I do not want any particular woman to set herself up as Everywoman, because firstly it's impossible for one individual to represent the huge diversity that exists within this gender, and secondly every time someone tries it is without fail a white, middle class (which she is, whatever people may say about her accent) professional, able-bodied, cisgender, heterosexual woman. A year ago, she read out in the Commons the names of the 120 women killed by men in the previous 12 months. I am political poles apart from Jess but I thank Andrew Mitchell for recommending her book and I stand shoulder to shoulder with her on women's issues. I also liked the chapter where Jess covers self promotion and how we need to do it more, noting the fine line.

This was the first which I dreaded going back to because there were so many funny and wise things on each page that whittling them down into a review seemed impossible. She does pay lip service to PoC sometimes, and she seems to remember that disabled people exist every now and then. Jess, a Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, feminist and anti-violence campaigner, provides so many interesting stories in this book.

She explains what Westminster is really like, detailing the sexism as well as the traditions (which seemed baffling! I won't be standing for elected office but I will stop publicly doubting myself and try to silence the voice of imposter syndrome.

On politics, she doesn’t pull any punches, and it’s Jeremy Corbyn who comes under the most sustained attack.

She also regales the reader with accounts of the sexism she’s suffered: aged 13, a man assumed she was a prostitute and asked her to get into his car. Her book is easy to read, her points easy to understand and the impact of what she fights for could be significant. Jess Phillips doesn’t actually discuss her political views to any great extent in this book, she primarily focuses on women’s issues, such as domestic violence, rape, the gender pay gap, and the ways that women are silenced in the work place. Jess Phillips is not Everywoman (which is fine) but thinks that she is (which is really not fine at all). Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), French Guiana, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.I can't say I'm a fan of Phillips either, and after reading this I respect her more, but am no more fond of her, finding her hypocritical and self-important, even if the abuse she gets is undeserved.

Sensitive and funny, poignant and shocking, it gives a good insight into Jess- who she is and how she is, and of course, that wider world. She’s open about her own experiences, good and bad, and her own personality – she knows she can speak her mind too much and yes, she does seek publicity, but so that she can highlight the women’s and equality causes she really cares about. Unguarded in her criticism of those she disagrees with, her anger at Jeremy Corbyn is clear – ‘while we’re fighting and struggling with a lackluster leadership, the people are the ones who’re suffering’. All in all, I thought this was a great read, I think Jess Phillips has a great future, she’s going to go far. I said at the time of the most recent Labour leadership election that she was the only one that could tear Boris a new one at the dispatch box, but un-fucking-surprisingly, they went with the only man in the race and not with one of the three women.At times, it is something of a depressing read, not least because you feel she's beating her head against a brick wall. My friend Meg bought me a copy and got it signed (“To Liz, badass feminist salute”) a little while ago but was saving it to give it to me at a particular time. She does point out that as women we are not encouraged to flaunt our successes and maybe that is why I find it so jarring. She’s so funny and strong and inspiring (her constituency is actually Birmingham Yardley) and I am fortunate to have her as my MP.