- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Delta; Reprint edition (10 Aug 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385317980
- ISBN-13: 978-0385317986
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 1.5 x 21.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,011,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In this groundbreaking book, Elizabeth Perle McKenna challenges the outdated system of work for professional women, and encourages readers to re-examine work as their sole identities, and, if they are unhappy, to allow room for their Lives. For every worn-out, emotionally depleted female professional who has ever sighed, "there has got to be a better way," here is the revolutionary book by Elizabeth Perle McKenna--herself a former publishing executive--that explores women's relationship with work. For decades, women have succeeded at traditional male jobs, but now, deep in the second stage of the feminist movement, they want lives that are integrated and whole. Based on original research and containing hundreds of interviews with prominent working women, this book exposes the inherent conflict between the way work traditionally is structured and rewarded, and what women desire and value in their lives. More important, it suggests new ways for women to identify their values, reclaim their identities, and define success on their own terms. Most importantly, this is not just another book about working mothers. Liz Perle McKenna deconstructs the myth that women can have it all, and shows that they risk true happiness until they give up that impossible ideal. The author's focus extends to every working woman who will most likely face a life-altering situation at some point in her career and will need to redefine what success means to her. Any woman who has been working for more than a few years will identify strongly with the issues raised here, and will be rewarded by the insights she gleans from this vital book.
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Format:Paperback
It took a while to get going as the author rather belabours the descriptions of how work doesn't work anymore (no time, lots of stress, etc. etc.) which we've all heard anyway. Also, the blanket generalisations about men and women can be off-putting But stick with it because the analysis of why we continue to work despite the fact that we really don't need the money is fascinating. I would seriously recommend this for anyone thinking of trying to shrink work into a saner corner of their life (and ego). It really explains why we all (women and men) have so much trouble in actually doing what we really want to do. It's certainly helped my husband and I clarify our thinking on why we are having such trouble getting him down to 3 working days a week .
Format:Paperback
I highly recommend this book to any woman struggling to reconcile her job with her personal life. The author gives us permission to NOT have to place our work as our top priority in our lives so that we can enjoy our children or any other interests of value to us. A lot of what I read applies to a lot of men I know as well as women.
Format:Paperback
I have rarely read such an accurate portrayal of women's feelings and problems with their careers - and this portrayal is not only applicable to the "baby boom" generation, I was born in 1971 and could identify with all points the author made.
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