Becky reviewed on 9/29/2015 + 120 more book reviews

For some reason when I was made aware of this book, I ordered the audio CD version immediately. I don't usually buy one I hear of quite so quickly. I received it one day, and began listening to it the next day. I kept expecting to hear something that would make me feel guilty for not either being a CEO of a big corporation, or for not being able to raise my children single-handedly and be their only caregiver for all those years they were in daycare. This book was none of those things. This book was truly a breath of fresh air. No blaming, no guilt, no shame, no pointing of fingers for not being able to do it all exactly as we'd planned. Sadly, I realized after listening to the entire book that I, too, have been on the receiving end, as well as on the giving end, of gender bias. Some of the absolute worst bosses I've ever had were women. We compete, we judge, we hold each other to higher expectations than those of men. I realized, while listening to this book, that I had bought into the stereotypes and harmful views of what a mommy "should do" or what daddy "can't do" at home. Also, that a daddy "should be" the breadwinner and mommy "should" raise her own children, without the help of outsiders. This book is chock full of data and facts that just don't add up to all the guilt-laced innuendos and raised eyebrows we've been fed for so many years. I loved this book, and a tiny part of me wanted to jump back into the corporate world and take on the dreams I'd held, but relinquished, a very long time ago. A Small Business Owner in TX.

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