The Gender Games: The Problem with Men and Women, from Someone Who Has Been Both Contributor(s): Dawson, Juno (Author) |
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ISBN: 1473648602 ISBN-13: 9781473648609 Publisher: Two Roads OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Social Science | Gender Studies |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.8" (0.50 lbs) 368 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: *WINNER OF THE UK BLACK PRIDE LITERARY PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION DIVA AWARDS 2017* 'Funny, thoughtful and honest' Stylist 'It's a boy ' or 'It's a girl ' are the first words almost all of us hear when we enter the world. Before our names, before we have likes and dislikes - before we, or anyone else, has any idea who we are. And two years ago, as Juno Dawson went to tell her mother she was (and actually, always had been) a woman, she started to realise just how wrong we've been getting it. Gender isn't just screwing over trans people, it's messing with everyone. From little girls who think they can't be doctors to teenagers who come to expect street harassment. From exclusionist feminists to 'alt-right' young men. From men who can't cry to the women who think they shouldn't. As her body gets in line with her mind, Juno tells not only her own story, but the story of everyone who is shaped by society's expectations of gender - and what we can do about it. Featuring insights from well-known gender, feminist and trans activists including Rebecca Root, Laura Bates, Gemma Cairney, Anthony Anaxagorou, Hannah Witton, Alaska Thunderfuck and many more, The Gender Games is a frank, witty and powerful manifesto for a world in which everyone can truly be themselves. The Gender Games has been optioned by SunnyMarch Productions to be turned into an original television series, written by Rose Lewenstein. |