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3.71 AVERAGE
3.5
I was loaned Feminist Fight Club from a colleague after both she and another friend read it and both loved it. The aim of Bennett’s book is to equip women with the skills to tackle misogyny in the workplace, and instruction on how to lift other women up as opposed to dragging them down.
It’s written in a pretty informal manner, which makes it very readable and approachable, but occasionally this can get in the way of the importance of the content. On the other hand, Bennett does show an awareness of the issues faced by women of colour (unlike a lot of feminist business books), and I liked how solution-focused the book is, with a scale of actions depending on how confident you feel in taking action.
I was loaned Feminist Fight Club from a colleague after both she and another friend read it and both loved it. The aim of Bennett’s book is to equip women with the skills to tackle misogyny in the workplace, and instruction on how to lift other women up as opposed to dragging them down.
It’s written in a pretty informal manner, which makes it very readable and approachable, but occasionally this can get in the way of the importance of the content. On the other hand, Bennett does show an awareness of the issues faced by women of colour (unlike a lot of feminist business books), and I liked how solution-focused the book is, with a scale of actions depending on how confident you feel in taking action.
A fun read on a serious topic.
I do recognise the types of women and men this book mentions, and I love the tips how to "handle" them.
Some of the illustrations I don't get, not very fight-cluby. Cute but somehow seem to distract from the text itself, or it's topic.
I do recognise the types of women and men this book mentions, and I love the tips how to "handle" them.
Some of the illustrations I don't get, not very fight-cluby. Cute but somehow seem to distract from the text itself, or it's topic.
While I appreciated most of the advice in here, a lot of it consisted of info I already knew and that isn't really applicable to my workplace. Still, it helped keep my feminist fire burning for more gender equality in workplaces.
I like the message of this book. Hidden between all the frilly pictures and funny diagrams, is good research and important information.
The book however takes quite an aggressive approach towards men, which isn't that the opposite message of what feminism is? Writing about how men are our enemy and men need to shut up, isn't the goal of what the proper meaning of being a feminist is. Feminism is equality, not bring in more women and get men to shut up.
The book also manages to contradict itself quite a few times between chapters, "don't say yes to things you don't want to" "say yes, but make sure it's in a visible public place so people witness it" "don't smile" "smile to get a promotion" WTF????
Surely there are better ways to inspire women in business and young impressionable females that women are badass, get out there and kill it girlfriend!
The book however takes quite an aggressive approach towards men, which isn't that the opposite message of what feminism is? Writing about how men are our enemy and men need to shut up, isn't the goal of what the proper meaning of being a feminist is. Feminism is equality, not bring in more women and get men to shut up.
The book also manages to contradict itself quite a few times between chapters, "don't say yes to things you don't want to" "say yes, but make sure it's in a visible public place so people witness it" "don't smile" "smile to get a promotion" WTF????
Surely there are better ways to inspire women in business and young impressionable females that women are badass, get out there and kill it girlfriend!
This book would probably be helpful for someone who is new to feminism and/or who is overwhelmed by workplace sexism. I was already familiar with the concepts discussed in the book and have largely worked out strategies for dealing with the problems discussed, so the book didn't really tell me anything I didn't already know.
this was enjoyable and helpful for sure! some parta were hard for me to imagine because I don't work in a male dominated field. that being said the fight moves were still helpful ✊
I thoroughly enjoyed the layout and tone of this book. It was humorous, honest, and helped put words to some of the subtle (and not-so-subtle) sexism women experience every day. It also provided some concrete solutions to deal with these occurrences and to support other women.
There is a lot of really solid information and ideas in this book, but the format was tedious.
every so often you need a feminist self-help kick in the pants to remember how fucked up things still really are...case in point, the recent presidential debates
"The merit system can work. But let's be clear: there is no divine providence in the workplace. You get only what you ask for."
"The only thing better than a self-confident woman is an army of them."
"We know computer code, how to dismantle a grenade and Missy Elliott lyrics."
"On a day-to-day level, it's watching a man instinctively turn to a woman to take notes in a meeting, or being mistaken for the admin when you're actually the one in charge. It's being talked over in a group setting, over and over again,* or having your idea attributed to someone else (more often than not a dude). It's following all the rules, leaning all the way in, and still having to worry about being perceived as 'too aggressive' when you display the behavior required of a person in charge. It's knowing that a colleague calling another woman 'ambitious' is the opposite of a compliment. It's having to be nice (because women are nice!) but not too nice (don't wanna be a pushover); maternal (a natural caretaker!), but not actually a mother (lest you be viewed as 'uncommitted' to the job). It's having to be confident so that you can command respect but not too confident (because we don't like cocky women). It's having to work twice as hard to prove you're once as good, or three, four, five times as hard if you happen to be female and of color."
"And yet, I sort of like the way I talk. Should I have to change it, simply because it doesn't fit with what's been deemed, somewhat arbitrarily, the workplace standard?"
"The only thing better than a self-confident woman is an army of them."
"We know computer code, how to dismantle a grenade and Missy Elliott lyrics."
"On a day-to-day level, it's watching a man instinctively turn to a woman to take notes in a meeting, or being mistaken for the admin when you're actually the one in charge. It's being talked over in a group setting, over and over again,* or having your idea attributed to someone else (more often than not a dude). It's following all the rules, leaning all the way in, and still having to worry about being perceived as 'too aggressive' when you display the behavior required of a person in charge. It's knowing that a colleague calling another woman 'ambitious' is the opposite of a compliment. It's having to be nice (because women are nice!) but not too nice (don't wanna be a pushover); maternal (a natural caretaker!), but not actually a mother (lest you be viewed as 'uncommitted' to the job). It's having to be confident so that you can command respect but not too confident (because we don't like cocky women). It's having to work twice as hard to prove you're once as good, or three, four, five times as hard if you happen to be female and of color."
"And yet, I sort of like the way I talk. Should I have to change it, simply because it doesn't fit with what's been deemed, somewhat arbitrarily, the workplace standard?"