Western NY Book Club discussion

Did this work encourage you to change your viewpoint on feminism or do you think she is only preaching to the converted?

When I first heard her Ted Talk some years ago, she did change my views on feminism. I had always considered myself a feminist in that on paper,I believed in equality but I had never stopped to think what it meant and I had never thought about my own ingrained views, how they got there, or the privileges I inherently have being a man. Reading this years later made me think about all the work I still have to do and we as a society still have to do. I think these ideas have permeated into the mainstream so it may be preaching to the converted. Whoever is reading it now probably is already somewhat converted, as the class of people who will never say they are feminists will probably also never pick up this book.

I do get the feeling that very few people who identify as anti-feminist would pick up this book. Which is a shame, it is so well written, argued and poignant.

I did learn a lot from it though and I do encourage others to read it as well.

Yes, because the author made me realize that men can be feminists too.. it wasn't something I had considered prior to reading the book.