Soraya Chemaly

Rage Becomes Her

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«How many women cry when angry because we've held it in for so long? How many discover that anger turned inward is depression? Soraya Chemaly's Rage Becomes Her will be good for women, and for the future of this country. After all, women have a lot to be angry about.» —Gloria Steinem
A transformative book urging twenty-first century-women to embrace their anger and harness it as a tool for lasting personal and societal change.
Women are angry, and it isn't hard to figure out why.
We are underpaid and overworked. Too sensitive, or not sensitive enough. Too dowdy or too made-up. Too big or too thin. Sluts or prudes. We are harassed, told we are asking for it, and asked if it would kill us to smile. Yes, yes it would.
Contrary to the rhetoric of popular “self-help” and an entire lifetime of being told otherwise, our rage is one of the most important resources we have, our sharpest tool against both personal and political…
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  • Elizaveta Morozovashared an impression6 years ago
    💡Learnt A Lot
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Quotes

  • Pao Ebihas quoted6 days ago
    On the other hand, anger and masculinity are powerfully enmeshed and reinforce one another. In boys and men, anger has to be controlled, but it is often seen as a virtue, especially when it is used to protect, defend, or lead.
  • Pao Ebihas quoted6 days ago
    As girls, we are not taught to acknowledge or manage our anger so much as fear, ignore, hide, and transform it.
  • Pao Ebihas quoted6 days ago
    If everyone feels anger, why focus on women? Why does gender matter?

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