As the great Noemí Argüelles once said in Paquita Salas: “Well, I’m going to tell you. The friend is me.” In this case, we are the editors of Trends, that we have wondered about those readings that, many times without even having been looking for it, They have ended up changing our perspective on things. Especially about our lives as women in a world where violence, in different levels and forms, against our gender is completely normalized.
Cristina Sobrino recommends: women and powerMary Beard
I would say that this is the book that has marked me the most on the subject. It goes back to the myths of ancient Greece and, from there, it goes over different moments of women’s access to power, emphasizing how we are treated, how our voice is played with and how we have been successively silenced until the day of today.
Women and Power: A Manifesto (Out of Collection)
Pepa Lopez recommends: brave womenTxell Feixas Torres
Txell Feixas is a correspondent in the Middle East and tells you stories about the women there. The book helps to put into context the different needs of feminist movements depending on the place and, above all, to value and analyze your privilege.
Brave Women: Foreword by Rosa María Calaf (PENINSULA)
Iria Reguera recommends: we should all be feministsChimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
How much is inside such a small book. I was already a feminist and an activist before I read it, but this book brought me closer to intersectionality and the reality of my privilege as a white woman without it being meant to.
We should all be feminists (Random House)
Anabel Palomares recommends: feminism for dummiesNerea Perez de las Heras
Feminism for clumsy was a starting point for me because, although feminism is reflection, reconstruction and vindication, I also like to feel identified and I saw mine in those female fears. Feeling accompanied when I read it made me realize the importance of sorority.
Feminism for clumsy (Out of Collection)
Maria Yuste recommends: the end of loveTamara Tenenbaum
The story of romantic love hides the underlying power relations in heterosexual couples. This book brings them to light to break to allow us to rethink and reinvent the way we bond. The goal is to suffer less, enjoy love and sex more, and bury forever that old idea that the best chance in life a woman has is to star in great love.
Maria Barba recommends: men explain things to meRebecca Solnit
I read it a long time ago but to this day I still remember that I was very indignant and began to detect micro-machismo everywhere. I quite liked it.
Men Explain Things to Me
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