Win 1 of 2 copies of Everywoman by Jess Phillips Nudge Book

Competition published on March 10, 2017.
Speaking the truth isn’t always easy but I believe it’s worth it. And I want you to believe it too. The truth can be empowering, the truth can lead to greater equality, and the world would be incredibly boring if we let all of those people who allegedly know everything, say everything.
By demanding to be heard, by dealing with our imposter syndrome, by being cheerleaders, doers not sayers, creating our own networks and by daring to believe that we can make a difference, we can. We’re women and we’re kick-ass. And that’s the truth.
– Jess Phillips
In the world of politics, telling the truth might seem low on the list of priorities – but this is just one of the reasons why Labour MP, Jess Phillips has created such a storm since her election to Parliament in 2015.
Simultaneously described ‘a breath of fresh air’ and ‘a pain in the arse’, Jess makes no apology for shouting long and loudly about things she cares about. Whether it is for women’s equality, refugees’ rights, highlighting poverty in the UK or serving her Birmingham Yardley constituents, in just over a year Jess Phillips has become renowned as the politician who tells the truth.
Everywoman is part memoir, part manifesto for feminists – both men and women alike – who seek to lessen the gender divide, the class divide and the poverty divide in our country. It is the most accessible, passionate, funny, political book on being a woman since How To Be a Woman.
Everywoman details Jess’ own childhood growing up in a fiercely socialist and feminist family in Birmingham to her student days at Leeds University, to her surprising victory in the 2015 election to being a newbie in Parliament. This is no dry political memoir – Jess’ personality shines through every word and every page. It’s laugh-out-loud funny, irreverent and bold but within this brilliant narrative, there is also a serious call-to-action.
Jess is the poster woman for breaking down barriers, being the ballsy, modern, feminist as well as the everywoman she represents. Her book is a hilarious, brutally honest manifesto reminding us that we each have a part to play in this world. Everywoman also serves as a piece of reportage from the front-line of being an MP – a group of people who have taken the brunt of the political apathy sweeping the world but who as a whole serve their constituency with dedication and sincerity.