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Julie Bindel, new book - feminism for women, the route to freedom. Interviewed by Emma Barnett on women’s hour today

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Iam64 Wed 08-Sept-21 20:42:55

Her partner is Harriet Wistrich (sp) who is a feminist lawyer, whose work includes defending women accused of killing abusive male partners

Galaxy Wed 08-Sept-21 20:34:08

I need to order her book. She has done such good work with regards to women in prison.

Iam64 Wed 08-Sept-21 19:59:33

If we had a feminist board, this would best be placed there.

Julie has been no platformed by many venues, by universities because of her outspoken support for hard won women’s spaces. She wrote a Guardian article 20 years ago when she used what she now describes as immature language when dismissing trans women as men in frocks.

One of the argument in her new book is that men can be supporters of feminist women/feminism but they can’t be feminists. She reported concerns from young women about men in leadership roles in feminist groups at universities. She repeated concerns about the impact of self ID.

I’m with Julie on this