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A review by winnimartha
Feminist Fight Club: An Office Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace by Jessica Bennett
5.0
A few years ago I was doing some web content editing for a law firm in downtown Toronto. As I was finishing up the contract, the partner who'd employed me mentioned that if I ever wanted to go into law, he could recommend some good paralegal programs. I didn't say anything, but I left thinking that if I ever wanted to go into law, I'd do it as a lawyer, thank you very much. I doubt he would have made the same comment to a man. (Not to mention the fact that communications is a perfectly respectable vocation, and obviously the lawyers couldn't do it properly for themselves.)
Now, I'm lucky enough to work in an environment in which I don't experience much ingrained sexism on a daily basis. Nonetheless, Feminist Fight Club was truly enlightening and should be mandatory reading for young women entering the working world. It highlights so many behaviours to watch for (your own and others') and tips both subtle and obvious to push back against insidious workplace sexism. There's also tons of advice related specifically to helping women succeed in the workplace, like how to ask for a raise, and info about how women's typical behaviours and speech patterns are often perceived as inferior to their male counterparts'.
Even if you think your workplace is amazing and there's no sexism to fight, Feminist Fight Club will make you so much more aware of your own tendencies and help you figure out what you need to do to be successful -- whether or not there are men around.
Now, I'm lucky enough to work in an environment in which I don't experience much ingrained sexism on a daily basis. Nonetheless, Feminist Fight Club was truly enlightening and should be mandatory reading for young women entering the working world. It highlights so many behaviours to watch for (your own and others') and tips both subtle and obvious to push back against insidious workplace sexism. There's also tons of advice related specifically to helping women succeed in the workplace, like how to ask for a raise, and info about how women's typical behaviours and speech patterns are often perceived as inferior to their male counterparts'.
Even if you think your workplace is amazing and there's no sexism to fight, Feminist Fight Club will make you so much more aware of your own tendencies and help you figure out what you need to do to be successful -- whether or not there are men around.