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Awakening: #MeToo and the Global Fight for Women's Rights
Meighan Stone, Rachel B. Vogelstein
Pakistan, China, Nigeria, Brazil, Feminism & feminist theory, Political activism
A groundbreaking account of the #MeToo movement in Brazil, China, Nigeria, Pakistan, Egypt, Tunisia and Sweden
'You'll be moved by the brave women in Awakening' Malala Yousafzai
'Awakening goes where no book has gone before. Inspiring, insightful, profoundly moving' Hillary Rodham Clinton
All over the world, #MeToo inspired generations of women to fight in new ways for their rights.
In Brazil, women run for office at the risk of intimidation and murder.
In China, activists drown out internet censors and defy arrests.
In Egypt, the president calls protestors terrorists.
In Tunisia, activists bring down a predatory government minister.
In Nigeria, the movement unites Muslim and Christian survivors.
In Pakistan, actresses confront accused assailants in court.
In Sweden, the movement rocks citizens to their core.
Awakening reveals the true scope of the greatest global reckoning on women's rights in history.
Praise for Awakening: #MeToo and the Global Fight for Women's Rights
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Through their reporting and research, Meighan Stone and Rachel Vogelstein bring us closer to a new generation of women who are using digital activism to achieve change - Malala Yousafzai
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Dynamically told and sharply written, Awakening is the global #MeToo book we've been waiting for, transporting readers over borders and across cultures - Jill Filipovic
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A must-read for anyone thinking about the social and political consequences of #MeToo. This book provides critical insight into the movement's global impact and the future of equality for women around the world - Soraya Chemaly
Meighan Stone
Meighan Stone is an advocate for the rights of women around the globe. She was president of the Malala Fund for three years and is now a senior fellow in the Council on Foreign Relations' Women and Foreign Policy program. She has led international projects with the UN, World Economic Forum and G7 summits, and her writing on women's issues appears in TIME and Fortune.
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