I’ll Build Myself a World – Where Men Won’t Have a Say
A young woman renovates her house – and the men freak out
Shortly after buying a derelict house, Cindy wedged her filthy mobile phone between a can of Red Bull and the mess of her construction site, pressed record and started talking. Today, she is watched by over a million people. Back then, she didn’t suspect that a woman picking up a drill could be such a provocation for a surprising number of men. Since then, Cindy has been subjected to condescension, criticism and hatred coming from a certain group of men who feel threatened. With dry humour and without mincing her words, Cindy shows how women are belittled as soon as they take up space – on the construction site, at the family table or in their everyday life as mothers. And why “just getting on with it” is sometimes a radical act.
- An entertaining and humorous look at patriarchal structures
- Connects the topics of home renovation and female self-empowerment in an approachable and understandable way
- For readers of Tara-Louise Wittwer and Rebekka Endler
Cindy-Adriana Speich
Cindy-Adriana Speich, a trained hairdresser and mother of two, renovated a house lined up for demolition, together with her husband – and without any prior knowledge. But it quickly became clear that the house wasn’t the only construction site. A woman wielding power tools provokes certain people and shows how prevalent outdated gender roles are. She responds to the hatred she received with unvarnished content and construction site comedy and now inspires over a million people.
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