Womenomics: Work Less, Achieve More, Live Better

Womenomics: Work Less, Achieve More, Live Better

by Claire Shipman (Author), KayKatty (Author)

Synopsis

Relegating the all or nothing, mommy-wars mentality to the 20th century, "Womenomics" offers a revolutionary new take on the largely hidden power that women have in the marketplace. Why now? Simple market forces. Companies with more women managers are more profitable, so women are topping every company's most wanted list these days just as a labor shortage is looming. At the same time, the workforce at large is demanding to work in new ways. But "Womenomics" is more than a marshalling of extraordinary evidence. It also shows women how to take advantage of this historical moment by crafting high-octane careers that don't require all-or-nothing lifestyles. Most appealing, though, are the refreshingly candid anecdotes from Shipman's and Kay's lives. They also share the stories of other professional women struggling with the same issues - women who've taken counterintuitive steps in their careers but who've carved out rewarding work-life scenarios. More than anything, the message of the book empowers and inspires.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: 1 Reprint
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 29 Jun 2010

ISBN 10: 0061697192
ISBN 13: 9780061697197

Media Reviews
A personal, provocative and challenging book for career women who want less guilt, more life. -- Diane Sawyer
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
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, author of A Whole New Mind
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, Ph.D., author of Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office
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
Buy a copy of Womenomics for yourself, your best friend, your daughter, your star employee, and even your boss. -- Cathie Black, president, Hearst Magazines and author of Basic Black
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, Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, and author of Confidence
Every woman who's ever been knocked off course in the quest to have the elusive `all' should run out and buy this book today! -- Dee Dee Myers, former White House press secretary and author of Why Women Should Rule the World
Author Bio
Claire Shipman is a journalist, author, and public speaker. She's the author, along with Katty Kay, of two New York Times bestsellers, Womenomics: Work Less, Achieve More, Live Better and The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance-What Women Should Know. Before turning to writing, Claire spent almost three decades as an award-winning television journalist. For the last fourteen years, Claire was a regular contributor to Good Morning America and other national broadcasts for ABC News. Before that, she served as White House correspondent for NBC News, where she regularly reported on presidential policy and politics for NBC Nightly News and Today. Prior to that, she worked for CNN for a decade, covering the White House, and she was also posted in Moscow for five years, reporting on the fall of the Soviet Union. Claire's coverage from Moscow helped CNN earn a National Headliners Award and a coveted Peabody Award. She received a DuPont Award and an Emmy Award for coverage of the 1989 Tiananmen Square student uprising, as well as a DuPont Award for CNN's coverage of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. She graduated from Columbia College and later earned a master's degree from the School of International Affairs there. She's now a member of Columbia's board of trustees. She lives in Washington, DC, with her husband and their two children and three dogs. Visit Claire online at www.theconfidencecode.com. Katty Kay is the Washington, DC, anchor for BBC World News America. She is a regular guest on NBC's Meet the Press and MSNBC's Morning Joe. She lives in Washington, DC, with her husband and four children.