The Gender Games

The Problem With Men and Women, From Someone Who Has Been Both

Juno Dawson

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English

Two Roads
13 February 2018

Autobiography: general; Gender studies, gender groups; Psychology; Psychology of gender

'It's a boy!' or 'It's a girl!' are the first words almost all of us hear when we enter the world. Before our names, before we have likes and dislikes - before we, or anyone else, has any idea who we are. And two years ago, as Juno Dawson went to tell her mother she was (and actually, always had been) a woman, she started to realise just how wrong we've been getting it.

Gender isn't just screwing over trans people, it's messing with everyone. From little girls who think they can't be doctors to teenagers who come to expect street harassment. From exclusionist feminists to 'alt-right' young men. From men who can't cry to the women who think they shouldn't.

As her body gets in line with her mind, Juno tells not only her own story, but the story of everyone who is shaped by society's expectations of gender - and what we can do about it.

Featuring insights from well-known gender, feminist and trans activists including Rebecca Root, Laura Bates, Gemma Cairney, Anthony Anaxagorou, Hannah Witton, Alaska Thunderfuck and many more, THE GENDER GAMES is a frank, witty and powerful manifesto for a world in which everyone can truly be themselves.

By: Juno Dawson
Imprint: Two Roads
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 256g
ISBN: 9781473648609
ISBN 10: 1473648602
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 13 February 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

JUNO DAWSON is the multi-award-winning author of dark teen thrillers. Her first non-fiction book, BEING A BOY, tackled puberty, sex and relationships in a frank and funny fashion, and a follow-up for young LGBT people, THIS BOOK IS GAY, came out in 2014. Juno is a regular contributor to Attitude Magazine, GT and the Guardian and has contributed to news items concerning sexuality, identity, literature and education on BBC Woman's Hour, Front Row, This Morning and Newsnight. She writes full time and lives in Brighton.

Reviews for The Gender Games: The Problem With Men and Women, From Someone Who Has Been Both

A saucy, sassy, sweary look at gender, and how it trips and entraps us. -- Suzanne Harrington * Irish Examiner * This book is incredible, I loved it so much -- Emma Gannon * CTRL ALT DELETE podcast * Part memoir, part manifesto, The Gender Games is filled with the type of funny, thoughtful and honest writing that has made Dawson a multi-award winning YA author...Frank, witty, and educational' * Stylist * This memoir ... got me underlining, and texting friends, frequently. -- Stephanie Burt * TLS * One of the bravest, freshest voices -- Laura Dockrill * Observer *