Renversante
(Reversed) Book not yet available in English
Summary:
In Léa and Tom’s world, women are in charge: they are presidents, ministers, authors, engineers, and footballers. As everyone knows, women are better suited to governing and holding responsible jobs, since they are intelligent, thoughtful, and better at strategising. Men have the best job in the world: bringing up children! After all, women deal with pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding – you can’t expect them to do everything! Léa firmly believes in the fairness of the age-old laws, until one day, her father asks her to think about it a bit more…
Edited by: Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
Comment:
A book that turns the world upside-down by applying gender clichés to boys. Florence Hinckel wittily denounces the absurdity of sexist clichés and the relativity of gender roles. The book lends itself perfectly to discussions of gender stereotypes with younger readers.