Believe me : how trusting women can change the world / Jessica Valenti + Jaclyn Friedman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Valenti, Jessica, author.

Friedman, Jaclyn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sexism.

Sexual harassment of women.

Feminism.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

xiii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

How trusting women can change the world

Place of Publication:

New York : Seal Press, [2020]

Summary:

"In Believe Me, contributors ask and answer the crucial question: What would happen if we didn't just believe women, but acted as though they matter? If we take women's experiences of online harassment seriously, it will transform the internet. If we listen to and center survivors, we could revolutionize our systems of justice. If we believe Black women when they talk about pain, we will save countless lives. With contributions from many of the most important voices in feminism today, Believe Me is an essential roadmap for the #MeToo era and beyond." -- From Amazon.com summary

"Harvey Weinstein. Brett Kavanaugh. Jeffrey Epstein. Donald Trump. The most infamous abusers in modern American history are being outed as women speak up to publicly expose behavior that was previously only whispered about -- and it's both making an impact, and sparking a backlash. From the leading, agenda-setting feminist editors of Yes Means Yes, Believe Me brings readers into the evolving landscape of the movement against sexual violence, and outlines how trusting women is the critical foundation for future progress. In Believe Me, contributors ask and answer the crucial question: What would happen if we didn't just believe women, but acted as though they matter? If we take women's experiences of online harassment seriously, it will transform the internet. If we listen to and center survivors, we could revolutionize our systems of justice. If we believe Black women when they talk about pain, we will save countless lives. With contributions from many of the most important voices in feminism today, Believe Me is an essential roadmap for the #MeToo era and beyond."--Inside book jacket.

"What would happen if we believed women? A groundbreaking anthology offers a potent rallying cry and theory of change Harvey Weinstein. Bill Cosby. Donald Trump. The most famous abusers in modern American history are finally starting to be outed for whatthey are. Women are speaking up and risking harassment to expose men's behavior that was previously only whispered about-and more people than ever are starting to believe them. How we respond to this moment could change everything. In Believe Me, contributors ask and answer the question: What would happen if we believed women? If we believed women about pleasure and reproduction, we would save a staggering amount of public health costs. If we believed survivors who aren't white or straight, we would strengthen our anti-rape efforts. If we believed black women when they talk about pain, we could save lives. Including contributions from Moira Donegan, Jamil Smith, Tatiana Maslany, and many more of the most important voices in feminism today, Believe Me is essential reading for the #MeToo era"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Our word alone / Jessica Valenti

How Bertha Pappenheim cured herself / Moira Donegan

Gossip is an English word: 500+ years of #MeToo in Indian Country / Sarah Deer & Bonnie Clairmont

The room where it happened / Dahlia Lithwick

Listening will never be enough / Katherine Cross

He's unmarked, she's marked / Julia Serano

"Believe me" means believing that Black women are people / Soraya Nadia McDonald

We belong everywhere / Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley

Nowhere left to go: misogyny and belief on the left / Sady Doyle

Constructing the future: the believe me internet / Soraya Chemaly

Yeah, you like that, don't you?: The unnecessary pleasures of sexual labor / Tina Horn

Can BDSM save us?: Centering enthusiastic consent in queer worlds / Sassafras Lowrey

Clocked / Matt Lubchansky

Do not pet / Anuradha Bhagwati

The power of survivor-defined justice / Stacy Malone

Before #MeToo: Black women in the anti-rape movement in Washington, DC, in the 1970s / Loretta J. Ross

I believe you, como eres / Andrea L. Pino-Silva

Reproductive justice: sacred work, sacred journey / Cherisse Scott

The spark to change / Tahir Duckett

She can't breathe / Jamil Smith

Taking the employer high road to address sexual harassment / Mónica Ramírez

Big little lies / Samantha Irby

Innocent in the face: a conversation with Tatiana Maslany / Jaclyn Friedman

When gender is weaponized, peace depends on believing survivors / Yifat Susskind & Yanar Mohammed

Silenced and doubted: how the US immigration system fails Central American women / Anna-Catherine Brigida

Survivorship is leadership: building a future for new possibilities and power / Sabrina Hersi Issa

Survivor love letter / Tani Ikeda

The cost of disbelieving / Jaclyn Friedman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-321).

ISBN:

9781580058797

1580058795

OCLC:

1129694034