Hello Everyone,
Another book review here, today we're discussing Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates.
Let me be fully honest straight away, this book is everything, and I mean everything.
I had been hoping to read a few more books this year on the subject of feminism because let's be honest, I like women, I like men, I like equality, I like books... It stands to reason that I'll love books on feminism right?
Wrong!
I've tried one or two feminism books in the past and I've found that they come across preachy, unrelatable and pretty damn condemning of any man, woman or dog that doesn't fit into a rigid shape. Fear not ladies and gents, Everyday Sexism is here to save the day.
Yes this book includes men (which is what I've been trying to tell a fella in my YouTube video that I've made about this book, if he would just read it.... but that's a rant for another day), I found this refreshing because oftentimes people seem to forget that men can indeed experience sexism too.
Everyday Sexism delves into so many areas of our lives such as workplaces, motherhood, education, young girls, shouting back and rape culture in our society which shows the shocking prevalence of sexual assault in the daily lives of our women and girls (some of these testimonies come from girls barely hitting puberty) and if their stories don't make you feel a strong amount of rage at the state of society today, well then I don't know what will.
This is a book that isn't afraid to touch upon the uncomfortable truths that many of us don't want to think about, this is a book that will leave you feeling ready for action, this is a book that will make you laugh and make you cry but most of all, this is a book that will show you that 'sexism' isn't a dirty word and that together, with a bit of education and compassion we can all work to make the world a better place because I for one don't want my daughters to grow up thinking they have to put up and shut up and I don't want my sons to think they are only allowed to be macho and never show their souls.
Woman can be everything, men can be everything and as long as we all respect each other as human beings rather than as genders the world will be a better place.
Hope you enjoyed this review, let me know if you've read this or if you plan on reading it, I promise, you wont be disappointed.
Rosy xx