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 Dear JOhn,
Whoop! It’s time for your latest
round up of recommendations from our staff and supporters for books,
movies, TV shows, podcasts and more that act as a megaphone to women's
rights. Enjoy - and if you have any top tips then send them our
way.
Books
New
Daughters of Africa by Margaret Busby
New Daughters of
Africa is an anthology of writings by over 200 female writers of
African descent, highlighting their often overlooked contributions to
culture and society. The contributing authors span across the globe,
which is reflected by an equally diverse range of genres found in the
book, all connected by themes including gender, race, identity, and
intersectional feminism.
#IntersectionalFeminism #Sisterhood
Leftover
Women by Leta Hong Fincher
After China's Communist revolution
of 1949, Chairman Mao famously proclaimed that "women hold up half the
sky." However, Leftover Women lays out the structural discrimination
against women in China, and discusses how Chinese women’s rights have
experienced a rollback relative to men in recent years.
#LegalEquality #China
Becoming
by Michelle Obama
In her autobiography, Michelle Obama explores her
life and becoming who she is today. From her childhood in Chicago to
meeting and marrying her husband President Barack Obama, Obama
highlights the impacts of race, gender, and identity on her
life.
#WomenEmpoweringWomen
#USA
Invisible
Women – a world designed for men by Caroline Criado Perez
In
this book, Caroline Criado Perez looks into structures of everyday
sexism through a lens of data analysis and constructions built around
male perspectives. Criado Perez gives examples ranging from how office
space temperatures are calculated in the context of a working man’s
body temperature to technology product design geared towards
men.
#GenderGap
The
Testaments by Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood’s sequel picks up
the story fifteen years after Offred stepped into the unknown, with
the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead.
Preorder today!
#WomensRights
Films
Article
15
Article 15 follows an investigation into the murder
of 3 girls in India who exhibit evidence of rape. The new police
officer navigates through rape culture and discrimination along caste
and gender lines in this Indian town to discover the truth.
#EndSexualViolence #India
Can
I Touch It
Can I Touch It addresses the elephant-sized
question in the room that Whitney Cummings finds so many men wondering
in the wake of #MeToo. And she answers it with an emphatic no. If
Cummings can resist petting a service dog at the airport, then
certainly men can figure out how not to hug their female
co-workers.
#EndSexualHarassment
#Consent
TV Shows
Equal
Rights Amendment: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
In a
Last Week Tonight segment, John Oliver discusses the history of
the Equal Rights Amendment and why we still need it. Oliver digs into
why it has yet to be passed and how it can succeed moving
forward.
#ERA
#LegalEquality
Podcasts
ZigZag
Podcast
After there was a sexual assault scandal at the public
radio station, these women left to start their own newsroom. This
podcast follows their attempts to change the course of capitalism,
journalism, and women’s lives.
#WomanLeaders
Feminists
Don’t Wear Pink with Scarlett Curtis
In her podcast, Scarlett
Curtis discusses topics surrounding feminism and women’s rights. Every
week, she is joined by new guests including Mindy Kaling and Elyse
Fox.
#WomensRights
Do you have any suggestions for us to share next month? Please send
them to us, we’d love to hear from you!
In
solidarity,
Bryna
Subherwal
Advocacy
Campaign Manager
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