Brown Girl Like Me: The Essential Guidebook and Manifesto for South Asian Girls and Women

by Jaspreet Kaur

Jaspreet Kaur (Narrator)

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You might feel that this fight is too big for you. How on earth can you dismantle so many complex, long-standing systems of oppression? My answer: piece by piece.

Brown Girl Like Me is an inspiring memoir and empowering manifesto that equips women with the confidence and tools they need to navigate the difficulties that come with an intersectional identity. Jaspreet Kaur unpacks key issues such as the media, the workplace, the home, education, mental health, culture, confidence and the body, to help South Asian women understand and tackle the issues that affect them, and help them be in the driving seat of their own lives.

Jaspreet pulls no punches, tackling difficult topics from mental health and menstruation stigma to education and beauty standards, from feminism to cultural appropriation and microaggressions. She also addresses complex issues, such as how to manage being a brown feminist without rejecting your own culture, and why Asian girls - the second highest performing group of students in the country - aren't seen in larger numbers in universities and head offices.

Interviews with brilliant South Asian Women of all walks of life as well as academic insight show what life is really like for brown women in the diaspora. Part toolkit, part call-to-arms, Brown Girl Like Me is essential reading for South Asian women as well as people with an interest in feminism and cultural issues, and will educate, inspire and spark urgent conversations for change.

  • ISBN10 1529056349
  • ISBN13 9781529056341
  • Publish Date 17 February 2022
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Pan Macmillan
  • Imprint Bluebird
  • Edition Unabridged edition
  • Format Audiobook (WAV)
  • Duration 9 hours and 43 minutes
  • Language English