Something feels wrong: When we smile even though we actually want to argue. When we ghost our girlfriends because we fear confrontation and want to avoid conflicts. When we advocate for feminism but don't trust other women and instinctively look for their mistakes and weaknesses. What lurks within us, socialized as women, that leads us to turn against ourselves and others time and again? In a courageous self-examination, Sophia Fritz takes us to where it hurts and reveals a phenomenon that we are just beginning to understand how much it shapes our lives: toxic femininity. The essay of the moment for all who long for a new feminist solidarity, from one of the most creative and clear-thinking minds of the new generation.