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“A personal, provocative, and challenging book for career women who want less guilt, more life.”
—Diane Sawyer
Womenomics, the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller by Claire Shipman and Katty Kay, is an invaluable guide for this generation of professional women, provide knowledgeable advice on how to “Work Less, Achieve More, Live Better.” Shipman and Kay, two TV journalists well acquainted with the stress of the workplace, describe the new economic trends that offer today’s overworked working women more professional and personal choices than ever before. At last, you no longer have to do it all to have it all—Womenomics shows you how.
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"Although the book was geared more for women in business positions, I did find it interesting to see that creative ways could help women make decisions that allowed them to have a career and make choices about their work load. The only problem, sometimes those decisions effect the amount of money a woman can make."
— Lu (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Shipman and Kay have issued a rallying cry for women that is also a wake-up call for men. Our wives, daughters, sisters, and mothers are reshaping business as we know it. And that can make us all better off.”
— Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of A Whole New Mind -
“A personal, provocative, and challenging book for career women who want less guilt, more life.”
— Diane Sawyer -
“Womenomics makes a compelling statement about the financial impact women can have in the workplace and offers valuable ideas for capitalizing on this trend, even in this economic climate.”
— Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook -
“Womenomics describes the workplace trend that finally makes it possible for women to be successful and sane at the same time. And happily, it’s a recession-friendly formula.”
— Tina Brown, founder, the Daily Beast -
“Employers should be listening to what talented women want and use this book to hold up their end of the bargain so that the best and brightest can have both a job and a life.”
— Rosabeth Moss Kanter, author of Confidence -
“Every woman who’s ever been knocked off course in the quest for the elusive ‘all’ should buy this book today.”
— Dee Dee Myers, author of Why Women Should Rule the World -
“Without wasted words, Shipman and Kay provide practical suggestions for how you can take charge of your career with courage and confidence.”
— Lois P. Frankel, PhD, author of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office -
“Narrator Gabra Zackman sounds soothing and self-assured throughout, a style that underscores the underlying message of the entire narrative: women are the secret assets of any corporation—as demonstrated by research and autobiographical anecdotes...Appropriately, Zackman’s voice is firm when delivering the book’s bottom-line message: women are major contributors at senior levels of organizations.”
— AudioFile
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A New York Times bestseller
Womenomics Listener Reviews
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" Good advice for the working gal, working mom and aspiring corporate worker bee. Advice for all the walks of working woman life. Encouraging life stories from the women who wrote the book. "
— Jennifer, 2/17/2014 -
" helped me revisit my work-home life balance. "
— Stephanie, 2/10/2014 -
" Good book for both employees and managers to read! People should demand a better work/life balance and time with their loved ones. Only 3 stars because I believe in people starting a movement not just one gender. However, good tips on feeling more empowered in your job and control of your own destiny. Taking a day off to spend with your kids/husband/parents or friends is a life time memory and should not be hindered with the face-to-face time of the 40-hour workweek. "
— Harmony, 2/2/2014 -
" I feel like this would have been pretty decent if it weren't for the excessive use of the royal we when speaking about women, which was then backed up by "science." It really annoyed me, especially since while I love being a woman, I am not the stereotypical woman this book addresses at all. "
— Tessa, 1/14/2014 -
" This is going to be my new bible. Great book to reorient one's thinking about priorities, especially for professional women in 30s/40s with young children "
— Audrey, 1/10/2014 -
" Sangat menginspirasi "
— Emirfan, 11/29/2013 -
" Wish i would of found this book when i my kids were younger. Really interesting and some great ideas for professional women. "
— Roses8, 11/22/2013 -
" Slow starter.. Very fond of speaking about empowering women.. But definitely not inspired.. Yet. "
— Shanna, 8/31/2012 -
" I'm listening to this one. "
— Lisa, 1/21/2012 -
" It was far more interesting than I expected, but still not what I expected at all "
— Kirby, 12/19/2011 -
" Too chatty and short on substance. Plus sets aside Gen-X workers as a separate category that embraces flexibility in work schedule and the importance of families. So book reeks of boomer-bias and the smug tone is grating. "
— Betty, 7/7/2011 -
" "Gentlemen, do let judge this book by its cover or title. Many concepts and real-world practices described in this book echo those in "The Future of Management" by Hamel, which is also in my list. Times are changing!" "
— Chasmax1, 11/24/2009 -
" Lots of anecdotes, data and common sense advice. "How Remarkable Women Lead" is a much better read on the same topic. "
— Allison, 8/24/2009
About the Authors
Claire Shipman is the senior national correspondent for ABC News' Good Morning America and a regular on This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Previously, Shipman was the White House correspondent for NBC News and a reporter for CNN in Moscow, where she earned multiple awards for her coverage of the demise of the Soviet Union. She currently lives in Washington, DC, with her husband and two children.
Katty Kay is the Washington correspondent for BBC World News America. She is a contributor on Meet the Press, Larry King Live, and The Chris Matthews Show and a regular guest host for Diane Rehm on NPR.
About Gabra Zackman
Gabra Zackman is an actress, author, and narrator who has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards. She was educated at Northwestern University. A classically trained actress, she has appeared in theaters all over the country as well as on film and television.