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I read this in one gulp last night, loved it, and then this morning one of the (male) teachers at my school chose 5 boys to do a presentation on gender equality. So. There's that.

As a life-long feminist and one-time classicist, this was definitely up my alley, but you don't need to know anything about the ancient Greco-Roman world to get something out of it. Incisive & insightful, deeply relevant. Will leave you wanting more Mary Beard and WAY more opportunities for women to speak up and speak out.

luluread's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

samuelbcardoso's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

zoldyeck's review against another edition

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2.0

"The elite male citizen could be summed up as vir bonus dicendi peritus, 'a good man, skilled in speaking'. A woman speaking in public was, in most circumstances, by definition, not a woman."

I don't know what to say about this book, but the first word that comes to my mind when I think of it is 'lacking'.
"WOMEN & POWER" is a powerful title for a book—to me, at least. This title grabbed my attention and drew me to the book but the content did not keep me hooked. I picked it up expecting to know more about the category of 'women' in relation to power, especially that this book is so recent. However, I didn't read anything interesting in this book. I think that the information in this book is accessible everywhere and the author's comments/ideas weren't special in any way. I don't know... I just felt that it didn't contribute to the discussion of gender power relations.

I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

celtic67's review against another edition

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4.0

A very short book, showing how much and how little things have changed in the 100 years things since women have had the vote. A book that makes you think!

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