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    Fight Like A Girl

    By Clementine Ford

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    Through a mixture of memoir, opinion and investigative journalism, Clementine Ford exposes just how unequal the world continues to be for women. An incendiary debut taking the world by storm, Fight Like A Girl is an essential manifesto for feminists new, old and as yet unrealised that will give them new language to articulate their experiences. Fight Like A Girl will make you laugh, cry and scream. But above all it will open your eyes to a way forward, a brighter future, and a society where both men and women can flourish equally – and that’s something worth fighting for.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOneworld Publications
    Release dateAug 2, 2018
    ISBN9781786073648
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    Fight Like A Girl
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    Clementine Ford

    CLEMENTINE FORD is a writer, columnist, broadcaster and public speaker based in Melbourne, Australia

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    • 5/5
      An honest and frank review of what it's like to be a girl (and then a woman) in modern, western society. Ford uses example from her own life and path of personal development, to explain why things are the way they are. Despite what her many detractors say, she does not lay the blame at the feet of men, or parents, or victims, or women, but explains how current beliefs are perpetuated through traditions, media and individual fears. Fascinating book with a message for everybody.  Yes she does swear a lot, so if you're easily offended by colourful language this may not be for you. 
    • 3/5
      I wanted to like this book more than I actually did, unfortunately. Don't misunderstand me ... It while I DON'T like the left-wing talk that my parents' generation follows, I also didn't like the ultra right-wing stance this book takes. Clementine Ford is truly accomplished, but I just didn't like her voice in the book. As for the book, it makes great points and offers an in-depth look into what 'feminism' truly means. Ford provides SO MANY good examples of the way females are repressed and the little injustices we face on a day-to-day basis, it is really shocking to see it all stacked up together. There are so many great facts and modern examples of sexism, this book truly is a call-to-action for feminists everywhere.
    • 4/5
      This book is filled with honest discussions about significant issues women are facing today from a feminist's point of view. I appreciated the author's real-life experiences she shared throughout the book as well as her advice to other feminists. This is an important read and I would highly recommend it.
    • 5/5
      Reading this book can make you angry and it should, and if you read it you will know that this is part of what Ford is is trying to get across to all of the girls-- it's okay to be angry. For me, from the first couple of pages I immediately felt a bond with Ford and her experiences and I don't often feel this strong of a connection (not since I read Roxane Gay's "Bad Feminist" ). Ford is also hilarious so I found myself angry and then laughing (and sometimes near tears). A great book for anyone looking for an introduction to feminism and for those of us who have already loudly proclaimed our membership.
    • 4/5
      Clementine Ford has written an extremely accessible and forthright book about what it means to be a feminist and the major issues that surround the -ism.I frequently found myself highlighting passages because she has done what so many of us women struggle to do everyday and that is: explain why society has made it so complicated and fraught to be a girl/woman. In this "damned if you do, damned if you don't" world we often don't have the time nor the patience to scream much more than: "It's not my fault! I'm trying to unlearn what I've been taught or have known intrinsically since I was a child!" Ford is here and she is going to show you how to unlearn because she had too as well.It's a four star book because I didn't really feel it to be a manifesto. Additionally, some chapters would veer a bit and I would lose focus. Overall, it's a must read for anyone looking to understand feminism.
    • 4/5
      An important book about assertive feminism with a decidedly Australian approach. Nothing new in terms of gender politics just example after example and support to stop putting up with the asymmetry of society. Enjoyable is not the right word for what I felt about this book, it is not enjoyable but it is important. Best thing, Clementine Ford will not care what I think about this book and she definitely should not.
    • 5/5
      I bought Fight Like A Girl almost as soon as it was published, then left it gathering dust for more than a year. In the despair of late 2016, I just couldn't face what I assumed would be an angry and ultimately frustrating book.When I picked it up at last, I found that it was indeed an angry book. Clementine Ford is clearly burningly resentful of the way that girls' bodies and minds are rigorously policed from the day they are born. Ford writes insightfully about the way girls are encouraged from childhood on to doubt their own abilities, to speak less and smile more, to flatter and beguile and - perhaps most importantly - to adhere to rigid conventions of physical beauty. Her recollections of adolescent girlhood resonated deeply, as I am sure they will with many women who could not or would not meet these expectations.Ford also lays out robust arguments on topics including abortion, sexuality, workplace relations, parenting, relationships and more. I felt she strayed a couple of times into unfocused ranting, but I am willing to cut someone who deals with as many vitriolic onlime trolls as she does a bit of slack. Besides, those sections provide some comic relief - so much for the feminist killjoy stereotype.I finished these essays in a couple of days, and I highly recommend Fight Like a Girl as a timely and acerbic reflection on 21st Century womanhood.
    • 5/5
      More of a memoir than a treatise, this book deals with the issues that women, particularly feminists, have to deal with every day. She comes at the topic in a snarky, irreverent manner that will sit well with the younger generation, but her extensive use of F bombs can be a bit offputting to those of us who are...somewhat older...and find that a rather limited way to make an argument. Still, she includes a great deal of solid research and a background in gender studies has prepared her for writing this text from a more personal, not scholarly manner. Her discussion of anorexia is difficult to read for anyone who has a history with that disorder, not because she gets it wrong, but because she gets it so right. She doesn't shy away from using her massive vocabulary, so she doesn't treat her audience like simpletons. And the errors in editing are essentially non-existent (I think I found one in the whole book, and I know that because it really stands out when there are so few). Overall, a work highly recommended for anyone who doesn't quite understand why feminists can't just be a bit less angry, and why they make such a big deal over what seems like such small things to other people. The half star lost is for the use of excessive language that I felt does not enhance the work in most places where it is used, and appears to be thrown in for coolness value (and isn't really all that cool, if you think about it hard enough). Please read this book.
    • 4/5
      Clementine Ford has an amazing storytelling ability; her use of language drops you right into the setting, feelings, and thoughts. If you need a feminist pep talk, be sure to check out "Fight Like A Girl," because Ford outlines arguments for every social media argument out there. Especially helpful were Ford's rebuttals to men who say "I am for women's rights," and but do little to help with women's equality. She calls them out for their lip service - and often how they talk out of both sides of their mouths. Yes, the world is built on a patriarchal structure, and if one thinks this is no longer true, check out Ford's arguments in this book. Recommended.