Women are angry and it isn’t hard to work out why. We are underpaid and overworked. Too sensitive or not sensitive enough. Too dowdy or too flashy. Too big or too thin. Sluts or prudes. We are harassed, told we are asking for it and challenged about whether it would kill us to smile. 

Our rage is one of the most important resources we have, our sharpest tool against both personal and political oppression. We’ve been told for so long to bottle up our anger, letting it corrode our bodies and minds in ways we don’t even realise. Yet our anger is a vital instrument, a radar for injustice and catalyst for change. 

[ excerpt from Rage Becomes Her by Soraya Chemaly] 

You can follow Soraya on Instagram @ragebecomesher and learn more about her work by visiting her website www.sorayachemaly.com and you can find her incredible book, Rage Becomes Her in all good bookstores! 

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