As we approach the end of the year, here is the final 2022 edition of our Feminist Culture Club newsletter with the latest recommendations for feminist books, movies, and TV shows from our staff and supporters around the world.

Books

The Sex Lives of African Women  by Nana Darkoa 

The Sex Lives of African Women features a collection of stories of women from across the African continent and its global diaspora as they speak of their diverse experiences of sex, sexuality and relationships. 

The Sewing Girls  by John Wood Sweet

This is a  riveting revolutionary era drama that depicts the first published rape trial in American history and its long, shattering aftermath, revealing how much has changed over two centuries―and how much has not. 

Women Resisting Violence - Voices and Experiences from Latin America 

This book, co-authored by women from Latin America, is a powerful account of the ways in which women and girls encounter violence and the bold initiatives they are developing to respond to it. 

The Emperor’s Babe by Bernadine Evaristo 

Now well known for her 2019 Booker Prize-winning book, Girl, Woman, Other, this early book from Bernadine Evaristo chronicles the tale of Zuleika, a libidinous but frustrated Sudanese woman who comes of age in a Roman-conquered London in A.D. 211. 

Santa Carolina by Julieta Morales 

Santa Carolina tells the story of Carol Murcia, a Honduran trans woman who was forced to flee her country. 

TV Shows 

The Whistleblowers: Inside The UN 

This documentary gives first-hand accounts of what happens to staff when they report allegations of wrongdoing. These stories reveal a culture of untouchability that reaches the highest levels of the organization and uses first-hand testimonies to expose a toxic culture where abusers prey on the vulnerable – while hiding behind a cloak of saintliness.

Following the documentary, Equality Now has joined a call to action on the United Nations and Sexual Aggression. Learn more and add your name.
 

A League of Their Own 

The new Amazon Prime series is an adaptation of The 1992 film  A League of Their Own. The series, set in 1943, is about the formation of the Rockford Peaches, a women’s team in the nascent All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. 

Films

The Swimmers 

Based on harrowing real-life events, this Netflix drama tells the incredible story of Yusra and Sara Mardini, teenage Syrian sisters who fled Damascus in 2015 as the devastating civil war began to creep closer to their home. 

This feature narrates the tale of two trans women caught in the grips of house hunting and the challenges therein. Ek Jagah Apni became one of the five movies to make it to the ‘Goes To Cannes’ list.

Achieving gender equality will happen faster if everyone takes up the challenge. Equality Now is proud to stand with No nonsense in our shared commitment to enduring, inclusive equality for women & girls.