Feminism / The Women's Rights Movement

Books

1929 - A Room of One's Own
1949 - Simone de Beauvoir - The Second Sex
- This looks like it's worth checking out.
1963 - Betty Friedan - The Feminine Mystique
- This one looks like it's worth checking out.
1969 - Ursula Le Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness
Novel that depicts a future society where everyone is the same sex
1976 - Woman on the Edge of Time
- This looks pretty interesting as a vision of the future.
1978 - Fat is a Feminist Issue
1981 - Betty Friedan - The Second Stage
1983 - This Bridge Called My Back
1988 - Carolyn Heilbrun - Writing a Woman's Life
1989 - Maxine Hong Kingston - The Woman Warrior
1998 - Naomi Wolf - Promiscuities
2002 - Naomi Wolf - The Beauty Myth
2006 - Virginie Despentes - King Kong Theory
"femininity is the same as boot-licking--the act of servility."
2009 - The Purity Myth
2012 - Caitlin Moran - How to Be a Woman

People

Articles

At the Crunchies, comedian T.J. Miller, a star of the show “Silicon Valley” (which I watch and love), threw out a bunch of playful zingers in his opening act. But then at one point, he engaged with a woman (Gabi Holzwarth) a few rows in front of me by calling her a “bitch”. She responded increduously, “Did you just call me a bitch?” He then said, “Bitch, Asians aren’t supposed to be this entitled in the U.S. … Is this bitch from Palo Alto?” The audience laughed nervously. I was so uncomfortable I wanted to leave, but of course I couldn’t given that our award was coming up.

The weird, almost hostile theme continued when a presenter remarked about Airbnb’s logo looking like a “hooha”. More uncomfortable laughs. I don’t remember the names of the presenters — one was male and one was female. They both joked that they each liked “hoohas”. The next presenter followed suit, also letting the audience know that he likes “hoohas” too. Why that was important to share (or presumed to be funny), I don’t know.

2015.09.23 - Buzzfeed - If Disney Movies Were Way More Accurate And Badass
- The author is abrasive, but the points she makes are interesting.

2015.09.26 - Buzzfeed - Movies I Loved Before My Feminism Made Me Love Them Less
- This reminded me of my own growing dislike of movies for the same reason: they don't accurately portray reality. You can become convinced that certain behaviors will help you in the real world when they really won't.

2015.11.11 - Lenny - Ellen Pao - Silicon Valley Sexism IS Getting Better
- Well-written, she writes in a calm / dispassionate way.
2017.08.20 - Ellen Pao - This Is How Sexism Works in Silicon Valley
- Very well-written, very calm / dispassionate / unemotional.

Masculism / The Men's Rights Movement

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