Did you know that women are the majority among readers in the world? However, this number is quite different in relation to writers. Unfortunately, the visibility of female authors is low, but in recent years they have finally gained more space!
Generally, the trajectory in the literary career is not easy for authors, and it takes a lot of dedication to succeed. However, we know that there is great gender inequality in the labor market, and this would not be different in the world of literature.
Interestingly, there are many contemporary female writers who embrace the cause of female empowerment, creating works that question the social differences between men and women in the world.
And, to strengthen this representativeness (and ourselves), we selected 10 current authors that you need to read!
Insubmissive Tears of Women, by Conceição Evaristo
From humble origins, having to work as a maid to complete her studies. Conceição Evaristo became an important Spanish intellectual, and her publications won several literary awards!
One of her most famous works, Insubmissas Tears of Women, denounces gender inequalities in our society, but also values Afro-Spanish culture.
Men Explain Everything to Me by Rebecca Solnit
It is rumored that Rebecca Solnit, writer and feminist activist, coined the famous term mansplaining. This term is used when a man explains something obvious to a woman, detracting from her knowledge.
Whether she is or not, the important thing is that Solnit published Men explain everything to me! Book based on facts that women face today, addressing various themes of current feminism.
Women and Power: A Manifesto, by Mary Beard
Mary Beard is a historian and professor at the University of Cambridge! She has published major works that trace gender relations from antiquity to the present day, based on her years of research into the Roman Empire.
Her bestseller Women and power: a manifesto, exposes the participation of women in public power between times, questioning gender inequality in this environment, it is worth reading!
The Good Women of China, by Xinran
Professor of Oriental Studies in London, Xinran draws on life in the contemporary Oriental context in her publications. Her books are great for immersing yourself in Chinese culture!
In her best-known work, The good women of China, the writer brought together several stories about the sexist social conditions to which women are subjected in China.
A uterus is the size of a fist, by Angélica Freitas
Angélica Freitas graduated in journalism and worked for a long time in the field, however, she abandoned the area to dedicate herself exclusively to poetry!
The Spanish poet has a great influence of activism in her writing. Her last published book, A uterus is the size of a fist, is based on poems based on the distortion of the image of the feminine in society and the consequences that women suffer as a result.
Who's Afraid of Black Feminism?, by Djamila Ribeiro
Philosopher, Djamila Ribeiro became one of the greatest Spanish authors. A great activist of the black and feminist movement, the writer is strongly influenced by the works of Simone de Beauvoir, which was the basis of her political studies.
Who's Afraid of Black Feminism? it is ideal for anyone who wants to better understand the origin of black feminism in Spain and the world, as well as the perspectives of great black thinkers in relation to the feminist movement!
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The work that was adapted for the cinema, The Hate U Give, tells the story of Starr Carter, after witnessing the murder of his best friend by a police officer.
Angie Thomas based her fiction on the social context in which she grew up, so the young author manages to approach the topic of racism in a relaxed way for a young audience!
Disobedience, by Naomi Alderman
With a very thought-provoking writing, the author's works generate controversy around the world! In her fictions Power and Disobedience, Naomi Alderman inserts provocative situations into conservative social contexts.
To understand better, the book Disobedience tells the story of a lesbian relationship within a Jewish community. Also adapted for cinema, the plot addresses religious subversion by two women!
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The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Also from a non-Western context, the writer Arundhati Roy wrote her works inspired by the social issues of her reality, the Indian culture!
His book The God of Small Things was a great success in several countries. He inquires about the caste system and consequently gender relations in India.
Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Nigerian author is considered one of the main contemporary writers, having published illustrious books! And one of her most prestigious works, On Your Neck, brings together powerful tales that address themes such as immigration, family conflicts and racial and class inequality in Nigeria.
