How to Raise a Feminist Son: Motherhood, Masculinity, and the Making of My Family

Description: "This book is both an incredibly moving mother-son love story told in personal essays, and a parenting manual with concrete advice and actionable takeaways for feminists of all stripes hoping to dismantle toxic masculinity, one sweet boy at a time"--

Review Quotes: "How to Raise a Feminist Son has practical to-do lists about how to tackle some of the hardest conversations."
--NPR

"Jha weaves her own fascinating, sometimes heartbreaking, and always beautiful story of raising her own feminist son with careful research, insightful interviews, and helpful advice. This book is a true love letter, not only to Jha's own son but also to all of our sons and to the parents--especially mothers--who raise them."
--Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre

"[A] beautiful hybrid of memoir, manifesto, instruction manual, and rumination on the power of story and possibilities of family."
--Rebecca Solnit, author of The Mother of All Questions

"Essential reading for any parent, loved one, or teacher seeking to raise feminist boys in these times."
--V (formerly Eve Ensler), author of The Vagina Monologues and The Apology

"Combining the insight of memoir with sound advice, How to Raise a Feminist Son is a glorious map to a better future."
--Mira Jacob, author of Good Talk

"Sonora Jha takes on the hardest questions and the most-fraught conversations with nuance and grace. Here, when addressing the deepest anxieties of parents raising boys committed to a fair and just society, her insights are invaluable."
--Soraya Chemaly, author of Rage Becomes Her

"A beautiful and honest ode to imperfect parents everywhere who are trying to raise kind, compassionate, confident feminist sons."
--Ms. magazine

"Jha issues an urgent, fervent plea to raise feminist sons in this trenchant guide. At times touching and always impassioned, this is an excellent resource for like-minded parents."
--Publishers Weekly

"In How to Raise a Feminist Son, [Jha] has created a feminist manifesto steeped in personal story that seeks to unwind and re-weave the way we make men."
--The Rumpus

"Part memoir, part parenting guide...combines Jha's life story and her indispensable advice and is essential reading for today's parents."
--Booklist

"By weaving moving, personal stories about her own life and her son's life together with research and interviews, Jha encourages readers to embrace the difficulties and the joys simultaneously."
--Seattle Times

"Jha has accomplished something magical here: a blend of memoir, theory, and practical advice that's as entertaining and funny as it is provocative and enlightening."
--Jordan Shapiro, author of Father Figure: How to Be a Feminist Dad