August 3, 2012

"How to Be a Woman" by Caitlin Moran

Even though officially women are equal to men in many parts of the world, one would have to be blind not to see all the double standards which have been put into place. In other words, life is far from being a walk in the park for many modern women, but not for the reasons you would expect. 

As it happens, they are constantly tormented by various mysteries and social conventions, including existential questions such as "Do men hate us?" and "How come bras hurt?". According to recent estimates, there are about 3,456,782,396 men on Earth, which makes for 3,456,782,396 people who don’t know what it’s like to be a woman. 

Fortunately, Caitlin Moran is here to fix that with her book titled How to Be a Woman.In her book titled suspiciously like a guide, Caitlin Moran basically observes the many challenges a modern woman has to go through in a developed country, without forgetting the few benefits that come along with them. 

Caitlin uses personal examples from her life in order to illustrate her numerous provocative observations on women’s lives, depicting impossibly funny scenes from her life as a woman, writer, wife and mother. 

How to Be a Woman" by Caitlin Moran (Book cover)
Whether she is talking about children or strip clubs, Moran always finds a way to bring the truth to the reader with a touch of class and a brand of humor only she is capable of putting on paper.

All in all, while How to Be a Woman may be a humorous book, there is certainly a point debated in it, and it’s that fighting for women’s issues, such as equality for example, is not only something which proponents of women’s rights must do… it is something that will help society in general… it will help it move forward.


Caitlin Moran (Author)

Caitlin Moran


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Caitlin Moran is an English broadcaster, columnist at The Times, a TV critic and an author. She was awarded in 2010 the distinction of being the Columnist of the Year and in 2011 the Critic of the Year awards from the British Press Awards. Feminism is a topic in which she takes interest, as her bestselling book How to Be a Woman quickly reached its famed status.



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