A review by lewzor
Feminist Fight Club: An Office Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace by Jessica Bennett

2.0

Feminist Fight Club has a lot of useful information. I particularly thought the section on salary negotiation was really well-written and offered tangible steps to follow. The layout of the book is great for people who might need quick tips or a boost of encouragement. Aside from that, this book was a tough read. This book was filled with so many moments that felt like Bennett was trying to make "happen." Consistent overuse of terms like "womenemy," "herfectionism," "manterrupting," "sororicide," "vagfirmative action," etc. felt less like trying to make a heavy topic fun and more like the pursuit of branding opportunity. Intersectionality is touched on, but only briefly, and moments where the author assigns spirit animals to certain personality types, praises Beyoncé, and boasts about her knowledge of Missy Elliott lyrics smack of tokenism. I was also intensely put off by Bennett's repeated association of womanhood with anatomy. I wouldn't consider this book to be inclusive to the LGBTQ+ community. Although the information here is useful, I think its usefulness will have diminishing returns for folks of multiple underrepresented identities.