Gender Studies

Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates the shocking root cause of gender inequality and research in Invisible Women, diving into women's lives at home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor's office, and more....

Ambitious, eye-opening, myth-busting, and groundbreaking, Eve is a landmark book, offering a true paradigm shift in our thinking about what the female body is and why it matters....

From the best-selling author of The Radium Girls comes another dark and dramatic but ultimately uplifting tale of a forgotten woman whose inspirational journey sparked lasting change for women’s rights and exposed injustices that still resonate today....

A revised and updated edition of Emily Nagoski’s game-changing New York Times best seller Come As You Are, featuring new information and research on mindfulness, desire, and pleasure that will radically transform your sex life....

First published three years ago before the print edition of Women Who Run with the Wolves made publishing history, this original audio edition quickly became an underground best seller....

I have discovered a group of women who refuse to be exploited, are immune to manipulation, and who never settle in the name of love. These ladies know what they want and take what they want by beating men at their own game....

Podcast star Drew Afualo shares an empowering, inspiring, patriarchy-smashing first book—part manual, part manifesto, and part memoir.

It's time to take control of your life and get the love you deserve. This isn't about online dating gimmicks, how to submit to male techniques, or any nonsense that publishers push down your throat....

In his classic guide to understanding the opposite sex, Dr. John Gray provides a practical and proven way for men and women to improve their communication and relationships by acknowledging the differences between them....

In Women Money Power, business journalist Josie Cox tells the story of women’s fight for freedom and economic equality....

October 18, 2019. Cristina Rivera Garza travels from her home in Texas to Mexico City, in search of an old, unresolved criminal file.

This groundbreaking audiobook explains why women experience burnout differently from men - and provides a simple, science-based plan to help women minimize stress, manage emotions, and live a more joyful life....

This deeply personal and illuminating memoir about her 15-year struggle with heroin, Khar sheds profound light on the opioid crisis and gives a voice to the over two million people in America currently battling with this addiction....

The ultimate guide to owning your power - and mastering how to use it....

I Thought It Was Just Me shines a long-overdue light on an important truth: Our imperfections are what connect us to each other and to our humanity....

Hidden somewhere, in nearly every major city, is an underground seduction lair. And in these lairs, men trade devastatingly effective techniques ever invented to charm women....

A potent and electrifying critique of today's feminist movement from a fresh new voice in Black feminism, Hood Feminism is a ferocious clarion call to all would-be feminists to live out the true mandate of the movement in thought and in deed....

The father of three sons, a journalist, and a Brookings Institution scholar, Richard V. Reeves has spent twenty-five years worrying about boys both at home and work. His new book, Of Boys and Men, tackles the complex and urgent crisis of boyhood and manhood....

Fair Play is a time- and anxiety-saving system that offers couples a completely new way to divvy up chores and responsibilities....

There is a war on masculinity, and everywhere we look—on every front we hold sacred—we can see the painful reminders of this collapsing order....

Everyone needs to love and be loved - even men. But to know love, men must be able to look at the ways that patriarchal culture keeps them from knowing themselves, from being in touch with their feelings, from loving....

A deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America today, and an argument that the former needs a reboot—from journalist and proud divorcée Lyz Lenz....

The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power....

In In Order to Live, Yeonmi Park shines a light not just into the darkest corners of life in North Korea, describing the deprivation and deception she endured and which millions of North Korean people continue to endure to this day....

Radical self-help, society-help, and planet-help to help us shape the futures we want....

What kind of mother abandons her child? During the pandemic, trapped at home with young children and struggling to find creative space to write, journalist Begoña Gómez Urzaiz became fixated on artistic women who overcame both society’s condemnation and their own maternal guilt to leave their children—at will or due to economic or other circumstances. The Abandoners is sharp, at times slyly humorous, and always deeply empathetic.

Contrary to the familiar story, medication did not improve during the Scientific Revolution. Yet somehow, between 1650 and 1740, the domestic female and the physician switched places in the cultural consciousness: she became the ineffective, potentially dangerous quack, he the knowledgeable, trustworthy expert.

After over 175 years, the feminist movement, now in its fourth wave, is at risk of collapsing on its eroding foundation. In Faux Feminism, political philosopher Serene Khader advocates for another feminism—one that doesn’t overwhelmingly serve white, affluent #girlbosses. With empathy, passion, and wit, Khader invites the listener to join her as she excavates the movement’s history and draws a blueprint for a more inclusive and resilient future.

The Handmaid’s Tale Psychology: Seeing Off Red delves into the psychology of the characters and events depicted in each version of Atwood’s epic, both in print and on screen. Through 18 chapters, psychologists and therapists look deeply into the fiction, analyzing it both personally and professionally to unearth its message about real human truths. Topics include oppression, resistance, power, identity, violence, post-traumatic stress versus post-traumatic growth, good versus evil, morality versus mortality, spirituality versus religion, helplessness versus hopefulness, and more.

¿Cómo contar la historia de uno mismo? Y, en ese ejercicio, ¿hasta qué punto se construye o se reconstruye la identidad? En este libro autobiográfico, Piedad Bonnett parte de sus vivencias para reflexionar sobre los factores que definen nuestra cotidianidad. Nos habla, con sensibilidad y lucidez, de aquello que determina la experiencia de las mujeres -la educación, el matrimonio, la maternidad, los tabúes asociados al cuerpo y la violencia de género- y también de la ansiedad, el miedo, la rebeldía, las ansias de libertad y las obsesiones que impulsan el proceso de la escritura.

Now is the time to rise & resist! The future is female! 4B: Rise & Resist is a provocative and empowering manifesto for women who are ready to challenge and dismantle patriarchal and authoritarian systems. In a world where women’s rights are increasingly under siege, Snell offers a bold framework for resistance through the principles of 4B: Boycott, Block, Break, and Build. Each pillar represents a powerful strategy that empowers women to fight back and reclaim their autonomy, both individually and collectively. The book begins by introducing the reader to the concept of 4B, explaining ...

Explores beliefs and myths from Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, and around the Mediterranean, revealing how ancient goddesses were powerful Queens of the Heavens and Guardians of the Underworld, not passive fertility symbols

Am I trans enough? The answer is undoubtedly yes. You are. Alo Johnston has been where you are. From watching every transition story on YouTube and navigating online message boards for answers to finally starting testosterone and transitioning himself, he now walks alongside you every step of the way to guide you towards acceptance of who you truly are. Born out of thousands of hours of research and conversations with hundreds of trans people, Am I Trans Enough? digs deep into internalized transphobia and the historical narratives that fuel it.

Nobody knows what to do about queer Mormons. The institutional Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prefers to pretend they don’t exist, that they can choose their way out of who they are, leave, or at least stay quiet in a community that has no place for them. Even queer Mormons don’t know what to do about queer Mormons. Their lived experience is shrouded by a doctrine in which heteronormative marriage is non-negotiable and gender is unchangeable.

Life at Camp tells the story of a National Guard Equal Opportunity and Diversity Manager who, overtime, recognized a pattern of military culture-androcentrism-and spent the later part of her 36-year military career challenging the bias that impedes gender equality, strategic objectives, and response programs.

With signature depth and insight, Gregory V. Diehl explores what it means to live as a man who embraces the boldest romantic ideals, a man who pursues romantic self-expression, self-determination, and self-actualization as life’s most meaningful undertaking in a world set against it. His new book reveals the hidden depths of masculine intimacy and passion, romantic compatibility, men’s unignorable sexual burden, and the challenging quest to fall in love and bond with one’s complementary soulmate for life in a state of willing interdependence between the masculine and feminine.

Prepare to uncover the hidden battlefield that shapes our daily interactions. "Mirror Wars: The Hidden Battles of Intrasexual Competition" pulls back the curtain on the silent struggles waged between members of the same sex, revealing a world of subtle rivalries and unspoken contests that influence our lives in profound ways. From boardrooms to social media feeds, from schoolyards to dating scenes, intrasexual competition plays out in myriad forms, often without our conscious awareness. This groundbreaking book dives deep into the evolutionary roots and modern manifestations of these ...

San Francisco’s reputation for accommodating progressive and unconventional identities can find its roots in the waves of transients and migrants that flocked to San Francisco between the gold rush and World War I. In the era of yellow journalism, San Francisco’s popular presses broadcast shocking stories about the waterfront, Chinatown, Barbary Coast, hobo Main Stem, Uptown Tenderloin, and Outside Lands. The women and men who lived in these districts did not passively internalize the shaming of their bodies or neighborhoods.

Western culture hates the fact that we have bodies-from evangelical culture, which insists "you are a soul and have a body," to wellness culture that turns your control over your body into a moral test, to transphobic activism that insists any step taken to change one's body is an immoral act, to the treatment of disabled bodies in a profoundly ableist culture.

We’ve all heard this phrase countless times, echoing in courtroom dramas and blockbuster films. It's a solemn promise, a cornerstone of justice. Yet, for those who have faced the harsh realities of divorce, financial disputes, child custody battles, and other court proceedings, the notion of truth in the legal system often seems like a cruel joke. The author grew up believing that the law was fair, that justice was a clear line between right and wrong, upheld by judges, courts, and the police. His first family court hearing shattered that illusion.

Há um século era certo que uma mulher formada tinha que escolher entre ter uma carreira ou uma família. Já no século XXI, as mulheres estão se formando no nível superior em números recordes, alcançando os principais títulos de pós-graduação e os cargos mais altos em maior escala. Elas têm melhores condições para seguir carreiras de longo prazo, e um maior número delas está tendo mais filhos. Como explicar, então, o persistente hiato salarial entre homens e mulheres?

In this insightful and inspiring book, Connecticut State Representative Jillian Gilchrest takes us through the process of first identifying as a feminist, to learning to actively listen to a diversity of people’s lived experiences, which serves to guide advocacy efforts, to fighting fiercely for a women’s right to choose and more.

Alo Johnston has been where you are. From watching every transition story on YouTube and navigating online message boards for answers to finally starting testosterone and transitioning himself, he now walks alongside you every step of the way to guide you towards acceptance of who you truly are. Born out of thousands of hours of research and conversations with hundreds of trans people, Am I Trans Enough? digs deep into internalized transphobia and the historical narratives that fuel it. It unveils what happens after you come out, or begin questioning living as a trans person.

When war was declared in 1939, Britain was almost completely dependent on imported timber – but only had seven months of it stockpiled. Timber was critical to the war effort: it was needed for everything from aircraft and shipbuilding to communications and coal mining. The British timber trade was in trouble. Enter the Lumberjills. Lacking in both men and timber, the government made a choice. Reluctantly, they opened lumber work for women to apply – and apply they did. The Women's Timber Corps had thousands of members who would prove themselves as strong and as smart as any man.

Women are being replaced. The Western world has embraced modern ideologies which not only destroy femininity and female heritage, but endanger girls and women with harmful rhetoric and life-styles. "Reclaiming Femininity" displays female history and heritage with an emphasis on the positive role that femininity played for Western culture. It goes further into detailing how women and girls can reclaim their positive impact moving forward.