How to Hack the Patriarchy (EPUB)
A must-read for women who want to stop getting overlooked, drained, or dismissed in dating, in male-dominated workplaces, and in any situation where women are expected to shrink.
The patriarchy is starting to crumble, but sadly it probably won't be fully dismantled in our lifetime. This book helps women exploit the system's loopholes while finding the hidden ways the patriarchy conditions us to leak our power. Because guess what? Power isn't given, it's either taken or created. And it's time to take back the power the patriarchy stole from us.
Because patriarchal power runs like software: once you understand its code and where its bugs are, you can easily hack it. How to Hack the Patriarchy will teach you how to:
- Use the patriarchy's loopholes to your advantage
- Turn its blind spots into leverage
- Unlearn the invisible conditioning keeping you small
- Stop letting guilt and shame control you
- No longer feel depleted in your relationships
- Apply psychological strategies to get what you want
- Understand human nature so well, you'll always win
These insights apply to practical, everyday dynamics:
- Dating: Spot manipulation early, hold your ground without chasing, and create dynamics where you’re taken seriously instead of taken for granted.
- Workplaces: Handle interruptions, credit-stealing, mansplainers, and egos with strategic responses; position yourself as someone who sets the terms instead of taking whatever is offered, and use underestimation to your advantage.
- Family and social settings: Set boundaries without guilt, stop reacting to pressure or expectations, and maintain control in dynamics that usually drain you.
How to Hack the Patriarchy is a manual for women who are done playing fair in an unfair world.
Every system has a cheat code; the patriarchy is no different.