Believing

In 1991, Anita Hill began something that's still unfinished work. The issues of gender violence, touching on sex, race, age, and power, are as urgent today as they were when she first testified. Believing is a story of America's three decades long reckoning with gender violence, one that offers insights into its roots, and paths to creating dialogue and substantive change. It is a call to action that offers guidance based on what this brave, committed fighter has learned from a lifetime of advocacy and her search for solutions to a problem that is still tearing America apart. We once thought gender-based violence--from casual harassment to rape and murder--was an individual problem that affected a few; we now know it's cultural and endemic, and happens to our acquaintances, colleagues, friends and family members, and it can be physical, emotional and verbal. Women of color experience sexual harassment at higher rates than White women. Street harassment is ubiquitous and can escalat

ISBN:	9780593298312
Publisher:	Penguin Random House Group
Imprint:	Penguin Books
Published date:	29 Sep 2022
DEWEY:	303.6
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	368
Weight:	295g
Height:	214mm
Width:	140mm
Spine width:	21mm

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