The Threat - Why Digital Capitalism is Sexist - And How to Resist

'A brilliant and engaging expose of how the forces of capitalism and patriarchy penetrate our digital world - and what women can do to fight back.' Hannah Jewell, author of 100 Nasty Women of History

About the author

Dr Lilia Giugni is a researcher at the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at the University of Cambridge, a feminist activist, and the co-founder and CEO of the think tank Genpol - Gender and Policy Insights. Born in southern Italy, she holds a PhD in Politics from the University of Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Her research interests and advocacy work focus on violence against women and girls, the gendered side of technology and innovation, and the intersections between gender, racial and social injustice. She sits on the board of several charities, social enterprises and feminist networks.

Summary

'A brilliant and engaging expose of how the forces of capitalism and patriarchy penetrate our digital world - and what women can do to fight back.' Hannah Jewell, author of 100 Nasty Women of History

Product details

• Authors: Lilia Giugni
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.11.2022
• EAN: 9781912836970
• ISBN: 978-1-912836-97-0
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; COMPUTERS / Internet / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Feminism & feminist theory, Internet: general works, Feminism and feminist theory