It's a Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments

It's a Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments
by Amanda Marcotte

It's a Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments
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Author: Amanda Marcotte
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-03-06
ISBN: 1580052266
Number of pages: 200
Publisher: Seal Press

Book Reviews of It's a Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments

Book Review: As someone who has read the book but would beg to differ with its 5 star reviews....
Summary: 1 Stars

Having read several good reviews of this book, I was excited about it, thinking it would identify the sexism women face in day to day life and give suggestions on how to deal with it. Instead I found that the issues and situations the author talked about were not at all ones I could relate to. She focused a lot on issues such as abortion myths, Purity Balls, why women change their last names after marriage, and how to go on strike when Girls Gone Wild comes knocking. While I'm sure these and other similar examples of sexism occur and matter in certain women's lives, they have never happened to me. I expected some good discussion of something I and many other women deal with all the time: sexism in the workplace and in schools, and how to go about dealing with it. She had very little to say about that, which is a huge issue for the majority of women in America. As a result, she came across as writing about issues that have mattered in her life and perhaps those of her specific background but not having taken effort to find out how sexism affects women leading different lives. This resulted in very narrow and uninformed views of the ways in which sexism affects women which I found alienating.

I suggest that anyone thinking about buying this book check out the author's blog which is on [...] first to see the author's writing and issues of interest to get an idea of the topics she writes about and considers "feminist" issues, and if you still are interested after that, look through the book at a bookstore before spending your money. I wish I had.

Summary of It's a Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments

For all of you humming "I Will Survive" while watching the political debacles gracing the evening news, when getting an earful from your Limbaugh-loving brother-in-law, or as you're ducking into the bathroom to avoid the date espousing the wisdom of those Mars versus Venus books, this book is for you.

It's a Jungle Out There gives all you smart, independent women out there the funny pranks, witty comebacks, and stalwart sources of strength you need in these trying times. With her tongue firmly in cheek and her middle finger stuck straight up in the air, Amanda Marcotte (of Pandagon.net) takes you on a tour through the perils that await any feminist who must navigate day-to-day life in the U.S., from the abstinence-only classrooms to the glass-ceiling of the office world.

Drawing on her personal experiences of dealing with anti-feminists-from her years of blogging about feminism and living in the woman-unfriendly state of Texas-Marcotte brings her wit and distinct lack of patience to the topic of surviving while feminist. She doles out priceless advice along the way on how not only survive but also thrive, and even how to carve out a space for your feminist self in these oft-times hostile environments.

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