In the Gendered Economy, Women Are Perpetual Debtors

Nora Caplan-Bricker writes about “Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women,” the latest book by the philosopher Kate Manne, which explores what male entitlement costs women and non-binary people. Continue reading at 'New Yorker'

[ New Yorker | 2020-08-10 21:10:38 UTC ]
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Hay Festival reports £70m boost to local economy

The economic impact of the Hay Festival on the local area has totalled more than £70m in the past three years, according to research carried out for the event. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cape to publish 'battle cry for difficult women'

Jonathan Cape has acquired Difficult Women, a history of modern feminism by journalist Helen Lewis. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author launches new writing prize for 'thinking women'

Author Kate Jegede has set up a new writing prize that aims to increase the visibility of women writers in the UK writing non-fiction works with a philosophical or critical thinking theme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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100 Women: The artist redrawing 'sexist' comic book covers

An artist in India is challenging sexist drawings of women in comic books, by reimaging male heroes. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2018-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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L.A. Comic Con and Women of Wrestling team up for matches to be aired on AXS TV

Royal Caribbean will no longer allow passengers to bring emotional support animals on its ships, such as the Mariner of the Seas. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vertebrate Publishing’s New Climb: Bringing Adventuring Women Into the Picture

An independent publisher in the UK sees how sports are changing, and is taking steps to address the gender gap in outdoor adventure literature–with an anthology by and about women. The post Vertebrate Publishing’s New Climb: Bringing Adventuring Women Into the Picture appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One in Five Book Biz Women Surveyed Reports Sexual Harassment

In our most recent salary and jobs survey, of the 664 people who responded, 119 said they have been sexually harassed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women in Publishing reactivates, schedules pay gap meeting

Women in Publishing is to restart its regular meetings this autumn, launching with a panel discussion to explore the pay gap in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christina Dalcher | "The idea was to go back to Biblical roles, to separate men and women"

A doctor of theoretical linguistics turns her hand to fiction, exploring the power of language in her dystopian début. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate grabs rights to Winterson's lecture on gender inequality

Canongate will this November publish Jeanette Winterson’s lecture on gender inequality, given at The Houses of Parliament in June and broadcast on BBC One. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women’s March inspires new Scholastic novel

Scholastic has acquired a funny middle grade novel inspired by last year’s Women’s March by Laura Wood. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doctor Who's 'remarkable women' coming this autumn

BBC Books has revealed the first official book to accompany the new series of Doctor Who, a “beautifully illustrated collection of stories about the remarkable women” of the show. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the age of Trump, ignore women's magazines at your own peril

No one can predict with certainty the direction of women's magazines, which have struggled to maintain print circulation as newsstand sales continue to fall. But if you're placing bets on a strategy that might help them flourish, look no further than Samantha Barry, the 36-year-old woman who is... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former England Women's captain Stoney to pen kids fiction

Studio Press has bought three fiction titles from Casey Stoney MBE, based on the former England Women’s captain’s life "on and off the pitch". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beck Dorey-Stein | 'I saw impressive women behind the scenes being unsung heroes every day'

In her entertaining début the former White House stenographer reflects on her time spent working for the 44th president and extols the virtues of a ‘yes, we can’ approach. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Perminder Mann gets Wikipedia entry to help close site's 'gender page gap'

Bonnier Publishing c.e.o. Perminder Mann is being given a Wikipedia entry as part of a drive to close Wikipedia's "gender page gap" through a series of "edit-a-thons" organised by the platform with Bloomberg as part of a programme from London mayor Sadiq Khan during London Tech Week.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shamsie scoops 2018's Women’s Prize for Fiction

Kamila Shamsie has scooped this year's £30,000 Women’s Prize for Fiction for her "extraordinarily topical" novel Home Fire (Bloomsbury Circus).  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kamila Shamsie Wins £30,000 Women’s Prize for Fiction

In the year that Kamila Shamsie once proposed as a 'Year of Publishing Women,' the Pakistani-British author has won the Women's Prize for Fiction 2018 for 'Home Fire' in London. The post Kamila Shamsie Wins £30,000 Women’s Prize for Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How to win the Women's Prize

Want to be in with a shot at winning the Women's Prize? Kiera O'Brien crunches the numbers to tell you how.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kristi Charish: Strong Women and the Dead

“This is probably the biggest reading event I’ve ever attended,” says Kristi Charish, who’s coming from Canada to attend her first BookExpo. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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