Welcome to Litsy!

A relatively quick read (I thought), which I was so absorbed by that I read it in one sitting - result! 😁👍 The practical outcome of which is that I now have a maximum of three hours sleep before I have to get up for work! 😳😩
Book = 5⭐ You probably should read it 😊

Only a few pages in, and a short section on hunter-gatherers (or gatherer-hunters if you place those activities in order of dietary importance) had me skimming the internet for more detailed information, which brought me to an NPR article: "Men are hunters, women are gatherers. That was the assumption. A new study upends it", which I found fascinating in itself, and also the insight it provides into the gender bias of the scientific establishment.

My new post-Christmas adoptees 1-3/10 total 😂

#therapistbooks

This book is making me confront and consider so many things.

Why is so much of the English language gendered for no good reason? (Waiter/waitress, actor/actress, 'lady judge', 'girl boss', comedian/comedienne etc.) Why are disabled bathrooms not gendered but bathrooms for able bodied persons are? Why are some cis folk against trans people having surgery, but not intersex people?

Just absolutely fascinating and so eye-opening. Would recommend.

This is fascinating so far and in bite sized parts as well.

“Our concepts of gender and class are intrinsically connected because of the way that capitalism attributed a greater financial value to some labour (male, upper/middle-class) than to others (female, working-class).“

This was an incredible introduction to gender and all the things that intersect with it! I think it works well both as a primer for those who don‘t know much about gender issues and a book that takes you to knew places if you already know some stuff. The illustrations are cute and helpful, the authors cover a huge amount of material and this was just joyful to read from start to finish.