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by Stephanie Davies
by Stephanie Davies
The patriarchy getting you down? This is the book for you.
In thirteen reflections—because thirteen is a witchy number—lucky for women, unlucky for the patriarchy—Stephanie Davies tackles the every day reality of women with stories that include the legacy of the witch hunters, getting tongue-tied in the presence of domineering men, the patriarchal obsession with the binary, the pandemic of male violence, and whether her dog is a victim of the patriarchy.
Stephanie offers a beacon of feminist light in this time of darkness. She captures the rage and grief we often feel as we navigate a world where male violence is on overdrive. But at its heart, she presents a love story to everyday women—their solidarity, creativity, and spirit—as they’ve resisted misogyny for centuries and continue to resist it now more than ever.
Surviving a Patriarchy on Steroids tells it like it is, while encouraging us all to keep on loving, hoping, resisting, creating, and dancing, despite it all.
“Surviving a Patriarchy on Steroids is a welcomed, well-needed balm for these times. Stephanie Davies captures the rage and grief so many of us are feeling as we navigate a world where men still dominate and cruelty and violence are on overdrive. But at its heart, this book is a love story to everyday women – their solidarity, creativity, and spunk – as they’ve resisted misogyny for centuries and still do. Filled with love, compassion, humor and hope, this is a book to slip into a friend’s pocket to make her laugh, rage, wonder, and remind her she is not alone.” — Beverly Donofrio, author of Riding in Cars with Boys
Details
Details
Bink Books
134 pp. ● 5.5x8.5
$14.95 (pb) ● $7.99 (eb)
ISBN 978-1-960373-95-3 (pb)
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice
Publication date: July 21, 2026
Stephanie Davies is a writer, speaker coach, and event organizer with a passion for social justice. She’s worked for Doctors Without Borders, North Star Fund, the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, the Plum Village Community of Thich Nhat Hanh, and UNAIDS, among others.
Surviving A Patriarchy on Steroids is her second book. She is also the author of the coming-of-age memoir Other Girls Like Me, which Stephen Fry described as a “gloriously thrilling and uplifting ride through a critical moment in queer culture, the women’s movement, and the story of political protest.” In 2024, Stephanie received the Lambda Literary Jeanne Córdova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction.
A UK native, Stephanie lives with her wife, Bea, and pit bull mix, Pongo, in Brooklyn and Kerhonkson, New York.
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