Misogynation

Drawing on her work founding the Everyday Sexism Project, the author gathers a collection of sharp, accessible essays examining how sexism and misogyny persist in modern society, often hidden in plain sight. Rather than treating discrimination as a series of isolated incidents, the book argues that everyday slights, casual jokes, online abuse, victim-blaming and institutional bias form an interconnected web that normalises the mistreatment of women and girls. Across short, pointed pieces originally written as newspaper columns, it tackles topics ranging from sexual harassment and the policing of women's bodies to media double standards, workplace inequality and the backlash against feminism itself. The author marshals real testimonies, statistics and current events to show how these threads reinforce one another, making the case that small, normalised acts pave the way for more serious harm. Written in a brisk, conversational and often witty voice, the collection is designed to be both an entry point for newcomers and a rallying call for those already engaged, refusing despair in favour of clarity and action. Direct and unflinching, it offers a contemporary feminist survey of how prejudice operates in the everyday and why naming it matters, making the connections that turn scattered grievances into a coherent picture of systemic inequality.