{"product_id":"2940172639524","title":"The Mental Load: A Feminist Comic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new voice in comics is incisive, funny, and fiercely feminist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her first audiobook of comic strips, Emma reflects on social and feminist issues by means of simple line drawings, dissecting the mental load, ie 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 loadamp;mdash;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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmma has over 300,000 followers on Facebook, her comics have been shared 215,000 times, and have elicited comments from 21,000 internet users. An article about her in the French magazine \u003ci\u003eL'Express\u003c\/i\u003e drew 1.8 million viewsamp;mdash;a record since the site was created. And her comic has just been picked up by \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. Many women will recognize themselves in \u003ci\u003eThe Mental Load\u003c\/i\u003e, which is sure to stir a wide ranging, important debate on what it really means to be a woman today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106149548272,"sku":"2940172639524","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940172639524_p0.jpg?v=1763844419","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940172639524","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}