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A review by patchy_at_best
Speaking Out: A 21st-Century Handbook for Women and Girls by Tara Moss
5.0
Using her wealth of experience as an international model, bestselling crime novelist, human right’s activist, and mother, Tara Moss equips readers to confront gender inequality in every aspect of society. If [b:The Fictional Woman|22168349|The Fictional Woman|Tara Moss|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400409005s/22168349.jpg|41509400] is the ultimate “beginner’s guide” to gender inequality, then Speaking Out is your “travelling companion”. Through immersive research and intimate wisdom, this dynamic duo will educate and empower.
I listened to The Fictional Woman and Speaking Out as audio books, and now have a HUGE crush on Tara Moss’s voice. As a strong and confident speaker, her warmth and wisdom bursts through her rich tone. Hearing the author read her own work is intimate, and sometimes unearthed my own pain. Although I plan to buy all my female friends and family members these books for Christmas, I know I’ll be returning to the audio versions.
If you are female and you believe your words should be worth the same as your male colleague’s, Speaking Out is your one-stop shop. As a feminist active across many types of media, Tara Moss is experienced with the discrimination, hate, and threats many women face when they open their mouths.
Like a feminist sensei, Moss prepares women and girls to speak up for their rights. The book is structured intuitively, with guides to speaking out in various social contexts and a section dedicated to looking after your own wellbeing when you experience backlash for raising your voice. These contexts include public speaking, radio, blogging, and popular social medias.
Listening to verbatim quotes of male politicians and journalists belittling their (often more qualified) female colleagues, opened my eyes to how downplayed and normalised everyday sexism is – even in visible spaces like parliament and TV. Speaking Out encourages readers to challenge the normalisation of sexism. I love how Moss reminds readers they are worthy of what they want to say.
I may not be a world-famous orator, and it’s unlikely my blog posts will ever rival the cultural impact of Tara Moss’s work. However, Speaking Out has equipped me to make a million tiny changes in my life, starting with my self-view. The vocal exercises, the statistics, the social media advice… all are practical even for something as seemingly insignificant as logging on Twitter or expressing my opinion to a male friend. I love how reading this book has improved my self-worth.
I have so much respect and gratitude to Tara Moss for this intimate insight into her life to show the indisputably real effects of gender inequality. I empathise with her pain and find her confidence to fight discrimination truly inspiring. These books not only gave me a new role model for navigating life, but also the self-belief to speak up for my rights and values.
This review can also be found on my blog Paige's Pages.
I listened to The Fictional Woman and Speaking Out as audio books, and now have a HUGE crush on Tara Moss’s voice. As a strong and confident speaker, her warmth and wisdom bursts through her rich tone. Hearing the author read her own work is intimate, and sometimes unearthed my own pain. Although I plan to buy all my female friends and family members these books for Christmas, I know I’ll be returning to the audio versions.
If you are female and you believe your words should be worth the same as your male colleague’s, Speaking Out is your one-stop shop. As a feminist active across many types of media, Tara Moss is experienced with the discrimination, hate, and threats many women face when they open their mouths.
Like a feminist sensei, Moss prepares women and girls to speak up for their rights. The book is structured intuitively, with guides to speaking out in various social contexts and a section dedicated to looking after your own wellbeing when you experience backlash for raising your voice. These contexts include public speaking, radio, blogging, and popular social medias.
Listening to verbatim quotes of male politicians and journalists belittling their (often more qualified) female colleagues, opened my eyes to how downplayed and normalised everyday sexism is – even in visible spaces like parliament and TV. Speaking Out encourages readers to challenge the normalisation of sexism. I love how Moss reminds readers they are worthy of what they want to say.
I may not be a world-famous orator, and it’s unlikely my blog posts will ever rival the cultural impact of Tara Moss’s work. However, Speaking Out has equipped me to make a million tiny changes in my life, starting with my self-view. The vocal exercises, the statistics, the social media advice… all are practical even for something as seemingly insignificant as logging on Twitter or expressing my opinion to a male friend. I love how reading this book has improved my self-worth.
I have so much respect and gratitude to Tara Moss for this intimate insight into her life to show the indisputably real effects of gender inequality. I empathise with her pain and find her confidence to fight discrimination truly inspiring. These books not only gave me a new role model for navigating life, but also the self-belief to speak up for my rights and values.
This review can also be found on my blog Paige's Pages.