![]() ![]() ![]() Not to say that there are places that are better than others, but we're doing this where two steps forward, one step back dance with actual equality. Hood Feminism is a critical feminist text that interrogates the failings of the mainstream feminist movement and gives us the necessary expertise of Black. But I think we've got, what, 30 women CEOs or something like that, maybe 300 in the entire country? That's not a number that helps.Īt some point we have to talk about the fact that women are slightly more than half of the world's population and in most places are getting almost nowhere in terms of ongoing, sustainable equality. You know, Lean In worked to make some people a CEO. How feminist are we if we're not looking out for the people who build these institutions and sustained that wealth. A potent and electrifying critique of today's feminist movement announcing a fresh new voice in Black feminism, the New York Times bestseller Hood Feminism is the perfect pick for book clubs looking to discuss topics of gender, race, class, and social justice. People are not altruistic enough to hope that supporting white women will eventually trickle down to women of color or communities of color. ![]() I think it's necessary, actually, because as as the wealth gap grows, as income inequality and all of these other things are growing, we're hitting a situation where feminism is going to really want all of these communities to show up, to vote with it, to do all of these things. ![]()
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