Why Women Are Blamed for Everything
Exposing the Culture of Victim-Blaming
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Dr Jessica Taylor
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She asked for it. She was flirting. She was drinking. She was wearing a revealing dress. She was too confident. She walked home alone. She stayed in that relationship. She was naïve. She didn't report soon enough. She didn't fight back. She wanted it. She lied about it. She comes from a bad area. She was vulnerable. She should have known. She should have seen it coming. She should have protected herself.
The victim blaming of women is prevalent and normalised in society both in the UK and around the world.
What is it that causes us to blame women who have been abused, raped, trafficked, assaulted or harassed by men? Why are we uncomfortable with placing all of the blame on the perpetrators for their crimes against women and girls?
Based on three years of doctoral research and 10 years of practice with women and girls, Dr Jessica Taylor explores the many reasons we blame women for male violence committed against them. Written in her unique style and backed up by decades of evidence, this book exposes the powerful forces in society and individual psychology that compel us to blame women subjected to male violence.
©2021 VictimFocus and Dr Jessica Taylor (P)2021 Hachette Audio UKCritic Reviews
"The kind of book that has you screaming 'Yes! Yes! Yes! Now I get it!' on almost every page." (Caitlin Moran)
'"Dr Taylor sets out a compelling case...gives voice and agency to women who have experienced trauma and violence." (Morning Star)
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- Donna Greene
- 15-01-2022
A Very Important Study
I think this book is fantastic. It draws attention to the damage done by victim blaming in rape and sexual abuse cases. It chronicles various rape myths and investigates their possible origins and impacts on victims of sexual violence. As a survivor of DV, and sexual abuse and exploitation, the book helped me to understand my own experience, as in, the complexities involved in both blaming myself and not blaming myself on different levels simultaneously, and also the impact of being blamed by people who I would have expected to be on my side. I highly recommend this book.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-03-2023
Oh wow
This book has made me interrogate my own behaviours and beliefs. Nearing the end of the book I realised how restrictive my world view is. One example - my male partner can stroll in the evening with earbuds in and leave me at home with our child, whereas I would never do that. Why? I MIGHT cross the path of danger. It is not fair. I would love a music filled evening stroll. I can’t begin jogging because I can’t figure out what time of day is the least dangerous for me, early morning before work or after the child is in bed? Simple pleasures not available to me without the possibility of ‘putting MYSELF in danger’.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-09-2021
a must read
this is so important. i wish i could get every man in the world to listen to this book. thank you dr jessica taylor for standing up for women and our rights.
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