{"product_id":"feminism-for-women-the-real-route-to-liberation-9781472132628","title":"Feminism for Women: The Real Route to Liberation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Timely, necessary and important' J.K. Rowling\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[This book is] guaranteed to remind us what we \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehave still to fight for. I can't think \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof a single person who wouldn't \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebenefit from reading it' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Bindel is a rock star of second-wave feminism . . . an important, courageous book' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Bindel delivers a robust call to arms in every chapter . . . this book could not be timelier . . . As a young feminist who has finally seen the light, I consider it essential reading' \u003ci\u003eThe Critic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFeminism is a quest for the liberation of women from patriarchy. Feminism strives for a world in which women are not oppressed. Feminism prioritises exposing and ending male violence towards women and girls.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is Julie Bindel's feminism, a definition born of 40 years at the front line of the feminist movement. Why then, she asks, is feminism the only social justice movement in the world that is expected to prioritise every other issue before pursuing its own objective of women's liberation? Why does the movement appear to be moving backwards, accommodating the rights and feelings of men and leaving women in the cold? Women make up half the global population yet why is feminism still treated as a minority movement? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this searing and ground-breaking book, Bindel deconstructs the many pervasive myths about feminism - Do women really want what men have? Can men be feminists? Are women liberated by sexual violation? - assessing whether feminism has achieved its goals and debunking theories that second wave feminism is irrelevant and one-dimensional. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBindel shines a light on the most important issues, including pornography, sexual violence and prostitution. Drawing on Bindel's own experiences, as well as countless interviews with women and girls of all ages and backgrounds (as well as contributions from commentators such as Gloria Steinem and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie), \u003ci\u003eFeminism for Women\u003c\/i\u003e presents a clear-sighted view of why feminism is a proud social movement that every woman on the planet benefits from. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe invisible forces of misogyny affect us all. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is a call to arms to reclaim feminism for \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly together can we resist and overcome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie Bindel is a journalist, author and feminist activist who has campaigned against male violence against women and girls since the age of 17. She has written extensively on rape, domestic violence, sexually motivated murder, prostitution and trafficking, child sexual exploitation, stalking and the rise of religious fundamentalism and its harm to women and girls. In 2007, Bindel broke the story of the grooming gangs in towns and cities across the north of England, which led to an independent inquiry in 2013 into child sexual abuse in Rotherham. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1990, Bindel co-founded Justice for Women, an organisation that supports, and advocates on behalf of, women who have been convicted of murder, when they have killed in circumstances of resisting male violence and abuse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBindel is the author of \u003ci\u003eStraight Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for the Polari Prize) and \u003ci\u003eThe Pimping of Prostitution\u003c\/i\u003e; she is also the co-author of \u003ci\u003eExiting Prostitution\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Map of My Life: The Story of Emma Humphrey\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written numerous book chapters on violence against women, sexuality, gender and feminism.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Constable \u0026 Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50485971517714,"sku":"9781472132628","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6e0a8cc4-3816-424b-808b-19c83f23dea1.jpg?v=1730416682","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/feminism-for-women-the-real-route-to-liberation-9781472132628","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}