Author: Scarlett Curtis
This collection of women’s thoughts on feminism comes at a very important time – at a time when women are standing at a crossroads with more power than ever in their hands and in their hearts to really make the world change. They have had enough, they are publicly saying “no more!”.
Gender inequality is still an issue (unbelievable as it is, in the 21st century). Feminists Don’t Wear Pink isn’t just a book filled with some very inspiring words and tales from women working across industries (film, activism, comedy, etc). It goes beyond that. The sale of the book will be supporting a very important cause, that of Girl Up, a global initiative whose goal is giving young girls the skills they need to become leaders in the fight for gender equality.
In the foreword, the Girl Up initiative points out that “no two people experience feminism in the same way, but each perspective is valid and important”. And the essays which follow support this belief. It brings the experiences of women from different backgrounds (Black, White, disabled…) working in different worlds together between the same covers.
Feminists Don’t Wear Pink shows how important it is to speak out and to share your experiences which have shaped the way in which you see the world. Different women have different experiences and these differences should be taken into account when establishing an agenda when it comes to the feminist movement that is currently sweeping the world.
The book is cleverly divided into the “Five Stages of Feminism” and reflects what the word or the philosophy of feminism means to a diversity of women, including Saoirse Ronan, Keira Knightley and Adwoa Aboah.
Journalist and activist Scarlett Curtis has curated a fun and inspirational collection of women’t stories which she has divided into five sections: epiphany (when one comes to realise that inequality is still rampant and that there is a feminist within everyone waiting to be awoken), anger (when one is fully awake and realises how unfair the world is towards women), joy (when they realise their not alone and that something can be done to change the status quo), action (when enough is enough and people get together to kickstart change) and, last but not least, education (a stage that is crucial).
Feminist Don’t Wear Pink is an incredible book that brings to light how women out there want change and are binding together to set gender politics on a different path. A very important book with a strong message of hope and a call to action!
> Naomi Round
