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Pornland
by Gail Dines • 2010
The porn industry didn't just sell fantasy; it built the scripts now governing real-world intimacy.
3.96
2k+
Pornland Summary
Pornland 90%
The porn industry didn't just sell fantasy; it built the scripts now governing real-world intimacy.
by Gail Dines 2010
3.96
2k+ 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 90%
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
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 90%
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
Girl on Girl
by Sophie Gilbert • 2025
Pop culture sold sexual objectification as empowerment, and a generation of women bought the lie.
3.84
20k+
Girl on Girl Summary
Girl on Girl 90%
Pop culture sold sexual objectification as empowerment, and a generation of women bought the lie.
by Sophie Gilbert 2025
3.84
20k+ ratings
Off With Her Head
by Eleanor Herman • 2022
Same script, 3,000 years: how the methods for destroying powerful women never change.
3.85
3k+
Off With Her Head Summary
Off With Her Head 90%
Same script, 3,000 years: how the methods for destroying powerful women never change.
by Eleanor Herman 2022
3.85
3k+ ratings
Modern Misogyny
by Kristin J. Anderson • 2014
A quiet bigotry replaced overt sexism; the illusion of equality makes it harder to fight.
4.14
92
Modern Misogyny Summary
Modern Misogyny 89%
A quiet bigotry replaced overt sexism; the illusion of equality makes it harder to fight.
by Kristin J. Anderson 2014
4.14
92 ratings
Girls on Film
by Alicia Malone • 2022
Landing her dream job as a TCM host was only act one of her film education.
3.82
272
Girls on Film Summary
Girls on Film 89%
Landing her dream job as a TCM host was only act one of her film education.
by Alicia Malone 2022
3.82
272 ratings
American Girls
by Nancy Jo Sales • 2016
Porn scripts, hookup norms, and a hunt for likes: what social media did to teenage girls.
3.60
3k+
American Girls Summary
American Girls 89%
Porn scripts, hookup norms, and a hunt for likes: what social media did to teenage girls.
by Nancy Jo Sales 2016
3.60
3k+ ratings
We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives
by Manon Garcia • 2018
Submission is trained, not born. Patriarchy teaches it through bodies, desire, and love.
3.90
890
We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives Summary
We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives 89%
Submission is trained, not born. Patriarchy teaches it through bodies, desire, and love.
by Manon Garcia 2018
3.90
890 ratings
The Macho Paradox
by Jackson Katz • 2006
Men commit the violence, yet it's called a women's issue. A guide for men ready to flip the script.
4.17
1k+
The Macho Paradox Summary
The Macho Paradox 89%
Men commit the violence, yet it's called a women's issue. A guide for men ready to flip the script.
by Jackson Katz 2006
4.17
1k+ ratings
The Beauty Myth
by Naomi Wolf • 1990
Beauty standards are a weapon of social control, and they intensify every time women advance.
3.91
31k+
The Beauty Myth Summary
The Beauty Myth 89%
Beauty standards are a weapon of social control, and they intensify every time women advance.
by Naomi Wolf 1990
3.91
31k+ ratings
The Purity Myth
by Jessica Valenti • 2009
The virginity movement teaches shame as science, then codifies it. Real women bear the cost.
4.08
9k+
The Purity Myth Summary
The Purity Myth 89%
The virginity movement teaches shame as science, then codifies it. Real women bear the cost.
by Jessica Valenti 2009
4.08
9k+ ratings
The New Age of Sexism
by Laura Bates • 2025
Deepfake porn and biased code run AI, and the industry is looking away.
4.26
11k+
The New Age of Sexism Summary
The New Age of Sexism 89%
Deepfake porn and biased code run AI, and the industry is looking away.
by Laura Bates 2025
4.26
11k+ ratings
Entitled
by Kate Manne • 2020
The entitlement that fuels incel killers also explains why doctors dismiss pain and rapists walk.
4.19
6k+
Entitled Summary
Entitled 89%
The entitlement that fuels incel killers also explains why doctors dismiss pain and rapists walk.
by Kate Manne 2020
4.19
6k+ ratings
Getting Off
by Robert Jensen • 2007
Porn promises men freedom but delivers a hollow power that erodes their capacity for authentic joy.
3.68
706
Getting Off Summary
Getting Off 89%
Porn promises men freedom but delivers a hollow power that erodes their capacity for authentic joy.
by Robert Jensen 2007
3.68
706 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 89%
Women trade sex for lifelong security; men mistake their chains for love. The 1971 polemic.
by Esther Vilar 1971
3.58
2k+ ratings
Girls & Sex
by Peggy Orenstein • 2016
Girls learn to perform sex before they want it. Orenstein asked 70 of them why.
4.07
11k+
Girls & Sex Summary
Girls & Sex 89%
Girls learn to perform sex before they want it. Orenstein asked 70 of them why.
by Peggy Orenstein 2016
4.07
11k+ 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 89%
Feminism won, yet women's happiness declined for fifty years. The data explains why.
by Mona Charen 2018
3.71
331 ratings
Asking for It
by Kate Harding • 2014
Ninety-eight percent of rape reports are true. Why does the two percent dominate every conversation?
4.37
4k+
Asking for It Summary
Asking for It 88%
Ninety-eight percent of rape reports are true. Why does the two percent dominate every conversation?
by Kate Harding 2014
4.37
4k+ ratings
Beauty Sick
by Renee Engeln • 2017
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
4.13
7k+
Beauty Sick Summary
Beauty Sick 88%
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
by Renee Engeln 2017
4.13
7k+ ratings
The Authority Gap
by Mary Ann Sieghart • 2021
Why we still doubt a woman's expertise, from boardroom to conversation, and what to do.
4.31
3k+
The Authority Gap Summary
The Authority Gap 88%
Why we still doubt a woman's expertise, from boardroom to conversation, and what to do.
by Mary Ann Sieghart 2021
4.31
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
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
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 88%
Verbal ability overlaps 99.75% between sexes. The gender-communication industry is built on noise.
by Deborah Cameron 2007
4.03
482 ratings
Sex Object
by Jessica Valenti • 2016
She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.
3.66
14k+
Sex Object Summary
Sex Object 88%
She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.
by Jessica Valenti 2016
3.66
14k+ 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
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
Pixel Flesh
by Ellen Atlanta • 2024
Beauty culture promised freedom and delivered algorithms. The empowerment was always a sales pitch.
3.98
2k+
Pixel Flesh Summary
Pixel Flesh 88%
Beauty culture promised freedom and delivered algorithms. The empowerment was always a sales pitch.
by Ellen Atlanta 2024
3.98
2k+ 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
WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US
by Danielle Crittenden • 1999
Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.
3.71
454
WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US Summary
WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US 88%
Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.
by Danielle Crittenden 1999
3.71
454 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
My Body
by Emily Ratajkowski • 2021
Her body made her famous and gave her wealth. It turned her into someone else's product.
3.98
85k+
My Body Summary
My Body 88%
Her body made her famous and gave her wealth. It turned her into someone else's product.
by Emily Ratajkowski 2021
3.98
85k+ ratings
Bad Feminist
by Roxane Gay • 2014
No pure feminist survives real life. An argument for staying in the fight, flaws included.
3.92
120k+
Bad Feminist Summary
Bad Feminist 88%
No pure feminist survives real life. An argument for staying in the fight, flaws included.
by Roxane Gay 2014
3.92
120k+ ratings
Superman Is an Arab
by Joumana Haddad • 2012
An Arab feminist declares war on God, marriage, and the toxic myth of the invincible man.
3.53
682
Superman Is an Arab Summary
Superman Is an Arab 88%
An Arab feminist declares war on God, marriage, and the toxic myth of the invincible man.
by Joumana Haddad 2012
3.53
682 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 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
A Brief History of Misogyny
by Jack Holland • 2006
The most adaptable hatred in history: tracing misogyny from ancient myth to Freud's consulting room.
4.14
3k+
A Brief History of Misogyny Summary
A Brief History of Misogyny 88%
The most adaptable hatred in history: tracing misogyny from ancient myth to Freud's consulting room.
by Jack Holland 2006
4.14
3k+ ratings
Rethinking Sex
by Christine Emba • 2022
Consent was meant to be enough. It isn't. Why sex needs an older, more demanding rule.
3.61
1k+
Rethinking Sex Summary
Rethinking Sex 88%
Consent was meant to be enough. It isn't. Why sex needs an older, more demanding rule.
by Christine Emba 2022
3.61
1k+ ratings
Feminist Fight Club
by Jessica Bennett • 2016
How to get heard, paid, and promoted when the office deck is stacked against you.
3.76
8k+
Feminist Fight Club Summary
Feminist Fight Club 88%
How to get heard, paid, and promoted when the office deck is stacked against you.
by Jessica Bennett 2016
3.76
8k+ ratings
Bachelor Girl
by Betsy Israel • 2002
The hidden history of single women: from spinsters to the women who refused to settle.
3.72
1k+
Bachelor Girl Summary
Bachelor Girl 88%
The hidden history of single women: from spinsters to the women who refused to settle.
by Betsy Israel 2002
3.72
1k+ ratings
More Than a Body
by Lexie Kite • 2020
Your body was never supposed to be looked at first. It was built to experience life.
4.14
8k+
More Than a Body Summary
More Than a Body 88%
Your body was never supposed to be looked at first. It was built to experience life.
by Lexie Kite 2020
4.14
8k+ ratings
Men Who Hate Women
by Laura Bates • 2020
The online pipeline that turns misogyny into mass murder, and why the platforms fuel it.
4.32
31k+
Men Who Hate Women Summary
Men Who Hate Women 88%
The online pipeline that turns misogyny into mass murder, and why the platforms fuel it.
by Laura Bates 2020
4.32
31k+ 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
Hi Honey, I'm Homo!
by Matt Baume • 2023
How sitcoms smuggled queer life past the censors and changed what America saw as normal.
4.30
2k+
Hi Honey, I'm Homo! Summary
Hi Honey, I'm Homo! 88%
How sitcoms smuggled queer life past the censors and changed what America saw as normal.
by Matt Baume 2023
4.30
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
Rage Becomes Her
by Soraya Chemaly • 2018
Women are taught anger is unfeminine. The price is paid in bodies, paychecks, and political silence.
4.33
12k+
Rage Becomes Her Summary
Rage Becomes Her 88%
Women are taught anger is unfeminine. The price is paid in bodies, paychecks, and political silence.
by Soraya Chemaly 2018
4.33
12k+ 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
An Analysis of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique
by Elizabeth Whitaker • 2017
A 15-year reunion questionnaire exposed the misery no one was talking about, and a revolution began.
3.49
43
An Analysis of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique Summary
An Analysis of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique 88%
A 15-year reunion questionnaire exposed the misery no one was talking about, and a revolution began.
by Elizabeth Whitaker 2017
3.49
43 ratings
Against Our Will
by Susan Brownmiller • 1975
Rape as terror, not desire: the 1975 argument that made sexual violence a political question.
4.05
4k+
Against Our Will Summary
Against Our Will 88%
Rape as terror, not desire: the 1975 argument that made sexual violence a political question.
by Susan Brownmiller 1975
4.05
4k+ ratings
The Feminist Porn Book
by Tristan Taormino • 2012
Feminism's porn war: dispatches from the women who chose cameras over censorship.
3.98
636
The Feminist Porn Book Summary
The Feminist Porn Book 88%
Feminism's porn war: dispatches from the women who chose cameras over censorship.
by Tristan Taormino 2012
3.98
636 ratings
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