Sybilla Claus
Sybilla Claus was a journalist at major Dutch daily newspapers for 30 years. As a foreign editor she traveled the world and reported from many conflict zones. In her twenties she worked as a bus driver and taught self defense and kickboxing teacher to women. Claus has published five non-fiction books, all centred on themes of freedom, respect and equality
Growing up she felt out of place, like so many teenage girls, and was uncomfortable with narrow female gender roles. As a student of anthropology she discovered feminism and lesbian life, and learned how to love herself and other women. Thank goddess neither testosterone nor mastectomies were available in those days.
Writing is a powerful tool, and books are weapons. Claus has spent her life writing about politics and injustice, listening to the voices of ordinary people, and analysing what is going wrong and how positive change might be achieved.
With the rise of gender ideology and Islam, it seems there is a new war on women and many of the old feminist battles must be fought all over again. Today, many girls are clearly not doing well, and even struggling. Read the critical stories in Rebel Girls and help empower our girls, with knowledge, self-defense, and self-love.
All humans are equal, but cultures differ greatly, and religion or ideology has rarely been a friend to women. Clearly, Western cultures are currently the best places in the world for women to live. Let’s fight to keep our freedom.
Claus loves cycling through cities and swimming in Amsterdam’s canals in summer.
Discover more at her website: https://www.genderrebels.org/
edited by Sybilla Claus
Beneath a layer of perfect selfies, the mental well-being of teenage girls is deteriorating. Those who don’t conform to the ideal shape or size struggle with a lack of self-confidence, fear, and doubt. Girls are confronted with discrimination, bullying, diagnoses of autism and ADHD or are denied the daily freedoms accorded to boys.
But there is hope. This book tells the stories of young rebels who have managed to fight against the sex stereotypes and find their own way. Fifty contributors from various countries including The Netherlands, USA, Taiwan, Denmark, China, Afghanistan and Spain pose important questions that you don’t often hear discussed about what it means to be a girl in the modern world. We hear from experts such as Finnish psychiatrist Riittakerttu Kaltiala and Holly Moreau from Fanfiction USA who share their work with girls and dissect the cultural forces at play. There are also the stories from girls and women themselves who explain how they are navigating the complex challenges faced by girls in the 21st century.
The future for girls is crucial for the future of everyone. This uplifting collection demonstrates how the next generation is continuing the radical feminist fight to expose misogyny and find autonomy, confidence, enjoyment and independence in their lives.
16 JUNE 2026 | ISBN 9781922964403 | Paperback | 152mm x 228mm | 400 pages