Anita Hill werd een nationaal bekend persoon toen ze publiekelijk getuigde over seksuele intimidatie, wat een cruciale discussie op gang bracht over gedrag op de werkplek en gerechtigheid. Haar moedige getuigenis voor de Senaatscommissie voor Justitie bracht complexe maatschappelijke kwesties aan het licht, waardoor ze een symbool werd van de strijd voor verantwoording. Door haar academische werk en publieke pleidooi blijft ze de kruispunten van recht, sociaal beleid en vrouwenstudies onderzoeken, en pleit ze voor gelijkheid en mensenrechten. Hills bijdragen dagen ons uit om na te denken over ethische verantwoordelijkheid en maatschappelijke verandering in de hedendaagse samenleving.
The book offers a compelling exploration of gender violence, blending memoir and personal narratives with legal and social analysis. Drawing from her landmark testimony against Clarence Thomas, the author provides insights into the roots of this pervasive issue while advocating for change. This manifesto serves as both a personal account of survival and a powerful call to action, highlighting the urgent need to address and combat gender-based violence in society.
"From the woman who gave the landmark testimony against Clarence Thomas as a sexual menace, a new manifesto about the origins and course of gender violence in our society; a combination of memoir, personal accounts, law, and social analysis, and a powerful call to arms from one of our most prominent and poised survivors. In 1991, Anita Hill began something that's still unfinished work. The issues of gender violence, touching on sex, race, age, and power, are as urgent today as they were when she first testified. Believing is a story of America's three decades long reckoning with gender violence, one that offers insights into its roots, and paths to creating dialogue and substantive change. It is a call to action that offers guidance based on what this brave, committed fighter has learned from a lifetime of advocacy and her search for solutions to a problem that is still tearing America apart. We once thought gender-based violence--from casual harassment to rape and murder--was an individual problem that affected a few; we now know it's cultural and endemic, and happens to our acquaintances, colleagues, friends and family members, and it can be physical, emotional and verbal. Women of color experience sexual harassment at higher rates than White women. Street harassment is ubiquitous and can escalate to violence. Transgender and nonbinary people are particularly vulnerable. Anita Hill draws on her years as a teacher, legal scholar, and advocate, and on the experiences of the thousands of individuals who have told her their stories, to trace the pipeline of behavior that follows individuals from place to place: from home to school to work and back home. In measured, clear, blunt terms, she demonstrates the impact it has on every aspect of our lives, including our physical and mental wellbeing, housing stability, political participation, economy and community safety, and how our descriptive language undermines progress toward solutions. And she is uncompromising in her demands that our laws and our leaders must address the issue concretely and immediately"-- Provided by publisher
After her astonishing testimony in the Clarence Thomas hearings, Anita Hill ceased to be a private citizen and became a public figure at the center of an intense national debate on how men and women relate to each other in the workplace