"Why are there so few women in politics? Why is public space, whether it’s the street or social media, still so inhospitable to women? What does Carrie Fisher have to do with Mary Wollstonecraft? And why is a wedding ceremony Satan’s playground?"
These are just a few of the questions that acclaimed journalist Elizabeth Renzetti addresses in this collection of essays. Her decades of reporting on feminist issues show here; she has a wry and sharp sense of humor and there were a lot of essays that I found thought-provoking (and also funny). She makes observations on current politics, but also examines how life was back when her mother was working. Basically, it's a look at how far women have come . . . and how far we have to go. I liked this book a lot and found it a great companion to other books I've read, including Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay.
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