About the Author

SONORA JHA, PhD, is an essayist, novelist, researcher, and professor of journalism at Seattle University. She is the author of the novel Foreign, and her op-eds and essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Seattle Times, The Establishment, DAME, and in several anthologies. She grew up in Mumbai and has been chief of metropolitan bureau for the Times of India and contributing editor for East magazine in Singapore. She teaches fiction and essay writing for Hugo House, Hedgebrook Writers' Retreat, and Seattle Public Library. She is an alumna and board member of Hedgebrook Writers' Retreat, and has served on the jury for awards for Artist Trust, Hedgebrook, and Hugo House.

Reviews

"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