Do it Like a Woman, Caroline CriadoPerez
Do it Like a Woman, Caroline CriadoPerez
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Do it Like a Woman
... and Change the World

Author: Caroline Criado-Perez

Narrator: Caroline Criado-Perez

Unabridged: 8 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/20/2022


Synopsis

Gathering together stories from all corners of the world, this is an inspiring celebration of private heroisms and public triumphs, and a brilliant, necessary manifesto for women everywhereDoing anything ‘like a woman’ used to be an insult. Now, as the women in this book show, it means being brave, speaking out, and taking risks, changing the world one step at a time.Here, campaigner and journalist Caroline Criado-Perez introduces us to a host of pioneers, including a female fighter pilot in Afghanistan; a Chilean revolutionary; the Russian punks who rocked against Putin; and the Iranian journalist who uncovered her hair.

About Caroline Criado-Perez

Caroline Criado Perez is a writer, broadcaster, and feminist activist and was named Liberty Human Rights Campaigner of the Year and OBE by the Queen. She has a degree in English language and literature from the University of Oxford, and she studied behavioral and feminist economics at the London School of Economics. She lives in London.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Claire on January 11, 2018

I was almost tempted to say that "Do it Like a Woman" documents the achievements of extraordinary women - exceptionally brave, exceptionally clever, exceptionally determined - from around the world. And yet, to do so would be to miss the entire point of the book. Caroline Criado-Perez demonstrates t......more

Goodreads review by Sofia on January 27, 2016

Having read Caitlin Moran's How To Be A Woman (a White Feminist if ever there was one) I was hesitant about this book, then I heard the author, Caroline Creado-Perez speak at Ilkley Literature Festival and found myself a little more encouraged to read it. Now it's firmly on the list of books I wish......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on October 28, 2016

Sometimes it takes a book like this to remind us that women still have an awful lot to fight for. I'm glad to have learned more about the women who are at the helm of some of the battlefronts.......more

Goodreads review by Hélène on November 01, 2017

An excellent book that every woman (and man) should read, in order to understand why there is still a long way to go! Inspiring stories by real women from many countries, who have excelled in a number of fields and defied all limits imposed by society. Some stories where shocking, some were impressi......more

Goodreads review by Kate on April 29, 2016

Chock full of inspiring women, all of whose stories are well-told. I felt like something was missing, though, or perhaps I wasn't the intended audience - maybe younger readers or readers new to feminism might find it more useful. But for me, it seemed to be lacking something, some sort of overall fra......more


Quotes

“Rousing and immensely readable.”

Good Housekeeping

“Girls and women everywhere should have a copy.”

Bridget Christie, stand-up comedian

“A must-read.”

Independent on Sunday (London)

“Brave, heartfelt and necessary.”

Sunday Times (London)

“An inspiration to change the world.”

Elle

“Packs a punch.”

Sunday Herald (Scotland)

“Inspiring.”

Scotsman