Funny and fresh...one of those books that every person, not just every woman, should read.” — Glamour
“A worthy addition to the library of any young female professional or frustrated middle manager-or male coworker who wants to help.” — Fortune
“[A] cheeky guide for stamping out workplace sexism.” — LA Review of Books
“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.” — Ilana Glazer, comedian and co-creator, Broad City
“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.” — Adam Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take
“Jessica Bennett’s Feminist Fight Club 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.” — Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and author of New York Times bestseller Lean In
“Bennett is on a mission to reform today’s workplace, and this manifesto just might be the weapon modern women are looking for.” — Booklist
“It is saddening that the problems described in [Feminist Fight Club] persist, but Bennett’s light approach and humorous neologisms make fighting the power a lot more palatable.” — Publishers Weekly
“[B]ound to be passed around from woman to woman — and beyond one gender — at office happy hours this fall and beyond.” — Flavorwire
“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.” — New York Times
“[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.” — Chicago Tribune
“Right on par with Lean In and #GIRLBOSS, Feminist Fight Club: An Office Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace is the work bible every young woman starting her career needs.” — Observer
“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.” — Bust Magazine
“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.” — Rewire
[B]ound to be passed around from woman to woman — and beyond one gender — at office happy hours this fall and beyond.
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.
Jessica Bennett’s Feminist Fight Club 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.
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.
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.
Bennett is on a mission to reform today’s workplace, and this manifesto just might be the weapon modern women are looking for.
[A] cheeky guide for stamping out workplace sexism.
Funny and fresh...one of those books that every person, not just every woman, should read.
A worthy addition to the library of any young female professional or frustrated middle manager-or male coworker who wants to help.
[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.
Right on par with Lean In and #GIRLBOSS, Feminist Fight Club: An Office Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace is the work bible every young woman starting her career needs.
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.
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.
Bennett is on a mission to reform today’s workplace, and this manifesto just might be the weapon modern women are looking for.
[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.
07/18/2016
In 2009, journalist Bennett, who now writes about gender and culture for the New York Times, founded the Feminist Fight Club with a group of 11 career-minded women living in N.Y.C. to discuss their professional setbacks and successes battling sexism on the job, and many of these experiences are recounted here. Bringing levity to common frustrations, Bennett lists ways (or “fight moves”) to combat the bad behavior of workplace-perpetrator archetypes such as the “manterrupter” (“he who won’t shut up”) and the “bropropriator” (he who “appropriates credit for another’s work”). She gives advice on avoiding coffee fetching and “office housework” and hacks away at sexist stereotypes with discussions on such issues as the fine line between assertive and aggressive. A language lesson explores minimizing speech patterns such as up-speak, hedging, and vocal fry. Tips on self-confidence boosting are punctuated with quotations from Tina Fey, Michelle Obama, and other successful women giving career advice to women. It is saddening that the problems described by the book persist, but Bennett’s light approach and humorous neologisms make fighting the power a lot more palatable. (Sept.)