Woman's Lore: 4,000 Years of Sirens, Serpents and Succubi by Sarah Clegg
$34.99 AUD
Category: Gender
The history of a demonic tradition that was stolen from women and then won back again.Demonic temptresses from siren-mermaids to Lilith are well known today, and their mythology focuses around the seductive danger they pose to men. But the root of these figures can be traced back 4,000 years and in thei ...Show more
Reading Lolita In Tehran by Azar Nafisi
$19.99 AUD
Category: Gender | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
We all have dreams--things we fantasize about doing and generally never get around to. This is the story of Azar Nafisi's dream and of the nightmare that made it come true.For two years before she left Iran in 1997, Nafisi gathered seven young women at her house every Thursday morning to read and discus ...Show more
Recollections of My Non-Existence by Rebecca Solnit
$24.99 AUD
Category: Gender
From the author of Men Explain Things to Me: an electric portrait of the artist as a young woman that asks how a young writer finds her voice in a society that prefers women to be silent.
Don't Be Too Polite, Girls: A memoir by Wendy McCarthy
$34.99 AUD
Category: Gender
Educator, activist, agent of change - the life and career of one of Australia's most influential women. 'McCarthy's advocacy and passion for women's rights has spurred a new generation. We wouldn't be where we are without her.' Sydney Morning Herald, 'Who Mattered in 2019' 'A woman of kindness and str ...Show more
The Sadeian Woman - Virago 50th Anniversary Edition by Angela Carter
$22.99 AUD
Category: Gender | Series: Virago Modern Classics Ser.
'The tone is one of intellectual relish ... rational ... refined ... witty' NEW STATESMAN'Her work is funny, sexy, frightening and brutal' EDMUND GORDON, GUARDIAN 'Angela Carter liked to blur boundaries and break rules' GABY WOOD, INDEPENDENT'Sexuality is power' - so says the Marquis de Sade, philosophe ...Show more
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay (Editor)
$26.99 AUD
Category: Gender
Edited and with an introduction by Roxane Gay, the New York Times bestselling and deeply beloved author of Bad Feminist and Hunger, this anthology of first-person essays tackles rape, assault, and harassment head-on. Vogue, 10 of the Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2018 Harper's Bazaar, 10 New Books to ...Show more
Eve: How The Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon
$36.99 AUD
Category: Gender
An ambitious, eye-opening, myth-busting and groundbreaking history of the evolution of the female body, by a brilliant new scientist and writer. How did wet nurses drive civilization? Are women always the weaker sex? Is sexism useful for evolution? And are our bodies at war with our babies? In Eve, Ca ...Show more
Stop Fixing Women - Why building fairer workplaces is everybody’s business by Catherine Fox
$29.99 AUD
Category: Gender | Reading Level: near fine
Millions of words have been spent in our quest to explain men's seemingly never-ending dominance in boardrooms, in parliaments, in the bureaucracy and in almost every workplace. So why is gender inequality still such a pressing issue? Wage inequality between men and women seems one of the intractables o ...Show more
Semi-gloss: Magazines, motherhood and misadventures in having it all by Justine Cullen
$29.99 AUD
Category: Gender
This is not a self-help book, a memoir, or the Australian Devil Wears Prada. In her collection of autobiographical essays, Justine Cullen takes us on a journey of motherhood, (mis) adventures and mayhem in a hilariously candid exploration of her life's achievements and all the mistakes she made to get t ...Show more
Our National Shame: Violence against Women (In the National Interest) by Kate Fitz-gibbon
$19.95 AUD
Category: Gender | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
The expos s in early 2021 of sexism and sexual violence in Parliament House prompted women across the country (and some men) to take to stages, lecterns and social media to express their rage and demand action. However, while these events highlighted that violence against women is an ongoing issue in ou ...Show more
King Warrior Magician Lover by Robert Moore, D Gillette
$36.95 AUD
Category: Gender | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
The bestselling, widely heralded, Jungian introduction to the psychological foundation of a mature, authentic, and revitalized masculinity. Redefining age-old concepts of masculinity, Jungian analysts Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette make the argument that mature masculinity is not abusive or domineer ...Show more
Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: The Complete Guide To Women's Health And Wellbeing by Christiane Northrup
$39.99 AUD
Category: Gender
Dr Christiane Northrup's vision of mind-body wellness has received an extraordinary response from women all over the world. A massive international bestseller, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom powerfully demonstrates that when women change the basic conditions of their lives that lead to health problems, ...Show more