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White feminism : from the suffragettes to influencers and who they leave behind / Koa Beck.

Summary:

"A timely and impassioned exploration of how our society has commodified feminism and continues to systemically shut out women of color-perfect for fans of White Fragility and Good and Mad"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781982134419
ISBN: 1982134410
ISBN: 9781982134426
ISBN: 1982134429
Physical Description: 299 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245 - 290) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I: The history of white feminism -- The making of a "Feminist" -- Who gets to be a feminist? -- Separate but unequal: how "Feminism" officially became white -- Thinking as a collective -- Labor laws aim to help all genders -- The emergence of self -- The perennial shifting around of domestic work -- Leaning in vs. leaning on -- How heterosexism kept women in their place -- The future isn't female; it's gender fluid -- Part II: White feminism: when the movement went corporate -- When white feminism got "branded" -- The trouble with capitalism -- Muslim money and dyke poverty -- Performing feminism at a desk -- What the privilege disclaimer doesn't accomplish -- Part III: The winds of change -- A new era of feminism -- The first pillar of change: stop acknowledging privilege; fight for visibility instead -- The second pillar of change: fighting the systems that hold marginalized genders back -- The third pillar of change: hold women accountable for abuse -- Our collective future is in the way we view one another -- What we can change now.