Not Here to Make You Comfortable: 50 Women Who Stand Up, Speak Out, Inspire Change

by Penguin Random House

A collection celebrating boldness, bravery and brilliance.

Here are fifty times a woman did something brave. Something disruptive. Something exceptional.

We saw them. And we were inspired to be more confident and maybe a little bold.

It’s time to stop saying yes all the time.
It’s time to stop apologising all the time.
It’s time to stop avoiding conflict all the time.
It’s time to be true to our emotions, whatever they are.

We’re not here to make you comfortable.

We’re here to celebrate being ourselves.

176 pages, Paperback

Published September 26, 2023

About the author

Penguin Random House is a multinational conglomerate publishing company formed in 2013, from the merger of Random House, owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, and Penguin Group, owned by British publishing company Pearson plc.

Reviews

[Nicole Higgins · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful, modern, line up of Australian women and their positive impact on our society. I enjoyed talking through and about each women's journey with my children and it prompted them to look for more information on several of those covered.

[Ari (Head in a Book) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very motivational and inspiring.

[Melissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Loved the illustrations, a nice selection of women from Australia and internationally, but some of the messaging was underdone or really cherry-picked.

[Jazzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every young girl should try reading this beautiful book

[Rachel Abercrombie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book for inspiring young girls