Sluts

Beth Ashley is an investigative journalist who specialises in sex, relationships and social class. Her work ranges from light-hearted features on Gen Z dating culture to deep investigations into inequality, and has appeared in The Guardian, Refinery29, Vice, i-D, Dazed, Glamour, The Face, The Independent, Cosmopolitan, Stylist, Women''s Health, Mashable, The Metro and more. Beth has also consulted on Bumble''s podcast My Love Is... and has produced documentaries for Channel 4. She writes a lot about her working class background, with articles such as Does Class Impact the Way We Have Sex? And Not Worrying About Being Working Class Until I Went to Art School (which went viral on social media). Over the last few years she has cultivated a loyal (and growing) readership and community of social media followers (22,000 combined).>

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'An important and honest book that will encourage better conversations about sex. I wish I read this when I was younger!' - Laura Whitmore*

'A must-read for anyone whose sexual expression has been used as a weapon against them' *- Ruby Rare

*'A fascinating deep dive into the history of slutshaming' - Service 95, Dua Lipa's Book Club
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***A 'taboo-smashing debut book' - Cosmopolitan

From award-winning journalist Beth Ashley comes a groundbreaking investigation into the history of slutshaming, how it continues to affect us today and what we can do to fight it.

Whore. Hoe. Jezebel. Harlot. Slut. Five words. One meaning.

But what exactly is a slut? How has the concept changed over time? And why is slutshaming so dangerous?

In this groundbreaking investigation, Beth Ashley reveals the truth about slutshaming, gives us the tools to fight it, and encourages us all to have better conversations about sex.

The fight starts now.