NoNonsense Feminism
Why the World Still Needs the F-word
We were supposed to be in a ‘postfeminist’ age. But recently we’ve seen a resurgence of feminist campaigning among women (and some men). There’s a new brand of feminism: young, social media savvy, militant. But there’s also a new kind of backlash, driven by so-called fundamentalists and by increasingly overt misogyny. This book takes an international perspective on the new feminist movements.
More in this series
Praise
A splendid series of pocketable guides to issue politics … rigorously clear.
– The Guardian, London
Contents
| Foreword | Winnie Byanyima |
| Introduction | |
| 1 | Making a little trouble |
| Calling yourself a feminist | |
| Gains under threat | |
| Many feminisms, not one | |
| Our diversity is our strength | |
| A very brief history of feminisms | |
| 2 | Feminism: a response to an unequal world |
| Rising inequalities | |
| Bridging the gender gap: girls’ education | |
| The gender technology divide | |
| Black lives matter | |
| Disability rights and feminism | |
| Feminisms and the tyranny of the binary | |
| Dismantling patriarchy | |
| 3 | Feminism and the Four Cs: capitalism, conflict, climate change and religious conservatism |
| Feminism co-opted? | |
| Feminism and climate change | |
| Double jeopardy: a feminist take on conflict | |
| Women’s rights and the rise of religious extremism | |
| 4 | You can keep a good woman down: power, politics, and privilege |
| Is the tide turning? | |
| Women on top? | |
| Unpaid care work: a feminist issue | |
| Leaning in and leaning out | |
| 5 | Violence against women: a never-ending epidemic |
| Keeping safe | |
| Violence and patriarchal thinking | |
| Silencing women | |
| Online abuse: writing under my real name? | |
| Feminist action for change | |
| 6 | Taking back our bodies: a feminist project |
| Sexual objectification | |
| ‘I am not for sale’ the pressure to look perfect | |
| Pornography: oppression or empowerment? | |
| Beyond the margins – sex workers or prostitutes? | |
| Reclaiming our bodies for ourselves | |
| 7 | Growing up a feminist: changing attitudes |
| Being a girl, being a boy | |
| Selling children a lie | |
| Mental health is a feminist issue | |
| Feminism, FGM and early marriage | |
| Conclusion | Changing the Future |
