman never writes a...

The truth about why straight women aren't satisfied in the bedroom – and what to do about it Longlisted for the 2025 Walkley Award Pleasure should be a simple thing, but straight women are at the statistical bottom of the pile when it comes to finding a happy ending. There's a name for this...

'A thought-provoking, discursive survey by Mona Chollet, a bright light of Francophone feminism' – The New York Times 'Rousing . . . a very interesting take on contemporary feminist politics' – Irish Times A source of terror, a misogynistic image of woman inherited from the trials and the...

'Electric with insight' - Leslie Jamison, author of The Recovering Emmeline Clein's own history of disordered eating began when she was just twelve. In Dead Weight, alongside her own experience and through the stories of other women – famous figures from across time and popular culture, and...

Read by the author, Sarah Thornton. Boobs. Knockers. Jugs. Cans. Baps. Melons. Puppies. Fun bags. Bosoms. Hooters. In the English language there are over 700 expressions for female mammary glands – the majority of which are mostly used by men. In Tits Up, bestselling author, sociologist and...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America today, and an argument that the former needs a reboot—from journalist and proud divorcée Lyz Lenz “This American Ex-Wife is a bomb, a bouquet...

In this exceptional biography, Pulitzer Prize finalist Mary Gabriel chronicles the meteoric rise and enduring influence of the greatest female pop icon of the modern era: Madonna. Deftly tracing the artist's life and influence from her Michigan roots through to her sold out concerts in Lisbon, Buenos Aires, London, and Malawi, Mary captures the inspiration, fame, and activism of one of the greatest pop icons of our time.

While many know of St Augustine and the Confessions, few know of the women whose hopes and dreams shaped his early life: his mother, Monnica of Thagaste; his lover; his fiancée; and Justina, the troubled empress of ancient Rome. Drawing upon their depictions in the Confessions, Historian Kate Cooper skilfully reconstructs their lives against the backdrop of the late Roman Empire to paint a vivid portrait of the turbulent society they and Augustine moved through. 

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The highly acclaimed, provocative essay on feminism and sexual politics—from the award-winning author of Americanah "A call to action, for all people in the world, to undo the gender hierarchy." —Medium In this personal, eloquently-argued essay—adapted from...

Traditional fairytales are full of cliché and gender stereotypes. The silent Rapunzel, the beautiful sweet princesses, ugly, jealous and bitter women, girls that need rescuing, men who take the glory and their new brides being forever grateful and subservient. Good mothers, obliging lovers and pretty objects. Nikita Gill's new prose and poetry collection rewrites the fairytale classics and reworks their old-fashioned tropes into new empowering and inspirational stories.

DEAR MADAM PRESIDENT is an empowering letter from former White House Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri to the first woman president, and by extension, to all women working to succeed in any field. By using lessons learned during her experiences with Hillary Clinton, President Obama, and...

Based on groundbreaking original reporting, an extensive new look at Donald Trump's relationships with women, revealing new accusations of sexual misconduct, exploring the roots of his alleged predatory behavior, and illustrating how Trump's presidency has helped catalyze the #MeToo movement...

A multigenerational memoir of working-class womanhood in 20th century Britain, centring on the extraordinary family history of one of our greatest living novelists - Pat Barker Patricia Margaret Drake was not a wanted child. Born in 1943 in the working-class north-east of England, her arrival...

Una denuncia urgente sobre cómo la IA alimenta la misoginia de formas cada vez más invisibles e incontrolables Laura Bates, una de las voces más destacadas del feminismo contemporáneo, se infiltra en la manosfera y revela cómo la misoginia evoluciona al ritmo de la tecnología. Desde los...

Un libro que atrapa y que nos permite conocer la apasionante vida y trágica muerte de una de las mujeres más importantes del siglo XX, fundadora de los Verdes en Europa. Petra Kelly fue una de las más destacadas activistas ecologistas y feministas del siglo XX. El 19 de octubre de 1992 la...

Gen Z is coming of age in a world that feels stacked against them. That's exactly why conservative media is targeting them.The fight for young minds is happening daily on podcasts, YouTube, and social media—platforms saturated with conservative messaging. The right has spent decades investing...

Eine junge Frau saniert ihr Haus – und alle Männer flippen aus! Kurz nach dem Kauf ihres sanierungsbedürftigen Hauses klemmt Cindy ihr komplett verdrecktes Handy zwischen Red-Bull-Dose und Baustellenchaos, drückt auf „Aufnehmen" und fängt an zu reden. Mit trockenem Humor und klarer Kante erzählt Cindy, wie Frauen klein gemacht werden, sobald sie sich Raum nehmen: auf der Baustelle, am Familientisch, im ganz normalen Mutter-Alltag.

Mary Murray Bosrock's heartfelt stories of growing up a baby boomer in Sandusky, Ohio will make you wish you could blink your eyes and join the Murray family at the dinner table of 124 East Madison Street. This Catholic tale recalls an era where innocence reigned and nuns ruled. The cast includes a hard-of-hearing mother, fond-of-shouting father, six rowdy brothers, a drama queen sister, unforgettable aunts and uncles, eccentric neighbors, and utterly naïve classmates, all living in perpetual fear of eternal damnation.