(Un)kind

Tackles the pervasive tide of unbridled misogyny masquerading as kindnessJulie 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 womens kind nature have been repackaged for todays 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... compellingLucy Mangan, The i

Erudite, blisteringly smart and profoundly compassionate Dr Rachel Hewitt