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In this ground-breaking investigation, Laura traces the roots of misogyny across a complex spiders web of groups extending from men's rights activists and pick-up artists to Men Going Their Own Way, trolls and the Incel movement, in the name of which some men have committed terrorist acts. Drawing parallels with other extremist movements around the world, Bates seeks to understand what attracts men to the movement, how it grooms and radicalises boys, how it operates and what can be done to stop it.

Women are standing up and #shoutingback. In a culture that's driven by social media, for the first time women are using this online space (@EverydaySexism www.everydaysexism.com) to come together, share their stories, and encourage a new generation to recognise the problems that women face. This book is a call to arms in a new wave of feminism and it proves sexism is endemic - socially, politically, and economically. But women won't stand for it.

En este libro urgente e innovador, Laura Bates, autora de varios best sellers y fundadora del Proyecto Sexismo Cotidiano, se adentra en la clandestinidad para sacar a la luz vastas redes y comunidades misóginas. Una inmersión profunda en el extremismo mundial. Sus entrevistas con miembros de estos grupos y con las personas que luchan contra ellos ofrecen una visión única del funcionamiento de este movimiento.

"Certo che ho paura. Ma non è meglio bruciarsi in una vita fatta di gioia ed eccitazione e avventura, invece di stare seduta a casa ad aspettare che una vita di servitù scorra via lentamente, senza aver mai saputo davvero cosa significa vivere?" Il futuro di Cass, diciassette anni, sembra già tutto scritto: un marito, dei figli, un'esistenza tranquilla.