Fix the System, Not the Women

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And judges ruling not guilty because the 13 year old “looked old for their age” and “looks sexually aggressive”. And it’s sad and infuriating reading all these stories of abuse, harassment, abuse of power, exclusion, and rape. i wish i was shocked and as much as it was hard to read it wasn’t because it wasn’t new information it was just that the information shouldn’t be targeted at me it should be men.

It definitely makes you feel like you need to re-engage with movements for a better, safer world for women everywhere. To have access to an abortion is and should be a given right to women, but removing that is sickening. This was another great exploration of misogyny and every day sexism, it made me angry (but if it doesn't I am concerned for you!Vooral een inzending voor The Everyday Sexism Project greep me aan, een oudere vrouw die zich verontschuldigde: zij had al die grensoverschrijdende incidenten getolereerd, ze was stil gebleven. Though perhaps not as hard-hitting as 'Men Who Hate Women' Bates' new book is further proof of the prevailing misogyny of Western society. Laura Bates has brilliantly put into words many of my own experiences where I have never had the words for them before. I've felt enraged and exhausted in equal parts while reading this, especially with our current day situation. Continuing what Invisible Women presented, it's full of statistics demonstrating how sexism and racism are embedded not only in everyday life, but especially in the systems that govern our lives.

Thank you Laura Bates for writing such an important book and for advocating for those of us who had not yet been able to, or might never, find the right words.We should also applaud Bates for her courageous campaigning in the face of appalling abuse and hatred. Laura Bates is the founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, an ever-increasing collection of over 200,000 testimonies of gender inequality, with branches in 25 countries worldwide. Laura talks about intersectional feminism, about how it’s not the women who should change but how all the problems are rooted in our systems on different levels. Grateful that she has written such important books for us to do with what we will, but then I'm also sad that she has had to.

Maternity discrimination, workplace sexual harassment, the gender pay gap “and so much more” lie somewhere in between. Of course you wouldn't be aware of something if it doesn't affect you - you don't have to, but that's just blissful ignorance. For Laura Bates, it began with a heavy piece of gold jewellery that her mother found on the passenger seat of the family car.

Exploring everything from eradicated black history to the inextricable link between class and race, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race is the essential handbook for anyone who wants to understand race relations in Britain today.

The book unpicks systemic injustices, highlights their endless overlaps and makes for a brilliant and essential read (I only wish it didn’t need to be! In reality, every democracy, however sophisticated or stable it may look, has been attacked or actually destroyed by a would-be Caesar, from Ancient Greece to the present day. You would think with all the time that has passed that things would have changed by now, society's perception and expectation of women should have changed, but still, here we are, still frustrated and tirelessly fighting to be heard. I was sad, angry and elated to finally feel understood - it's a strange combination to feel and no matter how tough it was at times to keep reading the book I'm so glad I did.

Por la naturaleza del libro, en un inicio me resultó un poco difícil; tenía que detenerme cada cierto tiempo. If you are looking for solutions, or a magic bullet, it’s not really going to satiate that need… but at the same time you know what you should do (stand up for yourself and other women - keep pushing for improvements - and encourage people to seek help and come forward). My eyes are firmly now open to how deep-rooted the problems really are and I will be shouting from the rooftops where possible to try to make at least a tiny impact. It’s a powerful opener that sticks with you throughout; I will be making my own list and expect to lighten the weight of it with a glass of wine in the company of my incredible female friends.