Chapter 3 Toolkit: Woman Accomplice

Sledgehammers and Glass Ceilings: On Being Feminist and Womanist Accomplice

What to Read

1 . We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

2 . Becoming Heroines by Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin

3 . Because I Was a Girl edited by Melissa de la Cruz

4 . Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

5 . Black Girls Must Die Exhausted: A Novel by Jayne Allen 

  • 6 . Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by Bell Hooks

    7 . The Will to Change by Bell Hooks

    8 . Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption by Rafia Zakaria

    9 . Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

What to Watch

1 . He Named Me Malala 

2 . Knock Down the House

3 . Becoming 

4 . Dolores

5 . Free Angela & All Political Prisoners 

  • 6 . The Color Purple

    7 . The Forty Year Old Version 

    8 . Still I Rise

    9 . What Happened, Miss simone?

    10 . The Lakota Daughters

    11 . Queen of Katwe 

    12 . Booksmart

    13 . 9 to 5: The Story of A Movement

Organizations to Support

1 . Malala Fund

2 . Girls Inc

3 . Lower Eastside Girls Club

4 . Girls Not Brides

5 . Planned Parenthood

6 . Equality Now

What You Can Do

1 . Mobilizing for policy change: Stay up to date on news and policy change. Sign petitions and use your vote to support policy that benefits and works towards the autonomy of women. 

2 . Research and seek out stories of diverse women’s experiences.

3 . Establish regular conversation in your family, school, or work environment about gender roles in household management, careers and women empowerment. 

4 . Make reading recommendations to others and take opportunities to share your education with others. 

5 . Call out sexism and sexual harassment in settings such as school, work, or sports. Even if it seems inconsequential to you at the moment, set boundaries and speak to a trusted source of authority (a school counselor, parent, HR, etc) if you cannot comfortably correct and discuss with the person who is perpetrating the inappropriate behavior. 

  • 6 . Find ways to stay up on current issues and know where your representatives stand. 

    7 . Write, call, and email elected officials and ensure that they are doing everything they can to support reproductive rights, survivors of sexual violence, domestic violence, sex trafficking, and other women’s issues. 

    8 . Bring awareness of these issues by discussing them with friends or sharing them on social media

    9 . Volunteer or donate money to local nonprofits and encourage those within your network to do the same.

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