Showing results by publisher "Penguin" in Gender Studies

Brought to you by Penguin. Bossy. Frigid. Spinster. Sl*t. Mumsy. Milf. Bimbo. The English language has a seemingly infinite number of judgemental and hypocritical words to describe women and their life choices. We can't win, no matter what we do. Whether it’s on the sofa of ITV’s This...

Brought to you by Penguin. A groundbreaking memoir about what it means to be a disabled woman in Britain today from the acclaimed journalist and author, including insights and personal stories from over 50 contributors 'No one really talks about it. No one really talks about what it is to be a...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of What We're Told Not to Talk About (But We're Going to Anyway) by Nimko Ali, read by Nimko Ali and Amarah-Jae St Aubyn. 14 countries, 42 women, each with a story no one has heard before. What do you do when you're living on the streets and on your period?...

Brought to you by Penguin. Girlboss. Wonder woman. Perfect mother. Feminist go-getter. If you thought misogynist marketing ended with #MeToo, think again. 'It's high time we expose and remedy the pseudo-feminist marketing malarkey holding women back under the guise of empowerment' Amanda Montell...

Brought to you by Penguin. The Number 1 Bestseller Ireland in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was not a good place to be a woman. Among the wave of emigrants from Ireland to North America were many, many young women who travelled on their own, hoping for a better life. Some lived...