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A Good Time to Be a Girl
- Don't Lean In, Change the System
- Narrated by: Helena Morrissey
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Five years have passed since women were exhorted to 'Lean In'. Over that time, the world has transformed beyond all expectations. But why should anyone 'lean in' to a patriarchal system that is out of date? Why not change it entirely for the good of us all?
In A Good Time to Be a Girl, Helena Morrissey sets out how we might achieve the next big breakthrough towards a truly inclusive modern society. Drawing on her experience as a City CEO, mother of nine, and founder of the influential 30% Club, which campaigns for gender-balanced UK company boards, her manifesto for new ways of working, living, loving and raising families is for everyone, not just women. Making a powerful case for diversity and difference in any workplace, she shows how, together, we can develop smarter thinking and broader definitions of success. Gender balance, in her view, is an essential driver of economic prosperity and part of the solution to the many problems we face today.
Her approach is not aimed merely at training a few more women in working practices that have outlived their usefulness. Instead, this book sets out a way to reinvent the game - not at the expense of men but in ways that are right and relevant for a digital age. It is a powerful guide to success for us all.
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- Lesley Joiner
- 2018-10-14
Great reading for both women and men
Great perspective that is helpful as opposed to being angry about the current state of affairs. I came away with lots of ideas of what I and others could do differently and with hope that we can each play a role, however small, in improving this world.
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- CaseyCartwheels
- 2020-06-30
Such promise and hope of true equality for all!
Having the author read this book was a most pleasurable experience. I'm going to re-listen and take notes.
There is so much gentle wisdom packed into this story, the parenting, the humility of the author and gentle words of advice on how we can all achieve our biggest dreams.
it is going to take the contributions of men and women, all cultures and all organizations to recognize the uniqueness of women's leadership styles to make the changes needed for the next generations.
Perhaps the biggest take away, and aha moment for me during my listening would be that traditional roles, both women and men need to be handled gently and consideration given to both genders in making change. I say this because for the most part I believe men would truly want their daughters, sisters, mother and friends to be financially recognized as equal in a system of meritocracy.
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- Kindle Customer
- 2019-02-02
meh
I found it to be incredibly anecdotal and rarely supported by any sort of academic sources. It was essentially just a very long opinion though some points did have some merit.
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