The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule by Angela Saini
$34.99 AUD
Category: Gender and Society
'I learned something new on every page of this totally essential book' Sathnam SangheraAward-winning science journalist Angela Saini goes in search of the true roots of what we call patriarchy, uncovering a complex history of how it first became embedded in societies and spread across the globe from pre ...Show more
After Sex: The Search for Reproductive Freedom by Edited and introduced by Edna Bonhomme and Alice Spawls
$35.00 AUD
Category: Gender and Society
Bell Hooks: the Last Interview - And Other Conversations by bell hooks; Mikki Kendall (Introduction by)
$32.99 AUD
Category: Gender and Society | Series: The\Last Interview Ser.
"I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance." --bell hooks bell hooks was a prolific, trailblazing author, feminist, social activist, cultural critic, and professor. Born Gloria Jean Watkins, bell used her pen name to center attentio ...Show more
Not Now, Not Ever: Ten Years On From the Misogyny Speech by Julia Gillard
$24.99 AUD
Category: Gender and Society
This is a barn-burning piece of Australian feminist history in the making.MATILDA, BETTER READ THAN DEADThen it was done. After staying silent, I'd had my say. At no time did I feel worked up or hotly angry. I felt strong, measured, controlled. Yet emotion did play its role in the energy of the speech. ...Show more
On Marriage by Devorah Baum
$36.99 AUD
Category: Gender and Society
A compulsively readable, startling, and philosophically rich book about marriage, from an acclaimed critic and filmmaker "As far back as our history books go, we have no record of a time preceding marriage. Isn't that an extraordinary fact?" So writes Devorah Baum in this searching and revelatory book. ...Show more
Against Love: A Polemic by Laura Kipnis
$29.99 AUD
Category: Gender and Society
Who would dream of being against love? No one. Love is, as everyone knows, a mysterious and all-controlling force, with vast power over our thoughts and life decisions. But is there something a bit worrisome about all this uniformity of opinion? Is this the one subject about which no disagreement will b ...Show more
A History of Women in 101 Objects: A walk through female history by Annabelle Hirsch
$49.99 AUD
Category: Gender and Society
The way we remember the past today remains dishearteningly patriarchal: a place where women have always been oppressed by men, from ancient times to the present day. A History of Women in 101 Objects tells a new story of female history, revealing the evolution of the role women have played in society th ...Show more
Twelve Feminist Lessons of War by Cynthia H. Enloe
$32.99 AUD
Category: Gender and Society
With her trademark engaging style, at once accessible and provocative, Cynthia Enloe draws on first-hand experiences of war in countries as diverse as Ukraine, Syria and Northern Ireland to show how women's wars are not men's wars, and why feminist campaigners remain active - against all odds - in the m ...Show more
The Furies: Three Women and Their Violent Fight for Justice by Elizabeth Flock
$36.99 AUD
Category: Gender and Society
A stunning narrative investigation into three real-life women who used violence to fight back against their oppressors The Furies tells the stories of three unforgettable women who chose to use lethal force to gain power, safety, and freedom when the institutions meant to protect them - government, pol ...Show more
Secrets of the Sprakkar - Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World by Eliza Reid
$29.99 AUD
Category: Gender and Society
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!A New York Times Book Review Editor's Pick"Secrets of the Sprakkar is a fascinating window into what a more gender-equal world could look like, and why it's worth striving for. Iceland is doing a lot to level the playing field- paid parental leave, affordable childcare, and ...Show more
Rainbow History Class: Your Guide Through Queer and Trans History by Hannah McElhinney
$32.99 AUD
Category: Gender and Society
Rainbow History Class is your entry into LGBTQ+ history, sharing queer and trans stories from Ancient civilisations all the way up to the internet. So much of queer and trans history and culture has been erased, but Hannah McElhinney, writer and creator of Rainbow History Class (as seen on TikTok), is ...Show more
I Don't by Clementine Ford
$34.99 AUD
Category: Gender and Society
Incendiary feminist and bestselling author Clementine Ford presents the inarguable case against marriage for the modern woman. Provocative, controversial and above all, compellingly and persuasively argued. I want this book to end marriages. But more importantly, I want it to prevent marriages. Women ...Show more