{"product_id":"feminist-fight-club-an-office-survival-manual-for-a-sexist-workplace-isbn-9780062439789","title":"Feminist Fight Club: An Office Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2016 BY:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChicago Tribune, Refinery 29, Forbes, Bust, CEO Reads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart manual, part manifesto, Feminist Fight Club is a hilarious yet incisive guide to navigating subtle sexism at work, providing real-life career advice and humorous reinforcement for a new generation of professional women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a fight club—but without the fighting and without the men. Every month, the women would huddle in a friend’s apartment to share sexist job frustrations and trade tips for how best to tackle them. Once upon a time, you might have called them a consciousness-raising group. But the problems of today’s working world are more subtle, less pronounced, harder to identify—and harder to prove—than those of their foremothers. These women weren’t just there to vent. They needed battle tactics. And so the fight club was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHard-hitting and entertaining, Feminist Fight Club blends personal stories with research, statistics, and no-bullsh*t expert advice. Bennett offers a new vocabulary for the sexist workplace archetypes women encounter everyday—such as the Manterrupter who talks over female colleagues in meetings or the Himitator who appropriates their ideas—and provides practical hacks for navigating other gender landmines in today’s working world. With original illustrations, Feminist Mad Libs, a Negotiation Cheat Sheet, and fascinating historical research, Feminist Fight Club tackles both the external (sexist) and internal (self-sabotaging) behaviors that plague women in the workplace—as well as the system that perpetuates them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an arsenal for surviving the modern workplace:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWorkplace Battle Tactics:\u003c\/b\u003e Learn how to shut down the Manterrupter, deal with the Himitator, and handle a whole host of other sexist archetypes with witty, practical comebacks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOvercoming Self-Sabotage:\u003c\/b\u003e Tackle the internal behaviors that hold you back, from imposter syndrome to the pressure for 'effortless perfection.'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHumor and Hard Data:\u003c\/b\u003e A hard-hitting and hilarious blend of personal stories, fascinating research, and no-bullsh*t statistics that prove it’s not just you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Career Cheat Sheet:\u003c\/b\u003e Complete with a Negotiation Cheat Sheet, Feminist Mad Libs, and a guide to starting your own fight club, this is the professional playbook you’ve been waiting for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller! Named a best book of 2016 by: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune,\u003c\/em\u003e Refinery 29, \u003cem\u003eForbes,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBust,\u003c\/em\u003e CEO Reads.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was a fight club—but without the fighting and without the men. Every month, the women would huddle in a friend’s apartment to share sexist job frustrations and trade tips on how best to tackle them. Once upon a time, you might have called it a consciousness-raising group. But the problems of today’s working world are more subtle, less pronounced, harder to identify—and harder to prove—than those of our foremothers. These women weren’t just there to vent. They needed battle tactics. And so the Feminist Fight Club was born.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFeminist Fight Club\u003c\/em\u003e, acclaimed journalist Jessica Bennett blends the personal stories of her real-life fight club with research, statistics, and no-bullsh*t advice for how to combat today’s sexism (and come out the other side). Part manual, part manifesto, Bennett offers a new vocabulary for the sexist archetypes women encounter every day—such as the Manterrupter, who talks over female colleagues in meetings; or the Bropropriator, who appropriates their ideas—as well as the self-sabotaging behavior women sometimes exhibit themselves. With original illustrations and fascinating historical research as well as a straightforward assessment of the gender gap that continues to plague the American workforce, \u003cem\u003eFeminist Fight Club\u003c\/em\u003e offers practical strategies, stealthy hacks, and much-needed camaraderie for women battling their way through the modern workplace. | \u003cp\u003e“Packed with relatable anecdotes, startling research, and realistic scripts for handling sticky situations, Feminist Fight Club is a no-bullshit, nuts-and-bolts guide to workplace empowerment.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBust Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bennett has written a guidebook that will likely benefit those women who want to climb the rungs of power and challenge the Boys at the Top... her suggestion that women form their own Feminist Fight Clubs sounds like a mighty fine idea. I, for one, am ready to engage.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRewire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] cheeky guide for stamping out workplace sexism.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLA Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jessica’s is a classic, f*ck-you feminist battle guide. The book offers unapologetic strategies for how to get down and strength up with female comrades to fight patriarchy on the daily. Every woman should have a Feminist Fight Club.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIlana Glazer, comedian and co-creator, Broad City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bennett is on a mission to reform today’s workplace, and this manifesto just might be the weapon modern women are looking for.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It is saddening that the problems described in [\u003cem\u003eFeminist Fight Club\u003c\/em\u003e] persist, but Bennett’s light approach and humorous neologisms make fighting the power a lot more palatable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ms. Bennett manages to convey a remarkable amount of substance briskly and entertainingly… it has performed a huge service not just to its target audience but to the businesses they will be joining.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Bennett] takes the best of what she and her fellow professionals have gleaned over the years and presents it to us for adoption. All action, no whining. Plenty of humor.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Right on par with \u003cem\u003eLean In\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e#GIRLBOSS\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFeminist Fight Club: An Office Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace\u003c\/em\u003e is the work bible every young woman starting her career needs.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Funny and fresh...one of those books that every person, not just every woman, should read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A worthy addition to the library of any young female professional or frustrated middle manager-or male coworker who wants to help.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[B]ound to be passed around from woman to woman — and beyond one gender — at office happy hours this fall and beyond.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlavorwire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jessica Bennett’s \u003cem\u003eFeminist Fight Club\u003c\/em\u003e is engaging, hilarious and practical - full of simple tools for battling workplace sexism that every woman should have at her disposal. Jessica is a unique voice-and I will proudly proclaim myself a card-carrying member of the FFC.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and author of New York Times bestseller Lean In\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book offers the weapons that women need to win the war on inequality.  With mighty wit,  Bennett shows women how to defeat the enemies—and men how to stop being enemies. I was not prepared to laugh out loud so many times while learning so much about a serious topic.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdam  Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888852005093,"sku":"NP9780062439789","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062439789.jpg?v=1730229956","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/feminist-fight-club-an-office-survival-manual-for-a-sexist-workplace-isbn-9780062439789","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}