Ford describes and reads the abuse she gets online, day in and day out, from angry, vile men. It’s atrocious!

Exploring such issues as body image and self-acceptance, education and empowerment, health and sexuality, political representation, economic justice, and violence against women, Fight Like a Girl looks at the challenges that women and girls face while emphasizing the strength that they independently, and collectively, embody. Seely delves into the politics of the feminist movement, exploring both women's history and current–day realities with easy-to-follow lists and timelines like those on “Women Who Made a Difference,” “Chronology of the U.S. Women's Movement,” and “Do's and Don'ts for Young Feminists.” I also loved the chapter ‘A League of Their Own’ – which is close to my heart for Clementine exploring as she often does, the link between pop-culture and feminism. She name-drops the likes of; ‘Parks and Recreation’, ‘Broad City’ and ‘Jessica Jones’ (to name a very few) television shows, for their core focus on the love story between female friends. She brings in Alison Bechdel’s test to discuss women in cinema … and while this whole chapter had me head-nodding along for all our cross-pollination of pop-culture obsessions, it’s also Clementine celebrating these highly visible achievements of women who are bringing feminism to the masses. And in particular; rejecting this notion that women are our own worst enemies; Urgently needed, Fight Like a Girl is a passionate, rallying cry that will awaken readers to the fact they are not alone and there’s a brighter future where men and women can flourish equally – and that’s something worth fighting for. Thus, going in, I know that Ford is only human, and she might talk the talk, but she doesn't walk the walk.Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards, co-authors of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism and the Future Ford provides a lot of raw and familiar emotion as she realizes the world isn’t fair. I’m not minimizing her pain—we all felt it and still do. I personally didn’t need to read about it to understand. Younger women struggling with their own issues of body image, feelings of inferiority, and fighting to be different and respected, will find their feelings validated in this book. There’s a healthy dash of psychology on how society trains women to self-loathe that many young women will find new and interesting. I'm conflicted about this book. Some chapters are fantastic, such as those on online abuse and the right to be angry. Some are less so, and flounder in what they aim to do. I'm so saddened by how visceral my reaction to this book has been. I believe the message 100%, but the delivery is going to alienate a lot of well-meaning people.

Fight Like A Girl is possibly one of the best collections of profiles I have read in awhile. From the beginning of modern feminism to present day, Barcella covers a wide variety of women who have made a serious impact on the western world and on feminism. Required reading for all young women in Australia... Yes, Fight Like A Girl will make you angry. It will make you feel uncomfortable. But, ultimately, it will inspire you to create change.’ Here are some statistics to help demonstrate the prevalence and severity of violence against women:I found that some of the middle chapters with their heavy emphasis on MRAs on social media dragged a bit? And I think it's partly that Ford's experiences of online abuse are a long way from universal, but also because - as she herself argues - the more abuse you hear, the less impact it has on you. So I started out full of rage over the things she gets called on a daily basis, but the more of these abusive comments I read, the more I just wanted to get past the boring insults to the heart of her argument. It's incredibly liberating reaching my mid-forties and realising how little I care about people's opinions of me. Men's opinions matter even less. I'm heterosexual - I know, quite the tragedy, as I like to joke to most people's astonishment. And guess what, most feminists are not men-haters, although I'm sure some are and I'm certain they have good reasons for that. It actually gives me great satisfaction when occasionally I discover that a certain man, usually a friend's partner, can't stand me. It's usually because instead of fluttering my eye-lashes and gushing over their ... whatever it is we are supposed to gush over - I challenge their sexist remarks, jokes and attitudes and so on - not that I spend that much time in their company, I'm bored out of my mind by sports talk. I truly believe that everyone, male and female, should read this book and i will definitely be recommending it to all the women I know. Reviewing and rating books on feminism is not easy. Partially because I’ve yet to find one with which I agree 100% - and honestly, that’s OK. I’ve learned something from each of those books I have read, and that counts for something, even if there was stuff various authors and I saw differently. This book is no different.

With an eye toward what it takes to create actual change, Seely offers a practical guide for how to get involved, take action and wage successful events and campaigns. Personal and fearless - a call to arms for feminists new, old and as yet unrealised by one of our most outspoken feminist writers. A friend recently told me that the things I write are powerful for her because they have the effect of making her feel angry instead of just empty. I want to do this for all women and young girls - to take the emptiness and numbness they feel about being a girl in this world and turn it into rage and power. I want to teach all of them how to FIGHT LIKE A GIRL. Clementine Ford My mother played the role of the traditional housewife and primary caregiver in a predominantly female environment, raising daughters while she was being emotionally, mentally and physically abused. We were children of domestic violence and alcohol abuse. This became my inauguration into a male dominated world where battle weary women have previously been defeated and precious lives have been lost. It touches on the tragedy of Jill Meagher and how her brutal rape and murder invoked rage without our community. Fight Like A Girl considers the anguish of domestic violence and violence against women, a chapter that resonated deep within me. I'm not anti-feminist; I'm not siding with males because I want them to like me, and I'm not selfishly oblivious to the plights of women around the world. I know that women are often subjected to the vile behaviours of entitled men and I have experienced degradation at the hands of men so I FKING GET IT.All these resources from the women, books, art, music, I would have LOVED an actual list of their material so it would be easier to find. The bibliography in the end lists the resources the author used, I’m talking about a separate list with the feminists’ own work, now I have to google for myself (yeah I know, minor issue…)