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She/He/They/Me
by Robyn Ryle • 2019
Pick a gender path and see where it leads: an interactive tour of the binary and beyond.
3.40
545
She/He/They/Me Summary
She/He/They/Me 90%
Pick a gender path and see where it leads: an interactive tour of the binary and beyond.
by Robyn Ryle 2019
3.40
545 ratings
Sexing the Body
by Anne Fausto-Sterling • 2000
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
4.16
3k+
Sexing the Body Summary
Sexing the Body 89%
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
by Anne Fausto-Sterling 2000
4.16
3k+ ratings
Normal
by Amy Bloom • 2002
Trans men, crossdressers, and intersex activists: their lives reveal normal is a myth.
3.53
526
Normal Summary
Normal 89%
Trans men, crossdressers, and intersex activists: their lives reveal normal is a myth.
by Amy Bloom 2002
3.53
526 ratings
The Psychology of Gender
by Gary W. Wood • 2018
The data: men and women are mostly the same, and pretending otherwise hurts everyone, including men.
3.71
76
The Psychology of Gender Summary
The Psychology of Gender 89%
The data: men and women are mostly the same, and pretending otherwise hurts everyone, including men.
by Gary W. Wood 2018
3.71
76 ratings
The Myth of Mars and Venus
by Deborah Cameron • 2007
Verbal ability overlaps 99.75% between sexes. The gender-communication industry is built on noise.
4.03
482
The Myth of Mars and Venus Summary
The Myth of Mars and Venus 89%
Verbal ability overlaps 99.75% between sexes. The gender-communication industry is built on noise.
by Deborah Cameron 2007
4.03
482 ratings
Beyond the Gender Binary
by Alok Vaid-Menon • 2020
The gender binary is a political fiction. Four arguments prop it up. All of them fail.
4.48
13k+
Beyond the Gender Binary Summary
Beyond the Gender Binary 89%
The gender binary is a political fiction. Four arguments prop it up. All of them fail.
by Alok Vaid-Menon 2020
4.48
13k+ ratings
The Psychology of Clothes
by John Carl Flügel • 1930
You wear clothes to be seen, not hidden. The other reasons are stories you tell yourself.
3.58
79
The Psychology of Clothes Summary
The Psychology of Clothes 89%
You wear clothes to be seen, not hidden. The other reasons are stories you tell yourself.
by John Carl Flügel 1930
3.58
79 ratings
Mismeasure of Woman
by Carol Tavris • 1992
Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.
4.07
431
Mismeasure of Woman Summary
Mismeasure of Woman 89%
Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.
by Carol Tavris 1992
4.07
431 ratings
Men and Style
by David Coggins • 2016
Fashion chases the new; style lives in the worn-in, the inherited, the second whiskey.
3.63
221
Men and Style Summary
Men and Style 89%
Fashion chases the new; style lives in the worn-in, the inherited, the second whiskey.
by David Coggins 2016
3.63
221 ratings
Delusions of Gender
by Cordelia Fine • 2010
The brain science of gender difference, examined closely, collapses. A psychologist explains why.
4.08
11k+
Delusions of Gender Summary
Delusions of Gender 88%
The brain science of gender difference, examined closely, collapses. A psychologist explains why.
by Cordelia Fine 2010
4.08
11k+ ratings
Glitch Feminism
by Legacy Russell • 2020
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
3.76
3k+
Glitch Feminism Summary
Glitch Feminism 88%
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
by Legacy Russell 2020
3.76
3k+ ratings
We Should All Be Feminists
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2012
A friend used 'feminist' as a slur. Her short reply reshaped a global conversation.
4.39
334k+
We Should All Be Feminists Summary
We Should All Be Feminists 88%
A friend used 'feminist' as a slur. Her short reply reshaped a global conversation.
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2012
4.39
334k+ ratings
The End of Gender
by Debra Soh • 2020
A sex researcher on why sex is binary and most gender-questioning kids outgrow it.
3.90
3k+
The End of Gender Summary
The End of Gender 88%
A sex researcher on why sex is binary and most gender-questioning kids outgrow it.
by Debra Soh 2020
3.90
3k+ ratings
Mother of Invention
by Katrine Marçal • 2020
From the wheeled suitcase to AI, one question decides what succeeds: does it threaten masculinity?
3.90
2k+
Mother of Invention Summary
Mother of Invention 88%
From the wheeled suitcase to AI, one question decides what succeeds: does it threaten masculinity?
by Katrine Marçal 2020
3.90
2k+ ratings
I'll Never Write My Memoirs
by Grace Jones • 2015
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
3.76
2k+
I'll Never Write My Memoirs Summary
I'll Never Write My Memoirs 88%
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
by Grace Jones 2015
3.76
2k+ ratings
Gaga Feminism
by J. Jack Halberstam • 2012
Normal failed. A weirder, messier feminism built on performance, chaos, and political disruption.
3.56
853
Gaga Feminism Summary
Gaga Feminism 88%
Normal failed. A weirder, messier feminism built on performance, chaos, and political disruption.
by J. Jack Halberstam 2012
3.56
853 ratings
Testosterone Rex
by Cordelia Fine • 2017
The familiar story of testosterone-fueled men and cautious women falls apart under real data.
3.79
4k+
Testosterone Rex Summary
Testosterone Rex 88%
The familiar story of testosterone-fueled men and cautious women falls apart under real data.
by Cordelia Fine 2017
3.79
4k+ ratings
Broad Band
by Claire L. Evans • 2018
Women created the first program, the first compiler, and the early web. Then they were erased.
3.93
2k+
Broad Band Summary
Broad Band 88%
Women created the first program, the first compiler, and the early web. Then they were erased.
by Claire L. Evans 2018
3.93
2k+ ratings
Discursive Design
by Bruce M. Tharp • 2019
What if your toaster had an opinion? A field guide to design that argues.
4.36
25
Discursive Design Summary
Discursive Design 88%
What if your toaster had an opinion? A field guide to design that argues.
by Bruce M. Tharp 2019
4.36
25 ratings
Trans Like Me
by C.N. Lester • 2017
Media distortion and medical myth keep trans lives invisible. A personal unlearning of both.
4.27
2k+
Trans Like Me Summary
Trans Like Me 88%
Media distortion and medical myth keep trans lives invisible. A personal unlearning of both.
by C.N. Lester 2017
4.27
2k+ ratings
Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It
by Annabelle Williams • 2021
No single policy fixes it: the interlocking traps that keep women poorer across their entire lives.
4.17
535
Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It Summary
Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It 88%
No single policy fixes it: the interlocking traps that keep women poorer across their entire lives.
by Annabelle Williams 2021
4.17
535 ratings
When Clothes Become Fashion
by Ingrid Loschek • 2009
Clothing stays clothing until it's copied. Fashion runs on imitation, not originality.
4.04
26
When Clothes Become Fashion Summary
When Clothes Become Fashion 88%
Clothing stays clothing until it's copied. Fashion runs on imitation, not originality.
by Ingrid Loschek 2009
4.04
26 ratings
Sex from Scratch
by Sarah Mirk • 2014
The relationship rulebook is optional. How to write your own, from singleness to parting.
3.76
655
Sex from Scratch Summary
Sex from Scratch 88%
The relationship rulebook is optional. How to write your own, from singleness to parting.
by Sarah Mirk 2014
3.76
655 ratings
Gender Trouble
by Judith Butler • 1989
Gender is not who you are but what you do, repeated until it passes for nature.
4.04
20k+
Gender Trouble Summary
Gender Trouble 88%
Gender is not who you are but what you do, repeated until it passes for nature.
by Judith Butler 1989
4.04
20k+ ratings
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2017
Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.
4.50
89k+
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Summary
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions 88%
Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2017
4.50
89k+ ratings
Men Explain Things to Me
by Rebecca Solnit • 2014
Male confidence overwriting female expertise: a landmark essay on the roots of that silencing.
3.83
88k+
Men Explain Things to Me Summary
Men Explain Things to Me 88%
Male confidence overwriting female expertise: a landmark essay on the roots of that silencing.
by Rebecca Solnit 2014
3.83
88k+ ratings
Why She Buys
by Bridget Brennan • 2009
Women decide 80 percent of all purchases. Most marketing was still built for a male brain.
3.82
488
Why She Buys Summary
Why She Buys 88%
Women decide 80 percent of all purchases. Most marketing was still built for a male brain.
by Bridget Brennan 2009
3.82
488 ratings
Sex Matters
by Mona Charen • 2018
Feminism won, yet women's happiness declined for fifty years. The data explains why.
3.71
331
Sex Matters Summary
Sex Matters 88%
Feminism won, yet women's happiness declined for fifty years. The data explains why.
by Mona Charen 2018
3.71
331 ratings
The Manipulated Man
by Esther Vilar • 1971
Women trade sex for lifelong security; men mistake their chains for love. The 1971 polemic.
3.58
2k+
The Manipulated Man Summary
The Manipulated Man 88%
Women trade sex for lifelong security; men mistake their chains for love. The 1971 polemic.
by Esther Vilar 1971
3.58
2k+ ratings
Design Justice
by Sasha Costanza-Chock • 2020
Design decides who benefits and who gets hurt. The communities on the losing end are now leading.
4.18
548
Design Justice Summary
Design Justice 88%
Design decides who benefits and who gets hurt. The communities on the losing end are now leading.
by Sasha Costanza-Chock 2020
4.18
548 ratings
Design for the Real World
by Victor Papanek • 1972
Design fills the world with disposables. A manifesto for building what people actually need.
4.24
2k+
Design for the Real World Summary
Design for the Real World 88%
Design fills the world with disposables. A manifesto for building what people actually need.
by Victor Papanek 1972
4.24
2k+ ratings
The Guy's Guide to Feminism
by Michael Kaufman • 2011
Equality isn't just for women: a straight-talking guide for the guys who want in.
3.54
380
The Guy's Guide to Feminism Summary
The Guy's Guide to Feminism 88%
Equality isn't just for women: a straight-talking guide for the guys who want in.
by Michael Kaufman 2011
3.54
380 ratings
The Lost Art of Dress
by Linda Przybyszewski • 2014
Before fast fashion, women educators taught America that art and thrift, not wealth, made style.
3.87
1k+
The Lost Art of Dress Summary
The Lost Art of Dress 88%
Before fast fashion, women educators taught America that art and thrift, not wealth, made style.
by Linda Przybyszewski 2014
3.87
1k+ ratings
Invisible Women
by Caroline Criado Pérez • 2019
Half the population is missing from the data that shapes our world, and it's killing them.
4.34
173k+
Invisible Women Summary
Invisible Women 88%
Half the population is missing from the data that shapes our world, and it's killing them.
by Caroline Criado Pérez 2019
4.34
173k+ ratings
Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing
by David Leser • 2021
#MeToo revealed the scaffolding of male entitlement. The dismantling depends on men.
4.02
460
Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing Summary
Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing 88%
#MeToo revealed the scaffolding of male entitlement. The dismantling depends on men.
by David Leser 2021
4.02
460 ratings
The Gospel According to Coco Chanel
by Karen Karbo • 2009
From orphan to icon: Chanel's lessons on style, money, love, and never needing permission.
3.53
3k+
The Gospel According to Coco Chanel Summary
The Gospel According to Coco Chanel 88%
From orphan to icon: Chanel's lessons on style, money, love, and never needing permission.
by Karen Karbo 2009
3.53
3k+ ratings
Full Frontal Feminism
by Jessica Valenti • 2007
Forty percent more likely to be poor: the numbers that prove feminism isn't done with you.
3.86
8k+
Full Frontal Feminism Summary
Full Frontal Feminism 88%
Forty percent more likely to be poor: the numbers that prove feminism isn't done with you.
by Jessica Valenti 2007
3.86
8k+ ratings
Amateur
by Thomas Page McBee • 2018
A trans man's boxing match becomes a reckoning with what men are actually fighting.
4.20
4k+
Amateur Summary
Amateur 88%
A trans man's boxing match becomes a reckoning with what men are actually fighting.
by Thomas Page McBee 2018
4.20
4k+ ratings
What About Men?
by Caitlin Moran • 2023
Boys get no instruction manual for feelings. What a feminist found when she finally asked about men.
3.66
4k+
What About Men? Summary
What About Men? 88%
Boys get no instruction manual for feelings. What a feminist found when she finally asked about men.
by Caitlin Moran 2023
3.66
4k+ ratings
A Return to Modesty
by Wendy Shalit • 1998
The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.
3.79
1k+
A Return to Modesty Summary
A Return to Modesty 88%
The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.
by Wendy Shalit 1998
3.79
1k+ ratings
Manifesta
by Jennifer Baumgardner • 2000
The next wave is hot pink, unapologetic, and political: feminism didn't die, it changed its look.
3.73
3k+
Manifesta Summary
Manifesta 88%
The next wave is hot pink, unapologetic, and political: feminism didn't die, it changed its look.
by Jennifer Baumgardner 2000
3.73
3k+ ratings
Making and Breaking the Grid
by Timothy Samara • 2003
Build grids like a modernist, break them like a punk. A workshop on the grid's double life.
3.88
4k+
Making and Breaking the Grid Summary
Making and Breaking the Grid 88%
Build grids like a modernist, break them like a punk. A workshop on the grid's double life.
by Timothy Samara 2003
3.88
4k+ ratings
You Just Don't Understand
by Deborah Tannen • 1990
Men talk to rank; women talk to bond. A collision course learned on the playground.
3.88
7k+
You Just Don't Understand Summary
You Just Don't Understand 88%
Men talk to rank; women talk to bond. A collision course learned on the playground.
by Deborah Tannen 1990
3.88
7k+ ratings
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world
by Michael Bierut • 2015
Great logos aren't born from blank slates but from ugly constraints and stubborn clients.
4.32
1k+
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world Summary
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world 88%
Great logos aren't born from blank slates but from ugly constraints and stubborn clients.
by Michael Bierut 2015
4.32
1k+ ratings
The Little Dictionary of Fashion
by Christian Dior • 1954
Fashion is the enemy of style. A couture master's principles for dressing yourself instead.
4.01
1k+
The Little Dictionary of Fashion Summary
The Little Dictionary of Fashion 88%
Fashion is the enemy of style. A couture master's principles for dressing yourself instead.
by Christian Dior 1954
4.01
1k+ ratings
Fix the System, Not the Women
by Laura Bates • 2022
Every three days in the UK, a man kills a woman. That pattern isn't a coincidence.
4.49
6k+
Fix the System, Not the Women Summary
Fix the System, Not the Women 88%
Every three days in the UK, a man kills a woman. That pattern isn't a coincidence.
by Laura Bates 2022
4.49
6k+ ratings
Nonbinary
by Genesis P-Orridge • 2021
Genesis P-Orridge died twice: once by accident, once to become an experiment in erasing gender.
4.00
577
Nonbinary Summary
Nonbinary 88%
Genesis P-Orridge died twice: once by accident, once to become an experiment in erasing gender.
by Genesis P-Orridge 2021
4.00
577 ratings
Feminism Is for Everybody
by bell hooks • 2000
Feminism is about ending sexism, not fighting men. A primer that opens the door to everyone.
4.16
29k+
Feminism Is for Everybody Summary
Feminism Is for Everybody 88%
Feminism is about ending sexism, not fighting men. A primer that opens the door to everyone.
by bell hooks 2000
4.16
29k+ ratings
Testosterone
by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young • 2019
Testosterone isn't a male hormone or aggression fuel. The real molecule is far stranger.
4.06
320
Testosterone Summary
Testosterone 88%
Testosterone isn't a male hormone or aggression fuel. The real molecule is far stranger.
by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young 2019
4.06
320 ratings
厌女:日本的女性嫌恶
by Chizuko Ueno • 2010
The emperor's throne and the family kitchen run on the same misogynist script. Here is why.
4.40
919
厌女:日本的女性嫌恶 Summary
厌女:日本的女性嫌恶 88%
The emperor's throne and the family kitchen run on the same misogynist script. Here is why.
by Chizuko Ueno 2010
4.40
919 ratings
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