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(Un)kind: How Kindness Culture Punishes Women

by Victoria Smith

  

€ 13.75 

ISBN: 9780349127156

'Tackles the pervasive tide of unbridled misogyny masquerading as kindness' Julie Bindel

'Victoria Smith is a brilliant writer who every feminist should read' Sharron Davies

'This brilliant book shows how demands for compassion and generosity can be a mask for sexist ideology' Susanna Rustin

(Un)kind is a coruscating account of the ways in which deeply-held beliefs about women's 'kind' nature have been repackaged for today's culture wars, in a society that remains dependent - socially, politically, economically - on female self-sacrifice.

Kindness culture is sold to women and girls in a multitude of guises: from play to self-help, social justice activism to empowerment. Victoria Smith argues that the pressure on women and girls has been incorporated into the 'work' of feminism.

A compelling account of the backlash against feminism, (Un)Kind is essential reading for anyone affected by the endless exhortations for women to #BeKind.

'Brilliant... compelling' Lucy Mangan, The i

'Erudite, blisteringly smart and profoundly compassionate' Dr Rachel Hewitt

336 pages.

Available from 05/03/26.

Usually despatched in 2-5 working days.

Date of Publication: 05/03/2026

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