Feminist Fight Club

It was a fight club--but without the fighting and without the men. Every month, the women would huddle in a friend''s apartment to share sexist job frustrations and trade tips on how best to tackle them. Once upon a time, you might have called it a consciousness-raising group. But the problems of today''s working world are more subtle, less pronounced, harder to identify--and harder to prove--than those of our foremothers. These women weren''t just there to vent. They needed battle tactics. And so the Feminist Fight Club was born. In Feminist Fight Club , acclaimed journalist Jessica Bennett blends the personal stories of her real-life fight club with research, statistics, and no-bullsh*t advice for how to combat today''s sexism (and come out the other side). Part manual, part manifesto, Bennett offers a new vocabulary for the sexist archetypes women encounter every day--such as the Manterrupter, who talks over female colleagues in meetings; or the Bropropriator, who appropriates their ideas--as well as the self-sabotaging behavior women sometimes exhibit themselves. With original illustrations and fascinating historical research as well as a straightforward assessment of the gender gap that continues to plague the workforce, Feminist Fight Club offers practical strategies, stealthy hacks, and much-needed camaraderie for women battling their way through the modern workplace.

Product details

• Authors: Jessica Bennett
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.09.2016
• EAN: 9780062642363
• ISBN: 978-0-06-264236-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Careers / Resumes, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Education, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Women in Business, WOMEN'S STUDIES: BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT: WOMEN IN BUSINESS, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Economics / Microeconomics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Economics / Macroeconomics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Careers / Interviewing