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shadowrocks8's review against another edition
5.0
Fantastic manifesto that will hopefully inspire many.
dfostermartin's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoy this book and feel like it’s worth re-reading (which I have done now), but it does feel a bit like they are preaching to the choir. Additionally, I have (admittedly) not read The Communist Manifesto, but I do feel like Feminism for the 99% feels so big (cancel capitalism!) that although I agree with it, I feel immediately disempowered by the ever present “how??” I understand that capitalism is a fairly new (relatively) system, but we also live in a world that’s more globalized than ever and therefore bucking the global system feels…unreachable? Naive? Maybe I’m not optimistic enough. That is certainly a possibility.
nathanatila's review against another edition
4.0
O feminismo não é sobre odiar homem (se quiser pode, mulheres).
Agora, quando o assunto é capitalismo, é pra odiar mesmo.
Agora, quando o assunto é capitalismo, é pra odiar mesmo.
sophserif's review against another edition
5.0
4.25-4.5 rounded up. referenced the authors’ scholarship in a grad school research project related to Chinese gender equity & women’s movement. I especially appreciated the discussion of social reproduction in capitalist societies and the demand for women’s unpaid labor in the form of mothering and carework!
in my paper (titled “Chinese Communist Party: Gender Equity Champion or Performer?”) i included the following discussion of this manifesto regarding the limitations of capitalist legal systems to actualize gender equity:
“Philosopher and feminist scholar Nancy Fraser talks about the work expected of women in capitalist societies as social reproduction – activities which include birthing children, but also 'fashioning people with the ‘right’ attitudes, dispositions, and values–abilities, competencies, and skills' for the purpose of sustaining capacity to work. She and coauthors Cinzia Arruzza and Tithi Bhattacharya argue that this impetus is put on women in capitalist societies, and it both 'relies on gender roles' and 'entrenches gender oppression,' and is subordinate to making profit. Fraser et. al argue that public and private gender violence is entangled with the resulting social relations from this hierarchical power system. Public gender violence, such as sexual harassment in schools or workplaces, is rooted in women’s economic, professional, and political vulnerability. Fraser et. al question the assumption that 'the laws, police, and courts maintain sufficient autonomy' from the power structure to truly counter the system’s tendency to generate gender violence – they write, 'laws criminalizing marital rape or workplace assault won’t help women with nowhere else to go, nor those with no way to get there.'”
thought provoking read and super short!
in my paper (titled “Chinese Communist Party: Gender Equity Champion or Performer?”) i included the following discussion of this manifesto regarding the limitations of capitalist legal systems to actualize gender equity:
“Philosopher and feminist scholar Nancy Fraser talks about the work expected of women in capitalist societies as social reproduction – activities which include birthing children, but also 'fashioning people with the ‘right’ attitudes, dispositions, and values–abilities, competencies, and skills' for the purpose of sustaining capacity to work. She and coauthors Cinzia Arruzza and Tithi Bhattacharya argue that this impetus is put on women in capitalist societies, and it both 'relies on gender roles' and 'entrenches gender oppression,' and is subordinate to making profit. Fraser et. al argue that public and private gender violence is entangled with the resulting social relations from this hierarchical power system. Public gender violence, such as sexual harassment in schools or workplaces, is rooted in women’s economic, professional, and political vulnerability. Fraser et. al question the assumption that 'the laws, police, and courts maintain sufficient autonomy' from the power structure to truly counter the system’s tendency to generate gender violence – they write, 'laws criminalizing marital rape or workplace assault won’t help women with nowhere else to go, nor those with no way to get there.'”
thought provoking read and super short!
yelsek's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
2.75
Repetitive. I get it. Could have been said in a small essay
aymareta's review against another edition
4.0
¿Feminismo comunista? Feminismo comunista.
Un manifiesto muy bien estructurado en 11 teorías y cerrado con un prólogo de lo más coherente.
Tiene ciertas salidas de tono que hacen que pierda credibilidad con respecto a la tesis general y la más que evidente ideología. No obstante, es uno de los mejores manifiestos/libro de teoría feminista que he leído en mucho tiempo.
100% recomendable para quien aún no se haya posicionado. Me parece que va a ser un básico que tendré que releer de vez en cuando.
Un manifiesto muy bien estructurado en 11 teorías y cerrado con un prólogo de lo más coherente.
Tiene ciertas salidas de tono que hacen que pierda credibilidad con respecto a la tesis general y la más que evidente ideología. No obstante, es uno de los mejores manifiestos/libro de teoría feminista que he leído en mucho tiempo.
100% recomendable para quien aún no se haya posicionado. Me parece que va a ser un básico que tendré que releer de vez en cuando.
marie_gg's review against another edition
2.0
I listened to 1/4 of this book before deciding not to go further.
Unfortunately, in a title that appeals to the masses, this book does not do so. Written by Marxist feminists, it attempts to demonstrate that all capitalism is evil and "neoliberalism" is destroying the world.
As a diehard intersectional feminist, I tend to approach sociology and politics in a more pragmatic mindset, so this broad brush turned me off.
I also don't think abolishing capitalism is a realistic approach. But it's a manifesto, so I get it.
Preaching to the choir.
Unfortunately, in a title that appeals to the masses, this book does not do so. Written by Marxist feminists, it attempts to demonstrate that all capitalism is evil and "neoliberalism" is destroying the world.
As a diehard intersectional feminist, I tend to approach sociology and politics in a more pragmatic mindset, so this broad brush turned me off.
I also don't think abolishing capitalism is a realistic approach. But it's a manifesto, so I get it.
Preaching to the choir.
antony_monir's review against another edition
3.0
The postscript does a better job explaining the politics of this book than the actual manifesto. This rating is not based on the ideas behind the content (which I agree with) but is instead based on how the book is written. I guess that as a manifesto it does not go into much detail. Yet, it is so surface level as to be unconvincing at points. Still, I enjoyed reading this as it linked a lot of aspects of the struggle for social justice together. Final rating : 3/5.