I absolutely love this idea and would love have loved to have known about it when I was a teenager. I also love that they’re encouraging a duality of being interested in traditionally masculine things such as a camping, but also cultivating teen girls interests in feminism and other feminine things. I think this is extremely helpful in allowing young girls to find their own identities without worry or pressure of conforming to traditional sterotypes.

This is something I have also noticed in society, especially when comparing the quality of life for young women in the past. It makes me hopeful for the future and grows my belief in a more equitable future.

Perhaps this is one of the ideas that contributes to internalized misogyny and competition between women, especially in male-dominated spaces.

I absolutely love this: “doing gender.” It’s a phrase that has been used in many of my WGS classes and I think it is such a good and simple way of explaining socialization of gender. It also explains gender as a performance and something that builds upon itself.

Reminds me of the importance of intersectionality and understanding the fact that everyone has a different and unique perspective from different and unique lived life experiences.

Good summary of the goal of second-wave feminism.

This! Although representation is important, I believe the much harder fight to tackle is this! How can we begin to dismantle a system that profits off the degradation of women?

This made me laugh. Especially pointing out that she wore lipstick. Wearing makeup is typically thought of as upholding a beauty standard set by men, so it’s funny that she decides to point it out here for the sake of juxtaposition.

Although I understand where the author is coming from, they would be hard pressed to find a society that did not engage in any sexism. In many places, actually, the gender gap and blatant sexism is much more direct, aggressive, and oppressive.

I find that this resonates with me a lot. I have a lot of male friends and often find myself in male-dominated spaces and for some reason, men always seem to be uncomfortable with things that are unique to the female body. Breast feeding, menstrual cycles, etc., I cannot seem to understand why this is.

This is another extremely common sentiment. It is often easier for individuals to blame a woman than the system that continues to oppress and disadvantage her. Even while acknowledge all of her obstacles, the author still blamed her.

I feel like this is how a lot of people, especially uneducated women, seem to respond to “more radical” women around them. It stems from a lack of understanding why these so-called radical are angry with the patriarchy and the oppression of women around them. Although I have always considered myself a feminist, there were definitely points in my life where I did not understand why someone was so mad at a system until later on when I was more educated.

It’s never too late to start! I am glad that the author was so moved by feminism and all that it stands for, that this book was published! It goes to show that it is never too late to contribute to what you believe in.

I watched a documentary on this last year in my WGS 101 class. So horrific, it actually made me sick.

Which is incredibly hard for victims of sexual assault. Dealing with the guilt is hard enough, now having those in power say something the along the lines of what they went through was not “bad enough,” can further the mental harm assault causes.

This, along with the above mentioned police brutality and racism, rings true to me. Living in a society where I am constantly jarred by the political actions of those in power has been extremely difficult to deal with. I hope we continue to push towards progress.