Fix the System, Not the Women

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She has written for the Guardian, the Independent, the New Statesman, Red Magazine and Grazia among others. Fix the System, Not the Women is an attempt to highlight “the interlocking systems of domination that define our reality” – and to pull apart the myth that women are complicit in our own oppression. From the author of the Waterstones Book of the Month Our Fathers comes a compelling domestic comedy about complex family dynamics, mental health and the intricacies of sibling relationships. She is a regular contributor to the Today Programme, Woman's Hour, Channel 4 News, Newsnight and more, and has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen's Honours List for services to gender equality. A powerful manifesto on how speaking your truth and owning your differences can transform your life.

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She is also contributor at Women Under Siege, a New-York based organisation working to combat the use of sexual violence as a tool of war in conflict zones worldwide. Ola Olajide, a celebrated journalist at Womxxxn magazine, is set to marry the love of her life in one month’s time. 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 was haunted by the story of a woman attacked by her ex-husband, who smashed her head so hard against a BMW that it dented the bodywork and left her needing hospital treatment.

But the most rousing sections of the book are on male violence and the burden on women to keep themselves safe. An incisive, intersectional look at the mother of all gender biases: a resistance to women’s authority and power. I understand I can change my preference through my account settings or unsubscribe directly from any marketing communications at any time. In I'm A Fan, a single speaker uses the story of their experience in a seemingly unequal, unfaithful relationship as a prism through which to examine the complicated hold we each have on one another. Adam Kay's secret diary from his time as a junior doctor This is Going to Hurt was the publishing phenomenon of the century.

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I am in awe of Laura Bates and her ability to perfectly balance facts and her personal experiences, opinions and emotions.

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Combining stories with shocking evidence, Fix the System, Not the Women is a blazing examination of sexual injustice and a rallying cry for reform.This distracts us from the real problem: the failings and biases of a society that was not built for women. Fix the System contains plenty of suggestions for reform, including apps that track the movements of men convicted of crimes against women, and banning non-disclosure agreements that gag staff who have experienced maternity discrimination. Maternity discrimination, workplace sexual harassment, the gender pay gap “and so much more” lie somewhere in between.