Men who hate women - Laura Bates

Men Who Hate Women: The Extremism Nobody is Talking About – Laura Bates

Written by Elisa Garbil – 27.06.2025 What can I say? Another urgent and necessary read on the escalating risks of extremism, especially anti-feminist and right-wing radicalisation. Laura Bates’ Men Who Hate Women was one of the first books that opened my eyes to the growing threat landscape of misogynistic ideologies, particularly in digital spaces. Her new book is even…

Invisible Women - Caroline Criado Perez

Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men – Caroline Criado Perez

Written by Elisa Garbil – 30.05.2025 Caroline Criado Perez’s Invisible Women is not just a powerful feminist critique, it is a critical tool for understanding how data invisibility translates into systemic risk, institutional failure, and operational inefficiency. Through case studies spanning transportation, healthcare, economics, disaster relief, and tech, Criado Perez shows how a world designed for “default male…

BlackPilled - Meadhbh Park

BlackPilled: Masculinity, Media and Incels – Méadhbh Park

Written by Elisa Garbil – 16.05.2025 A great explanation of what incels actually feel and think, which is often forgotten. It is important to understand people in order to help them, and Meadhbh has done that perfectly in her book BlackPilled. In addition, Meadhbh love for movies is incorporated into this book, which is a…

Chasing the Scream - Johann Hari

Chasing the Scream: The Search for the Truth About Addiction – Johann Hari

Written by Elisa Garbil – 02.05.2025 Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari takes us beyond headlines and criminal statistics to confront a far more complex and urgent truth: our global drug policies are not just failing and they are actively producing harm. While it may seem a departure from previous discussions on extremism or gender inequality, this…

The Other Pandemic: How QAnon Contaminated the World - James Ball

The Other Pandemic: How QAnon Contaminated the World – James Ball

Written by Elisa Garbil – 04.04.2025 Our first Book review & a vital one for risk professionals and concerned citizens alike! If you know me, you know I love books, and not just for the pleasure of reading, but for their power to expose threats, shift perspectives, and sharpen our understanding of risk. While I believe…