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Bates, Laura. (2014). Everyday Sexism. London, England: Simon & Schuster.
After graduating from Cambridge, feminist and activist, Laura Bates, set out to start an online project that catalogues women’s experiences with day-to-day sexism. The result was a global movement that acknowledged the pervasiveness of harassment on the streets, in the workplace, and on the home front. This book explores the ways in which women are subjugated, harassed, and even silenced by social forces around them.
Buechler, S.M. (2014). Gendered selves and worlds. In Critical Sociology (2nd ed.) (pp. 149–171). Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers.
The complexities of gender are explored through several paths in this chapter. First, the writer examines variable meanings of gender across time and space. The he explores contemporary gender relations at the micro and macro levels. This is followed by a discussion of social construction of masculinity and femininity. The final section deals with some recent understandings of gender in social life.
Criado-Perez, Caroline. (2019). Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men. New York, NY: Penguin Press.
Our world relies on data. And yet so much data today takes men to be the norm and women to be the outsiders. In Invisible Women, Criado-Perez explores the roles of gender-biased big data in shaping our experiences with systematic gender inequality.
Harding, Kate. (2014). Asking for It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture and What We Can Do about it. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press.
Sexual violence marks an ongoing struggle in gender-power relations. How we define it and how we deal with it are the central issues in Harding’s book Asking for It.
Kantor, J. & Twohey, M. (2019). She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement. New York, NY: Penguin Group.
In October of 2017 a movement across the globe took shape on the basis of the hashtag, #metoo. In the course of this sweeping narrative, men across all disciplines were called out on shameful acts towards women. This book explorers the story that led two New York Times writers to break the Harvey Weinstein case.
Lutz, H. (2010). Gender in the migratory process. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 36(10), 1647–1663.
This paper argues for treating gender as a key category in the understanding of migratory process. Although women have been in the world migratory process for quite some time now, social-science literature had ignored women’s roles. This article provides on-going debates about gender migration.
Solnit, Rebecca. (2014). Men Explain Things to Me. Chicago, IL: Haymarket Boooks.
In these poignant essays, Solnit looks at the role of the patriarch in shaping women’s experiences in this world. She grapples with issues of being silenced, harassed, and victimized in a world that treats men as the powerhouses and women as their subordinates.
Traister, Rebecca. (2016). All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation. NY, New York: Simon & Schuster.
In a world that likes to promote the “married woman,” Traister pushes back on this narrow worldview with a historical analysis of the role of single women in society.
Yousafzai, Malala. (2013). I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. London, England: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
Malala is a female rights activist and strong proponent of education for women. I Am Malala tells the harrowing story of being shot by the Taliban while trying to defend her right to have an education.
Recommended Videos
The “gender-equality paradox” in STEM fields: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn3yqmiwKAk
This video by BBC looks at the “gender-equality paradox” in STEM. The gender-equality paradox is based on research that shows countries with the greatest gender equality suffer from less gender equality in STEM.
Equal Means Equal: https://equalmeansequal.com
Equal Means Equal provides a raw, unfettered analysis of how women are treated in everyday life and in the workforce.
We Should All be Feminists, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In this Ted Talk, author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie asks why we put barriers on women that we don’t put on men. For example, that women should have ambition, but not too much ambition, or should be successful, but not too successful.
Our Pain is Never Prioritized: #MeToo https://time.com/5574163/tarana-burke-metoo-time-100-summit/
Founder of the MeToo movement, Tarana Burke argues that we need to have a re-examination of our actions towards one another. She argues that #metoo gives a platform to say this is not ok.
Always#LikeAGirl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJQBjWYDTs
This ad campaign by Always looks at the ways our society has constructed certain actions to be “life a girl.” It asks of us to re-evaluate what these gender expectations mean for how we operate in this world.
Recommended Websites
Hollaback: https://www.ihollaback.org
Hollaback is a grass roots movement to acknowledge and deal with harassment. Their work includes group training for combating harassment, an online program to fight online harassment, and a global leadership program.
Incite: https://incite-national.org
This website is for “radical feminists of color” to have a platform to discuss social views and community missions.
The Association for Women’s Rights and Developments: https://www.awid.org/special-focus-sections/young-feminist-activism:
This is a global medium for young feminists to explore community movements, activism, and use resources to help mobilize female activist voices.
Transgender Law Center: https://transgenderlawcenter.org
The Transgender Law Center is the largest trans-run center devoted to the rights of people who self-identify outside the gender binary.
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa: Gender www.uneca.org/our-work/gender
It is believed that women’s social and educational advancement is the prime mover of Africa’s development. This UN website provides valuable information of what tools they are using, and insights and accomplishments in relation to women’s development.