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At its core, an economy is about providing goods and services for human well-being. But many economists and critics preach that an economy is something far different: a cold and heartless system that operates outside of human control. In this impassioned and perceptive work, Julie A. Nelson asks...

A fully revised and updated edition to a classic bestseller, The Macho Paradox is the first book to show how violence against women is a men's issue—and how all genders can come together to stop it. From the #MeToo movement to current discussions about gender norms in schools, sports, politics...

A beauty and mental health expert exposes how Western society has controlled the narrative on feminine aesthetics, and breaks down the science and psychology of beauty to help women feel more confident. What is beauty? Who gets to determine who is beautiful? What happens when you fall outside of...

A groundbreaking account of how the legal system punishes those it purports to protect, told through the stories of three unforgettable women When award-winning journalist Justine van der Leun began researching the issue of criminalized survival, she was astonished to see women being imprisoned...

From the single ladies of Beyoncé and Taylor Swift songs to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's irreverent television series Fleabag (2016–2019) to as far back as Miss Havisham in Great Expectations, the stereotype of the damaged single woman has long pervaded music, books, television, and Hollywood movies.

"Scheiß drauf, was die Leute denken" – klingt nach Befreiung, fühlt sich aber oft eher wie ein Sprung ins kalte Wasser an. Susanna Bouchain, bekannt als spicyladyy_, weiß genau, wie es ist, zwischen Dorfklatsch, Social-Media-Shitstorms und den eigenen Unsicherheiten zu schwimmen. Mit...

«С такой фигурой это лучше не надевать». «Талия у вас проблемная зона». «Она хорошо выглядит для своего возраста». Женщине все время дают понять: с ее телом что-то не так, его нужно улучшать, контролировать, исправлять. Философ Анастасия Торопова исследует, как культура, идеология и экономика формируют представление о нормальном теле: от древнегреческой женщины как «слабого мужчины» и корсета как инструмента социального неравенства до Ким Кардашьян как идеального тела общества потребления.

In 2022, in response to the killing of Mahsa Jina Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in police custody after being arrested for not wearing her hijab, thousands of Iranians - mostly women - took to the streets in protest. Fatemeh Jamalpour had just returned to the country after working...

From the acclaimed author of In Defence of Witches, a powerful exploration of self-blame, why women are prone to it, and what we can do about it. Many of us battle a relentless inner critic that whispers to us we are unworthy or inadequate. In How to Resist Guilt, a powerful manifesto about...

In On the Inconvenience of Other People, Lauren Berlant continues to explore our affective engagement with the world. Berlant focuses on the encounter with and the desire for the bother of other people and objects, showing that to be driven toward attachment is to desire to be inconvenienced...

„Sisterhood statt Stutenbissigkeit" räumt auf mit dem hartnäckigen Mythos, Frauen seien sich gegenseitig die größten Gegnerinnen. Und ja – es schaut auch ehrlich auf die Dynamiken, die wir lieber verdrängen: Neid, Konkurrenz, stille Vergleiche, passiv-aggressive Spitzen. Dieses Buch geht dorthin, wo es oft unbequem wird: in den Job, in Freundschaften, in Familien, in Netzwerke. Mit klugen Analysen, echten Geschichten, überraschenden Aha-Momenten und einer guten Portion Humor lädt dieses Buch dazu ein, vertraute Reflexe zu hinterfragen und neue Wege zu gehen.

Brought to you by Penguin. A dazzlingly original reassessment of the power and plurality of women's singing voices by the critically acclaimed author of Art Monsters and Scaffolding For millennia, women’s raised voices have been heard as unruly, uncivilized, dangerous. Women singing were cast...

The Judgment of Gender addresses the ways in which women are centered, while simultaneously silenced, in popular culture and, all too often, maligned for simply being women. The text focuses on key areas and times where women are highlighted as "problematic," including a generational legacy of...

The brilliant and sometimes scandalous lives of twenty-one women who made French history. From Eleanor of Aquitaine to Edith Piaf, Colette to Coco Chanel, discover the lives of 21 women who made French history. French women have always had so much more to say than ‘let them eat cake’! Whether kicking the English out of Orléans, marching on Versailles or running messages for the French resistance, their stories of courage, creativity and genius have long defined French history.

Die Autorin und Feministin Hedwig Dohm entlarvt in diesem Essay die scheinwissenschaftlichen Begründungen für weibliche Bildungsbenachteiligung – pointiert, ironisch und analytisch scharf. Dohm plädiert für gleiches Bildungsrecht und stellt die Frage nicht nur, ob Frauen dürfen – sondern ob sie können und sollen. Ihr Text ist ein Aufruf zu Selbstbestimmung, geistiger Unabhängigkeit und zur Überwindung gesellschaftlicher Rollenzwänge.

日本社会に根強く残る男女間の賃金格差。その背後にあったのは、「男性らしさ／女性らしさ」という呪縛だったーー。

America’s first female soldier, Deborah Sampson tells the story of America’s birth. She was the descendant of those who sailed the Mayflower, Myles Standish and William Bradford. Growing up in a destitute family in Plympton, Massachusetts, Deborah was inspired by her maternal grandmother, Bathsheba Bradford, abandoned by her father, neglected by her morose mother, separated from her starving siblings, and finally sold into indentured servitude. Her rise from her disastrous childhood, her decision to masquerade as a man, her fervor to fight for her liberty, is the story of America.

Embark on a riveting, real-life journey through history and mystery as two intrepid sleuths uncover secrets of their great-grandmother's enigmatic life. Set in the 1930's, the narrative of this tale weaves together threads of trauma and unexpected twists, immersing you in the resilient pursuit of a woman navigating the challenges of her era with unwavering grit.

In a world in which all the old certainties seem to be crumbling, it's hard not to feel we have lost our way. Long before they became bywords for people-pleasing princesses, these old stories – passed down to us through generations by our peasant ancestors – told us everything that women need to learn about the world. They teach us to be savvy, inspire us to grow in confidence, show us how to be bold and claim the future we dream of. They might be set in difficult and dangerous times, but they require their heroines to face the unfaceable and dig deep for previously unimagined inner resources.

Bloomsbury presents Power, Grit and Glamour by Tamara Sturtz-Filby, read by Jilly Bond. An intimate look at the Halstonettes—the women who inspired legendary fashion designer Halston. One of the greatest fashion designers of all time, Halston defined and dominated the 1970s. He was America's...