Society & Culture

Dissecting Sexism

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How sexism harms and affects us all

By The Blinkist Curators

What's it about?

Society & Culture

Sexism is a system we're all a part of—unwittingly or not. If you’re a man, it's likely that you've reaped the benefits this unfair system; and if you’re a woman, chances are that you've got the short end of the stick. How does that work and more importantly, what if you want no part in it? This collection is a primer on the sexist system we live in and also offers a path out of it. Discover the hoops women have to jump through to get their pain acknowledged by doctors, how toxic gender norms hinder men from engaging with their emotions, and how the gender data gap creates a world that disadvantages women.

Dissecting Sexism

How sexism harms and affects us all

Feminist Fight Club

Feminist Fight Club

Jessica Bennett

A Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace

Men Explain Things To Me

Men Explain Things To Me

And Other Essays

Lora DiCarlo: Exposing Sexism with Sex-Tech

Lora DiCarlo: Exposing Sexism with Sex-Tech

Lora DiCarlo became prominent in the tech industry after the Consumer Electronics Show rescinded her award for her first sex-tech prototype. This sparked an outcry amongst the community and followed a chain of events that led to a partnership with model and actor Cara Delevingne.

Ain’t I a Woman

Ain’t I a Woman

Black Women and Feminism

Ask Me About My Uterus

Ask Me About My Uterus

A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain

The Motherhood Penalty and Maternity Discrimination

The Motherhood Penalty and Maternity Discrimination

The moment women get pregnant, they’re seen as a risk in the workplace. The motherhood penalty is as strong as ever and the result is that many mothers are being forced out of their jobs. In this episode, journalist and founder of Pregnant Then Screwed, Joeli Brearley, talks about her own experience of maternity discrimination and what we can do to tackle these issues.

Vanguard

Martha S. Jones

How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All

Alex Holmes: Investigating Fragile Masculinity

Alex Holmes: Investigating Fragile Masculinity

Think of all the men you regularly interact with, how good are they at talking about their emotions? And why is that? In this episode, you'll learn how men can be empowered to communicate effectively and honestly. Guest Alex Holmes is an award-winning author and podcaster on the topic of what it means to be a man today, and he'll explore the concept of fragile masculinity and why it exists.

Thick

Tressie McMillan Cottom

And Other Essays

Invisible Women

Invisible Women

Caroline Criado Perez

Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

Non-Binary Animals

Non-Binary Animals

Does sexism extend to the animal kingdom? You might be surprised that lazy stereotypes about sex also also apply to female animals, and that we apply outdated notions about bodies and brains to our furry friends. In this episode, we speak with a zoologist who dispels our preconceptions about female behaviour - and discover that the animal kingdom is much less binary than we might think.

Beat Gender Bias

Beat Gender Bias

How to Play a Better Part in a More Inclusive World

Arlan Hamilton: Sticking It to the Establishment

Arlan Hamilton: Sticking It to the Establishment

The pervasive image is that Silicon Valley is progressive and leading edge, but what if you were told that less than 10% of VC investment goes to women, people of color, or LGBTQIA+ founders? Suddenly things don't seem so progressive, and they're definitely not leading as much as they could. Arlan Hamilton is a black, gay investor, who through her company Backstage Capital, has made it her mission to rebalance the scales by investing into people of color, women and LGBTQIA+ founders. In this episode you'll learn about her journey and the barriers that underrepresented founders like her have to face.

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