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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
O.W.L. 2020 Muggle Studies - book from the perspective of a muggle (I let it count haha)
Life motto: Fake it till you make it!
I received this book last autumn as a gift from my former boss, and had only read snippets until today, and because I adore Her (my ex boss) this book obviously means a lot to me. I decided to bring it into office and read it on my 70 minute ride there and back (yes over 2 hours in total to just "get that bread") I still very much enjoy the idea of a fight club for me and my sisters in arms. Already envisioning the aesthetics a la Birds of Prey ~
Life motto: Fake it till you make it!
I received this book last autumn as a gift from my former boss, and had only read snippets until today, and because I adore Her (my ex boss) this book obviously means a lot to me. I decided to bring it into office and read it on my 70 minute ride there and back (yes over 2 hours in total to just "get that bread") I still very much enjoy the idea of a fight club for me and my sisters in arms. Already envisioning the aesthetics a la Birds of Prey ~
medium-paced
I really wanted to like this book as I liked the concept of it being a collection of helpful info/tools for women in the workplace. However, I could not get past this book’s rampant transphobia. The book constantly equates gender to body parts which continues to push an anti-trans message that is unacceptable and dangerous. I also found this book to be slightly homophobic and aphobic and it constantly assumes that men would be married to or in a relationship with women and often assumes women would be dating/interested in me. There is also blatant appropriation of Indigenous culture with an entire chapter about “spirit animals.” The most frustrating part for me is this book talks wants to be inclusive and claims to be, but continuously falls short of what is required to be inclusive. I found some helpful things in this book, but overall was very disappointed in how the information was presented. I also didn’t notice anything that was particularly new in this book and would highly encourage you to look elsewhere for a book on tools for women in the workplace.
I did really enjoy the audiobook narration. But recommend listening with headphones as there are meant NSFW words/phrases
I did really enjoy the audiobook narration. But recommend listening with headphones as there are meant NSFW words/phrases
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Homophobia, Cultural appropriation
Who should read it: Anyone who works in anything that vaguely resembles some kind of office.
Why you should read it: This book gives women practical tactical advice for succeeding in the workplace, while also breaking down the gendered behaviors which make succeeding as a woman (especially a woman of color) much more difficult. There is even a section for men, on how to be a good workplace ally. All this is accomplished with fun illustrations and hilarious descriptions and storytelling.
Don't read if: You're one of these "meninists" who can't be swayed by scientific evidence
Great quote: “Recognizing sexism is harder than it once was. Like the micro-aggressions that people of color endure daily—racism masked as subtle insults or dismissals—today’s sexism is insidious, casual, politically correct, even friendly.”
Why you should read it: This book gives women practical tactical advice for succeeding in the workplace, while also breaking down the gendered behaviors which make succeeding as a woman (especially a woman of color) much more difficult. There is even a section for men, on how to be a good workplace ally. All this is accomplished with fun illustrations and hilarious descriptions and storytelling.
Don't read if: You're one of these "meninists" who can't be swayed by scientific evidence
Great quote: “Recognizing sexism is harder than it once was. Like the micro-aggressions that people of color endure daily—racism masked as subtle insults or dismissals—today’s sexism is insidious, casual, politically correct, even friendly.”
Read for the 2017 Popsugar reading challenge to meet the "Book with career advice" requirement. Nothing really groundbreaking and it didn't really contain any new information, but a quick and easy read.
Not really anything I didn’t already know.
Lots of equating genitalia to gender, not inclusive of trans folks. Uses appropriative “spirit animal” terminology. Lots of platitudes and Lean In advice. Language for salary negotiation was really helpful though. Much of this feels like Ladies in the Workplace 101, and maybe the audience is younger and less experienced than me so they need this info as an introduction.
Lots of equating genitalia to gender, not inclusive of trans folks. Uses appropriative “spirit animal” terminology. Lots of platitudes and Lean In advice. Language for salary negotiation was really helpful though. Much of this feels like Ladies in the Workplace 101, and maybe the audience is younger and less experienced than me so they need this info as an introduction.
Nothing groundbreaking in here, but love having it all laid out like this.
A M A Z I N G
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This is a true guide to life as a woman ( and as man as well). Definitely talks about all the important themes, focusing on work space and how to be successful as a woman in this world.
What I really think made this book different from all the other with similar themes was how practical it is. Every chapter has examples of what it is saying and practical suggestions and advices on how you can do that in your real life. Apart from that, the design of the book was just perfection with the right amount of graphics, drawings, lists, all made so that it was easy and fun to read, just like a freaking manual on how to do things right (speeches, negotiations, powerful alliances and friendships, etc).
This one really did it for me and it’s definitely one I will keep checking when I need a boost of confidence or when I need advice on how to improve my performance.
Also, this book really is a feminist manifest that makes you wanna create your own battle group :) Besides all that, you can learn a lot about modern and old activist movements as well, and gain some real knowledge on the statistics of the work world.
Just go and read this one!
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This is a true guide to life as a woman ( and as man as well). Definitely talks about all the important themes, focusing on work space and how to be successful as a woman in this world.
What I really think made this book different from all the other with similar themes was how practical it is. Every chapter has examples of what it is saying and practical suggestions and advices on how you can do that in your real life. Apart from that, the design of the book was just perfection with the right amount of graphics, drawings, lists, all made so that it was easy and fun to read, just like a freaking manual on how to do things right (speeches, negotiations, powerful alliances and friendships, etc).
This one really did it for me and it’s definitely one I will keep checking when I need a boost of confidence or when I need advice on how to improve my performance.
Also, this book really is a feminist manifest that makes you wanna create your own battle group :) Besides all that, you can learn a lot about modern and old activist movements as well, and gain some real knowledge on the statistics of the work world.
Just go and read this one!
I would give this four stars if it is not so American. Not that it's generally bad to be so American, but it just doesn't suit the situation I had which made it rarely helpful. To grow in communal space, being aggressive really doesn't help, being man or women. But so far the book had several jokes I can relate to. Seriously, I'm in for the jokes and the sarcastic tone.
I listened to the audiobook, and Bahni Turpin is holding strong as my favorite narrator. I loved the spirit of this book, and a lot of the feminist workplace advice was solid. I specifically enjoyed the well-researched statistics interspersed with real-life accounts. I really did not love equating women with their parts, especially for the sole purpose of a cutesy word for something. This book seemed to be trying for intersectionality, while excluding trans and nonbinary folks.