Jo’s Comments (group member since Jan 12, 2016)

Jo’s comments from the Our Shared Shelf group.

Hi Connor,
I very much doubt it, this is a feminist book club :)

Here I will be posting updates when we add a new header and who designed the chosen header.

Previous designs shown have been created by: Charlie & Bonnie, Dom&Ink (aka Dominic Evans) who's profile you can view here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
@domandink, Hrach Hakobyan, Mat Roff: http://matroff.co.uk/
and Delaney Gibbons: www.delaneygibbons.com.

Hi everyone,
I have uploaded a couple of new pictures from Emma's book fairy duties in both London and New York.
You can view the new pictures here: https://www.goodreads.com/photo/group...

Enjoy x

^ I know.

To me it seems Western countries (USA voting Trump, UK voting leave & the increasing popularity of Marine Le Pen in France) are taking a HUGE step backwards; what on earth has got into everyone?

The Huffington Post are running an article today 'Why the Biggest Project of Liberal Feminism Failed and What Can Be Done About It Now'
It is of course about everyone's favourite topic of the moment -Trump & Clinton: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/w...?

'The Men Feminists Left Behind' - interesting opinion piece which is perfect reading material for today (regarding the US election).
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/opi...

Thanks Laure! :) I've always like Mila Kunis. She is pretty brave for speaking out, but it needs people like her to speak out so that budding actresses understand that this kind of behavior by producers and top executives is NOT okay. I'm sure some young actresses who are trying to make it have been told that this sort of behavior is standard practice for getting the role you want in a film or TV show - and they need to know that it really isn't.

Having said that, it's not necessarily just a problem for woman. I'm sure many of you know the story's about how Corey Haim and Corey Feldman were (allegedly) being passed around and sexually assaulted by high ranking people in the film industry when they were younger.

Mila Kunis pens essay on Hollywood sexism: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news...

Vance wrote: "Here's a scientific prediction for you. Very soon I'm going to be kicked out of this book club..."

Well, that's down to you. You need to calm your temper, always angry & arguing.

Vance wrote: "It has NOT made me sympathetic, only angry, bitter and resentful toward women."

This probably isn't the best group for you to be a member of then? :-\

haha I know what you mean, ridiculous to tell her to lose weight. *more eye rolling*

Deemed ‘too fat’ Miss Iceland decides to quit the Miss Grand International beauty contest after being ordered to lose weight:

https://www.yahoo.com/style/deemed-to...

Good for you Miss Iceland! :)

Your right Ashwin, the punishment should be the same for the abuser whether they are male or female.

Here is an interview with Gloria Steinem about Feminism, Hilary Clinton etc:

Gloria Steinem: for feminism, a Clinton win would be helpful but ‘only one step’. http://www.npr.org/2016/10/21/4987367...

'Woman Sexually Assaulted Live on TV as Presenter Kisses her Breast without Permission' http://metro.co.uk/2016/10/18/woman-s...


NOT OKAY!!!!! GGGRRRRR.

Jolly good show - interesting read. :)

Thanks Ann, good article - thanks very much for sharing :)

As today is #DayoftheGirl there are lots of articles about girls and woman around the world. This one from the BBC today reports that every 7 seconds a girl under the age of 15 is married.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-37614...

Obviously this is just horrible, i'm sure most of you have seen that Emma is in Malawi and trying to shed light on this very subject, so big respect to her for that. I hope one day this will be a non existent problem :(

Ashwin, I read a bit about that Amy Schumer guy before, tis certainly interesting how it's all unfolded.

Thanks for sharing Ginny, that's a very powerful image!!

I agree with you Meelie, on the very very rare occasion that I have ever been wolf-whistled, I have felt just like legging it to the hills! But now i'm older and therefore not likely to get wolf-whistled at! but I too would make a gesture such as yours :)

Female chess players threaten boycott after being told to wear hijabs at world championship in Iran:

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/wor...