{"product_id":"unkind-how-kindness-culture-punishes-women","title":"(Un)kind: How Kindness Culture Punishes Women","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Tackles the pervasive tide of unbridled misogyny masquerading as kindness'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Bindel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Victoria Smith is a brilliant writer who every feminist should read' Sharron Davies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'This brilliant book shows how demands for compassion and generosity can be a mask for sexist ideology' Susanna Rustin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Un)kind\u003c\/i\u003e is a coruscating account of the ways in which deeply-held beliefs about women's 'kind' nature have been repackaged for today's culture wars, in a society that remains dependent - socially, politically, economically - on female self-sacrifice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Kindness culture is sold to women and girls in a multitude of guises: from play to self-help, social justice activism to empowerment. Victoria Smith argues that the pressure on women and girls has been incorporated into the 'work' of feminism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A compelling account of the backlash against feminism, \u003ci\u003e(Un)Kind\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone affected by the endless exhortations for women to #BeKind.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Brilliant... compelling' \u003ci\u003eLucy Mangan, The i\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Erudite, blisteringly smart and profoundly compassionate' Dr Rachel Hewitt\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"(Un)kind: How Kindness Culture Punishes Women","offer_id":45970415845573,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-0-349-12715-6.jpg?v=1773785358","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/unkind-how-kindness-culture-punishes-women","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}