Fix the System, Not the Women

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Por la naturaleza del libro, en un inicio me resultó un poco difícil; tenía que detenerme cada cierto tiempo.

people seem to be saying it’s not a good book as it’s nothing they didn’t already know but as woman of course we already know it, it is us, it is how we live what could you possibly read that was something you didn’t already know. Maybe the lady is from a different generation and those who she collected data from (experiences) but a lot of the things didn't seem to be common in my generation, maybe they were flattened. Investigado, con testimonios, citas textuales, FTSNTW es un libro que expone los prejuicios y las violencias sistemáticas dentro del sistema Británico y sus instituciones (de seguridad, educativas, políticas, medios de comunicación, etc. Grateful that she has written such important books for us to do with what we will, but then I'm also sad that she has had to.Hundreds already exist, “ignored and unused” in reports and campaign materials of feminist and civil rights organisations. And men not getting convicted because “they were stressed about their job, so it’s understandable that they took up skirt pictures of women on the bus”. maybe you don’t know all the statistics but you are more than aware of all the systemic issues as they have happened to you and you have learned to live with them of course your not shocked! And it’s sad and infuriating reading all these stories of abuse, harassment, abuse of power, exclusion, and rape. There are still injustices towards women that are raped, assaulted or even murdered by a male, and these injustices are sometimes entirely justified by the fact the person was a female.

To have access to an abortion is and should be a given right to women, but removing that is sickening.What if women can’t network, mentor, charm, assert and lean in their way out of sexism because this is a system that is rigged against them?

I find this to be a powerful, thought-provoking opener, as I think some women, myself included may not realise that certain behaviour, is actually sexism, and we were the victims of that. It's absolutely disgusting to not only NOT believe, but mock and contradict the people who are indeed affected on a systemic level and think you know better than them what they should be focusing on. Bates also reminds us that if we want to tackle oppression in one sphere, we need to be aware of its overlap with others. Of course you wouldn't be aware of something if it doesn't affect you - you don't have to, but that's just blissful ignorance.Listing fact after devastating fact that will be all too familiar to the female reader, Fix the System Not the Women makes for a tough read. It's not an easy read and I did begin to feel a bit depressed reading it because it compounded all my worst fears about the inequalities that still need to be sorted out. And judges ruling not guilty because the 13 year old “looked old for their age” and “looks sexually aggressive”. EducationPoliticsMediaPolicingCriminal justice Combining stories with shocking evidence, Fix the System, Not the Women is a blazing examination of sexual injustice and a rallying cry for reform.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. But the most rousing sections of the book are on male violence and the burden on women to keep themselves safe. She was awarded a British Empire Medal for services to gender equality in the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2015 and has been named a woman of the year by Cosmopolitan, Red Magazine and The Sunday Times Magazine. The people who are supposed to protect us, teach us, present news to us, govern or bring justice on our behalf are upholding ideas that actively harm minorities, but hide behind the very effective, yet fictitious phenomenon of "isolated incidents". FIX THE SYSTEM, NOT THE WOMEN no fue el primer libro de feminismo que leí; sí el que más me ha marcado hasta ahora.She encourages all women to make one, charting a life in sexism, from the playground to the street to the workplace. Through astonishing interviews with powerful insiders, Blood and Oil tells how MBS's cabal played the Saudi economy and capitalised on the omnipotence of feudal power while effectively stamping out dissent, before allegations of his extreme brutality and excess began to slip out. In November 2017 the people of Zimbabwe took to the streets in an unprecedented alliance with the military.