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The mental load : a feminist comic / Emma ; translated by Una Dimitrijevic.

by Emma (Illustrator) author, artist.

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New York : Seven Stories Press, 2018.

Feminism -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Women -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Sex role -- Psychological aspects -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Sexual division of labor -- Psychological aspects -- Comic books, strips, etc.

9781609809188 (paperback)

1609809181 (paperback)

vii, 207 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm

First English-language edition.

In her first book of comic strips, Emma reflects on social and feminist issues by means of simple line drawings, dissecting the mental load, i.e. all that invisible and unpaid organizing, list-making and planning women do to manage their lives, and the lives of their family members. Most of us carry some form of mental load--about our work, household responsibilities, financial obligations and personal life; but what makes up that burden and how it's distributed within households and understood in offices is not always equal or fair. In her strips Emma deals with themes ranging from maternity leave (it is not a vacation!), domestic violence, the clitoris, the violence of the medical world on women during childbirth, and other feminist issues, and she does so in a straightforward way that is both hilarious and deadly serious. If you're not laughing, you're probably crying in recognition. Emma's comics also address the everyday outrages and absurdities of immigrant rights, income equality, and police violence.

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