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bianca89279's review against another edition
5.0
Tara Moss is one of those infuriating women who seem to be excellent at everything they do and who also accomplish a lot: journalist, novelist, public speaker, human rights advocate, documentary maker etc. She's about to get a doctorate. Overachiever or what? Of course, she had to be beautiful as well ... :-)
She's published quite a few thriller/crime novels, but I haven't read any yet. Currently, I am more interested in her non-fiction writing.
Anyway, this was available on the overdrive, so I downloaded it.
I can't criticise anything about it. It was concise, well articulated, and, most importantly, it had plenty of useful advice - in other words, as advertised, it's an actual handbook.
I've learnt some things, it made me ponder about others, including biases, internalised misogyny. It gave very good advice on how to become a better writer. She was adamant about the importance of re-reading and taking your time to edit before you press send, save. I'm very naughty, as yet again, I'm writing this directly on GR, right after finishing the book. I'll do better... Hopefully ... One day ...
So if you come across it, especially if you plan on becoming a speaker, advocate, including having an increased social media presence, I recommend this very handy little book.
This book will go towards my Australian Authors Challenge on www.bookloverbookreviews.com
She's published quite a few thriller/crime novels, but I haven't read any yet. Currently, I am more interested in her non-fiction writing.
Anyway, this was available on the overdrive, so I downloaded it.
I can't criticise anything about it. It was concise, well articulated, and, most importantly, it had plenty of useful advice - in other words, as advertised, it's an actual handbook.
I've learnt some things, it made me ponder about others, including biases, internalised misogyny. It gave very good advice on how to become a better writer. She was adamant about the importance of re-reading and taking your time to edit before you press send, save. I'm very naughty, as yet again, I'm writing this directly on GR, right after finishing the book. I'll do better... Hopefully ... One day ...
So if you come across it, especially if you plan on becoming a speaker, advocate, including having an increased social media presence, I recommend this very handy little book.
This book will go towards my Australian Authors Challenge on www.bookloverbookreviews.com
patchy_at_best's review against another edition
5.0
Using her wealth of experience as an international model, bestselling crime novelist, human right’s activist, and mother, Tara Moss equips readers to confront gender inequality in every aspect of society. If [b:The Fictional Woman|22168349|The Fictional Woman|Tara Moss|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400409005s/22168349.jpg|41509400] is the ultimate “beginner’s guide” to gender inequality, then Speaking Out is your “travelling companion”. Through immersive research and intimate wisdom, this dynamic duo will educate and empower.
I listened to The Fictional Woman and Speaking Out as audio books, and now have a HUGE crush on Tara Moss’s voice. As a strong and confident speaker, her warmth and wisdom bursts through her rich tone. Hearing the author read her own work is intimate, and sometimes unearthed my own pain. Although I plan to buy all my female friends and family members these books for Christmas, I know I’ll be returning to the audio versions.
If you are female and you believe your words should be worth the same as your male colleague’s, Speaking Out is your one-stop shop. As a feminist active across many types of media, Tara Moss is experienced with the discrimination, hate, and threats many women face when they open their mouths.
Like a feminist sensei, Moss prepares women and girls to speak up for their rights. The book is structured intuitively, with guides to speaking out in various social contexts and a section dedicated to looking after your own wellbeing when you experience backlash for raising your voice. These contexts include public speaking, radio, blogging, and popular social medias.
Listening to verbatim quotes of male politicians and journalists belittling their (often more qualified) female colleagues, opened my eyes to how downplayed and normalised everyday sexism is – even in visible spaces like parliament and TV. Speaking Out encourages readers to challenge the normalisation of sexism. I love how Moss reminds readers they are worthy of what they want to say.
I may not be a world-famous orator, and it’s unlikely my blog posts will ever rival the cultural impact of Tara Moss’s work. However, Speaking Out has equipped me to make a million tiny changes in my life, starting with my self-view. The vocal exercises, the statistics, the social media advice… all are practical even for something as seemingly insignificant as logging on Twitter or expressing my opinion to a male friend. I love how reading this book has improved my self-worth.
I have so much respect and gratitude to Tara Moss for this intimate insight into her life to show the indisputably real effects of gender inequality. I empathise with her pain and find her confidence to fight discrimination truly inspiring. These books not only gave me a new role model for navigating life, but also the self-belief to speak up for my rights and values.
This review can also be found on my blog Paige's Pages.
I listened to The Fictional Woman and Speaking Out as audio books, and now have a HUGE crush on Tara Moss’s voice. As a strong and confident speaker, her warmth and wisdom bursts through her rich tone. Hearing the author read her own work is intimate, and sometimes unearthed my own pain. Although I plan to buy all my female friends and family members these books for Christmas, I know I’ll be returning to the audio versions.
If you are female and you believe your words should be worth the same as your male colleague’s, Speaking Out is your one-stop shop. As a feminist active across many types of media, Tara Moss is experienced with the discrimination, hate, and threats many women face when they open their mouths.
Like a feminist sensei, Moss prepares women and girls to speak up for their rights. The book is structured intuitively, with guides to speaking out in various social contexts and a section dedicated to looking after your own wellbeing when you experience backlash for raising your voice. These contexts include public speaking, radio, blogging, and popular social medias.
Listening to verbatim quotes of male politicians and journalists belittling their (often more qualified) female colleagues, opened my eyes to how downplayed and normalised everyday sexism is – even in visible spaces like parliament and TV. Speaking Out encourages readers to challenge the normalisation of sexism. I love how Moss reminds readers they are worthy of what they want to say.
I may not be a world-famous orator, and it’s unlikely my blog posts will ever rival the cultural impact of Tara Moss’s work. However, Speaking Out has equipped me to make a million tiny changes in my life, starting with my self-view. The vocal exercises, the statistics, the social media advice… all are practical even for something as seemingly insignificant as logging on Twitter or expressing my opinion to a male friend. I love how reading this book has improved my self-worth.
I have so much respect and gratitude to Tara Moss for this intimate insight into her life to show the indisputably real effects of gender inequality. I empathise with her pain and find her confidence to fight discrimination truly inspiring. These books not only gave me a new role model for navigating life, but also the self-belief to speak up for my rights and values.
This review can also be found on my blog Paige's Pages.
tintededges's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 - Check out my upcoming review on http://tintededges.wodpress.com
tansybradshaw's review
3.0
Discussion video along with talking about The Geek Feminist Revolution by Karmen Hurley
maduvanthivenkatesan's review
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
beeeeonka's review against another edition
2.0
I think I would have loved this 5+ years ago but just seemed too basic and on the nose now
emmsbookshelf's review against another edition
5.0
I wish I could give this book more than five stars!
This book is a must-read for everyone, especially young girls, enabling and empowering them to know the strength of their own voices. It not only provides a series of strategies for coping for a wide range of scenario's, like Public Speaking! (My Achilles heal!) and responding to un-constructive criticism. In the book, Moss also constantly refers to data, both qualitative and quantitative, constantly referencing quotes, interviews and statistics from reliable sources.
I can not sing the praises of this book enough!
This book is a must-read for everyone, especially young girls, enabling and empowering them to know the strength of their own voices. It not only provides a series of strategies for coping for a wide range of scenario's, like Public Speaking! (My Achilles heal!) and responding to un-constructive criticism. In the book, Moss also constantly refers to data, both qualitative and quantitative, constantly referencing quotes, interviews and statistics from reliable sources.
I can not sing the praises of this book enough!
aprilius_maximus's review against another edition
3.0
Found some chapters incredibly helpful and others not so much, but some might become useful in the future!
sarah_thornback's review against another edition
4.0
Worth a read and worth having a copy to hand*
Quite a bit of this book touches on things I learned in my comms degree but for whatever reason I had forgotten. I wish 13 year old me had had this book.
I will actually be lending my copy to my brother who is navigating his first year post uni.
* I am not a big book keeper so it’s no small thing when I say to keep a copy of the book beyond the first read.
Quite a bit of this book touches on things I learned in my comms degree but for whatever reason I had forgotten. I wish 13 year old me had had this book.
I will actually be lending my copy to my brother who is navigating his first year post uni.
* I am not a big book keeper so it’s no small thing when I say to keep a copy of the book beyond the first read.