Interesting

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. Lots of good information.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Womankind. Good to hear the views and experiences of a large number of women.

What does Laura Bates and Sarah Brown bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Personalisation.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

We are in it together. Time to change.

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Essential reading (listening) for all ages, genders, backgrounds

I hope this becomes a textbook in all schools, universities, workplaces and reading requirements for all libraries.

Excellently and passionately written, by being compassionate to all readers and accessible to all ages, genders and backgrounds. It is straightforward and moving, not preachy or dogmatic.

The book demonstrates the urgency of gender inequality and gendered violence while channeling hundreds and thousands of voices - the most important qualitative evidence there can be.

The book is full of care, rage and hope, with essential statistics to illustrate each area of sexism. It contains a powerful introduction to intersectionality i.e. how sexism combines with racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, ageism and more...

There are moments that repeat, certain mantras that return... and so they should! Living everyday misogyny is repetitive, and these points need to be reinforced and re-illustrated to be hammered in.

And I’m particularly happy to see the book didn’t fall into the trap of becoming colonial or charity-ish, instead focusing on the everyday violent sexism in the West as a Western writer, while not ignoring the global south (‘developing world’).

Thank you to Laura Bates and all your supporters and contributors for educating me, others, and making it easier to explain, illustrate and evidence global sexism to all.

This review is written by someone raised and socialised as a man.

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I inhabit a world that I am oblivious to.

What made the experience of listening to Everyday Sexism the most enjoyable?

Listening to Everyday Sexism is not enjoyable, but I feel that it is necessary. I thought that I was pretty well informed on the trials and tribulations of being a woman in the modern world but I now realise that I actually didn't have a clue. I've never had to take breaks from a book before due to the oppressive weight of the content, nor have I encountered an experience that was this unpleasant that I continued on with simply because I recognised the importance of hearing it.

What other book might you compare Everyday Sexism to, and why?

I've not read anything comparable.

Have you listened to any of Laura Bates and Sarah Brown ’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No.

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A Must Listen!

This is not a comfortable book to listen to, it's not uplifting or joyous but in a clear and identifiable way it unpacks those little moments in any given day that happen as a result of sexism: The decision you make to take a different route to work so you don't get catcalled, the blame you place on yourself for lewd comments because of your outfit, the vulnerability of being a woman in the 21st century and, most gut wrenching of all - the blind eye that is ever-constantly turned. Hearing in the authors voice the astonishment, bewilderment and sobering sadness of her research, and of the the thousands of women who came forward with stories to tell is profoundly enlightening and evocative. I was originally recommended this by my university age cousin and I can't stop talking about it - can not recommend enough!

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Read this now!

Review: everyone needs to read this book now! I knew I was looking forward to reading this book but I seriously don't know why I left it so long! I have been aware of the project and the Twitter feed for the project for some time and I had seen this author doing various bookshop tours and appearances on TV but I really wish I had read this book sooner just so I could've been pushing it on people sooner as well.

I struggle to say that i liked this book because I did like it, I enjoyed reading it and hearing all the stories and statistics and found it hugely interesting but I don't like the content of the book. This isn't because it isn't well put together or because it isn't a fabulous read which everyone should buy or at the very least add t their wishlists right now, but its because I find it very sad the amount of sexism that people tolerate, irnore or are completely unaware of. So I love the book and loved reading it but I don't like the fact that it had to be written.

The structure of this books makes for a very easy read. Each chapter has a theme and that theme is explored through entries to the Everyday Sexism projects, statistics and analysis by Laura Bastes. Its the perfect formula and means that every aspect of that particular chapter is explored thoroughly. The Author's voice is strong but not judgmental. It must have been incredibly hard to pull this off without making tons and tons of judgments and coming across as very one-sided when it comes to sexism but this book explores all aspects of sexism including sexism combined with other kinds of prejudice and discrimination and the sexism that men face and the way they feel about sexism directed towards females.

The thing that stuck with me the most having read this book is the aspirations of young people, especially girls and the sexism they face when deciding what they want to do with their lives. As a teacher, I now feel a tremendous sense of responsibility to ensure that the young people I come into contact with realise that they can to anything that they want to do and that they should make it happen!

This book should definitely not be confined to the female audience or to those who would consider themselves a feminist. It is such a brilliant read because of how informative it is and once read, you will definitely feel fired up! If you haven't already done so, this book needs to be added to your basket or at the very least your wish list because it is one of the most important books you will read this year!

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Sobering

This book enraged me because of what it discussed and how far we still have left to go. It was difficult at times to stay hopeful that anything will change, but Laura Bates has done a commendable job of organising her theses and supporting them with horrifically true stories from the Everyday Sexism project. She is also a terrific narrator and did a great job.

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a real eye opener

This really opened my eyes to what being a feminist means and has changed my view on being a feminist. I would now proudly call myself one. I can't really say I "enjoyed" this book as I often found myself feeling upset and angry or just plain shocked at things that were discussed but I am very glad I read it (well listened) and think everyone should because even if you are a man you can still be a feminist for the benefit of women in your life.

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Memorable

This didn't just make me sad, it made me angry. I would love for EVERBODY to read this just to understand why feminism Is needed, why we should all be feminists.
Laura Bates did a great job narrating her book too, I laughed and cried and would love to read more from her.

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A must read for every human!

This book is shocking, saddening, optimistic and a complete call to action. Please listen to it and encourage others to.

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disturbing book but should be read! j

I have heard it almost in one go. incredibly hard to listen from time to time (prepare tissues or punching bags- whichever works for u), but loved it and I just bought hard cop to be able to borrow it to many people to read.

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