Gender and Sexuality Studies

Recent movers and shakers in gender and sexuality studies.

Updated December 14, 2025
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The portable feminist reader
Gay, Roxane
Ebook
A New York Times Bestseller A dynamic and strikingly relevant look at a feminist canon as expansive rather than definitive A Penguin Classic One of Library Journal's Best Books of the Year For Roxane Gay, a feminist...
Girl on girl : how pop culture turned a generation of women against themselves
Gilbert, Sophie
Ebook
A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book * Named one of the Best Books of the Year by TIME and NPR "Searing... rigorously researched but never stuffy... Gilbert has compiled perhaps the first comprehensive examination of turn-of-the-millennium mainstream...
Marsha the joy and defiance of Marsha P. Johnson
Tourmaline
Ebook
'Thank god the revolution has begun, honey.' Rumour has it that after legendary Black transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson threw the first brick in the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, she picked up a shard of broken mirror to fix her make-up. This fearless moment embodies both the beauty and violence of...
Beyond personhood an essay in trans philosophy
Bettcher, Talia Mae
Ebook
A bold intervention in the philosophical concepts of gender, sex, and self Beyond Personhood provides an entirely new philosophical approach to trans experience, trans oppression, gender dysphoria, and the relationship between gender and identity. Until...
Amelia Bloomer journalist, suffragist, anti-fashion icon
Catterall, Sara
Ebook
A fascinating look at an underappreciated woman in American history whose newspaper fostered a national conversation on women's issues. Amelia Bloomer, when her name is recognized at all, is usually remembered for bloomers, the trouser-turned-frilly-shorts that bear her name. While she was a...
Wages for housework : the feminist fight against unpaid labor
Callaci, Emily
Paper Book
The revelatory story of a radical campaign to change the way we value work "Illuminating, honest, nuanced, Wages for Housework is a must-read for anyone seeking to make a just and sustainable world for all." ―Robin D. G....
The dignity of dependence a feminist manifesto
Sargeant, Leah Libresco
Ebook
The Dignity of Dependence argues that women?s equal rights depend on advocating for women as women. The world is not ready to welcome women as women; a culture that fears dependence and asks everyone to aim for autonomy and independence will always be a society hostile to women....
Labs of Our Own feminist tinkerings with science
Giordano, Sig.
Ebook
From climate change to COVID-19 to reproductive justice, there has been deep political polarization around science. Labs of Our Own provides a unique entry point into these twenty-first-century science wars by focusing on our affective relationships to science. The book delves into various...
The double tax how women of color are overcharged and underpaid
Opoku-Agyeman, Anna Gifty
Ebook
The 'pink tax' has gained widespread recognition in recent years, but what happens when you look at the costs that define a woman's entire life, especially across racial lines? In The Double Tax, Harvard researcher Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman summarizes the disparities that women face as they navigate...
Motherdom : breaking free from bad science and good mother myths
Bollen, Alex
Paper Book
Blaming, shaming and flimsy evidence: welcome to the ugly world of Good Mother myths When Alex Bollen had her first baby, the fear of being a bad mother made her guilty and anxious. A researcher with twenty years' experience, she went looking for answers. To her surprise the...

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