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Labours of Love
by Madeleine Bunting • 2020
The work that sustains us from birth to death has been deliberately erased from economic view.
4.07
160
Labours of Love Summary
Labours of Love 93%
The work that sustains us from birth to death has been deliberately erased from economic view.
by Madeleine Bunting 2020
4.07
160 ratings
Essential Labor
by Angela Garbes • 2022
The invisible labor of mothering holds up the economy. It could also remake it.
3.79
3k+
Essential Labor Summary
Essential Labor 91%
The invisible labor of mothering holds up the economy. It could also remake it.
by Angela Garbes 2022
3.79
3k+ ratings
Holding It Together
by Jessica Calarco • 2024
America's safety net is women's unpaid labor. That's not an accident. It was designed.
4.13
1k+
Holding It Together Summary
Holding It Together 91%
America's safety net is women's unpaid labor. That's not an accident. It was designed.
by Jessica Calarco 2024
4.13
1k+ ratings
Already Toast
by Kate Washington • 2021
Her husband's cancer made her an unpaid nurse. The system was counting on it.
3.92
666
Already Toast Summary
Already Toast 91%
Her husband's cancer made her an unpaid nurse. The system was counting on it.
by Kate Washington 2021
3.92
666 ratings
Ambitious Like a Mother
by Lara Bazelon • 2022
Mothers are told their ambition hurts their kids. The evidence shows it helps them.
3.58
164
Ambitious Like a Mother Summary
Ambitious Like a Mother 91%
Mothers are told their ambition hurts their kids. The evidence shows it helps them.
by Lara Bazelon 2022
3.58
164 ratings
The Wife Drought
by Annabel Crabb • 2014
We've spent decades getting women into the workplace. The harder project is getting men out.
4.15
4k+
The Wife Drought Summary
The Wife Drought 91%
We've spent decades getting women into the workplace. The harder project is getting men out.
by Annabel Crabb 2014
4.15
4k+ ratings
Fair Play
by Eve Rodsky • 2019
End resentment from invisible labor: a card-based system that makes domestic work fair.
3.58
26k+
Fair Play Summary
Fair Play 91%
End resentment from invisible labor: a card-based system that makes domestic work fair.
by Eve Rodsky 2019
3.58
26k+ ratings
Unfinished Business
by Anne-Marie Slaughter • 2015
Closing the gender gap means changing work, not women: revaluing care and rewriting the rules.
3.91
3k+
Unfinished Business Summary
Unfinished Business 91%
Closing the gender gap means changing work, not women: revaluing care and rewriting the rules.
by Anne-Marie Slaughter 2015
3.91
3k+ ratings
Touched Out
by Amanda Montei • 2023
From consent to care work: how motherhood traps women in a system that owns their bodies.
4.18
425
Touched Out Summary
Touched Out 90%
From consent to care work: how motherhood traps women in a system that owns their bodies.
by Amanda Montei 2023
4.18
425 ratings
Fed Up
by Gemma Hartley • 2018
Noticing, planning, soothing: invisible work women are raised for and men are trained to ignore.
3.72
4k+
Fed Up Summary
Fed Up 90%
Noticing, planning, soothing: invisible work women are raised for and men are trained to ignore.
by Gemma Hartley 2018
3.72
4k+ ratings
Doing It All
by Ruby Russell • 2024
The nuclear family was built for capitalism, not kids. Single mothers are exposing a better way.
4.24
17
Doing It All Summary
Doing It All 90%
The nuclear family was built for capitalism, not kids. Single mothers are exposing a better way.
by Ruby Russell 2024
4.24
17 ratings
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
by Kristen R. Ghodsee • 2018
East German women had more orgasms. The reason: they didn't need men's money.
3.98
8k+
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism Summary
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism 90%
East German women had more orgasms. The reason: they didn't need men's money.
by Kristen R. Ghodsee 2018
3.98
8k+ ratings
Pay Up
by Reshma Saujani • 2022
The workplace broke mothers, and the pandemic proved it. Nine fixes employers refuse to make.
3.59
970
Pay Up Summary
Pay Up 89%
The workplace broke mothers, and the pandemic proved it. Nine fixes employers refuse to make.
by Reshma Saujani 2022
3.59
970 ratings
Mother of Invention
by Katrine Marçal • 2020
From the wheeled suitcase to AI, one question decides what succeeds: does it threaten masculinity?
3.90
2k+
Mother of Invention Summary
Mother of Invention 89%
From the wheeled suitcase to AI, one question decides what succeeds: does it threaten masculinity?
by Katrine Marçal 2020
3.90
2k+ ratings
Drop the Ball
by Tiffany Dufu • 2017
A shared home spreadsheet, a real partner, and the surprising career gains of doing less.
3.83
4k+
Drop the Ball Summary
Drop the Ball 89%
A shared home spreadsheet, a real partner, and the surprising career gains of doing less.
by Tiffany Dufu 2017
3.83
4k+ ratings
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2017
Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.
4.50
89k+
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Summary
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions 89%
Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2017
4.50
89k+ ratings
The New Feminist Agenda
by Madeleine Kunin • 2012
Most rich nations mandate paid family leave. The US does not. A former governor on why.
3.76
119
The New Feminist Agenda Summary
The New Feminist Agenda 89%
Most rich nations mandate paid family leave. The US does not. A former governor on why.
by Madeleine Kunin 2012
3.76
119 ratings
Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It
by Annabelle Williams • 2021
No single policy fixes it: the interlocking traps that keep women poorer across their entire lives.
4.17
535
Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It Summary
Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It 89%
No single policy fixes it: the interlocking traps that keep women poorer across their entire lives.
by Annabelle Williams 2021
4.17
535 ratings
The Outsourced Self
by Arlie Russell Hochschild • 2012
The village is gone. Strangers find partners, raise children, tell us what to want.
3.66
337
The Outsourced Self Summary
The Outsourced Self 89%
The village is gone. Strangers find partners, raise children, tell us what to want.
by Arlie Russell Hochschild 2012
3.66
337 ratings
The Most Important Job In The World
by Gina Rushton • 2022
The hardest question about having children isn't whether you're ready. It's whether the world is.
4.08
988
The Most Important Job In The World Summary
The Most Important Job In The World 89%
The hardest question about having children isn't whether you're ready. It's whether the world is.
by Gina Rushton 2022
4.08
988 ratings
Releasing the Mother Load
by Erica Djossa • 2024
The mental load of motherhood is invisible and exhausting. How to share it and reclaim yourself.
3.92
312
Releasing the Mother Load Summary
Releasing the Mother Load 89%
The mental load of motherhood is invisible and exhausting. How to share it and reclaim yourself.
by Erica Djossa 2024
3.92
312 ratings
Feminism for the 99%
by Cinzia Arruzza • 2019
Mainstream feminism wants more women at the top. Anticapitalist feminism wants no top at all.
4.01
8k+
Feminism for the 99% Summary
Feminism for the 99% 89%
Mainstream feminism wants more women at the top. Anticapitalist feminism wants no top at all.
by Cinzia Arruzza 2019
4.01
8k+ ratings
It Never Ends
by Nan Gefen • 2017
Mothering grown daughters: why silence hurts and how to reconnect without overstepping.
4.75
4
It Never Ends Summary
It Never Ends 89%
Mothering grown daughters: why silence hurts and how to reconnect without overstepping.
by Nan Gefen 2017
4.75
4 ratings
Overwhelmed
by Brigid Schulte • 2014
The overwhelmed life is a structural trap, not a personal failure: three myths keep you frantic.
3.83
8k+
Overwhelmed Summary
Overwhelmed 89%
The overwhelmed life is a structural trap, not a personal failure: three myths keep you frantic.
by Brigid Schulte 2014
3.83
8k+ ratings
The Age of Dignity
by Ai-jen Poo • 2015
Ten thousand Americans turn sixty-five each day. The fix is infrastructure, not more nursing homes.
3.88
413
The Age of Dignity Summary
The Age of Dignity 89%
Ten thousand Americans turn sixty-five each day. The fix is infrastructure, not more nursing homes.
by Ai-jen Poo 2015
3.88
413 ratings
For Her Own Good
by Barbara Ehrenreich • 1976
Male experts sold science and child-rearing advice; the price was women's autonomy.
3.96
3k+
For Her Own Good Summary
For Her Own Good 89%
Male experts sold science and child-rearing advice; the price was women's autonomy.
by Barbara Ehrenreich 1976
3.96
3k+ ratings
Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal
by Scott Benner • 2013
A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.
4.09
151
Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal Summary
Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal 89%
A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.
by Scott Benner 2013
4.09
151 ratings
Invisible Women
by Caroline Criado Pérez • 2019
Half the population is missing from the data that shapes our world, and it's killing them.
4.34
173k+
Invisible Women Summary
Invisible Women 89%
Half the population is missing from the data that shapes our world, and it's killing them.
by Caroline Criado Pérez 2019
4.34
173k+ ratings
Screaming on the Inside
by Jessica Grose • 2022
Centuries of impossible ideals set the trap. The pandemic sprang it, and the exit is ambivalence.
3.47
5k+
Screaming on the Inside Summary
Screaming on the Inside 88%
Centuries of impossible ideals set the trap. The pandemic sprang it, and the exit is ambivalence.
by Jessica Grose 2022
3.47
5k+ ratings
We Should All Be Feminists
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2012
A friend used 'feminist' as a slur. Her short reply reshaped a global conversation.
4.39
334k+
We Should All Be Feminists Summary
We Should All Be Feminists 88%
A friend used 'feminist' as a slur. Her short reply reshaped a global conversation.
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2012
4.39
334k+ ratings
Rock-a-by Baby
by Verta Taylor • 1996
How postpartum depression support groups evolved into a feminist political movement.
3.67
9
Rock-a-by Baby Summary
Rock-a-by Baby 88%
How postpartum depression support groups evolved into a feminist political movement.
by Verta Taylor 1996
3.67
9 ratings
Maid
by Stephanie Land • 2019
A single mother cleans houses while barely holding onto her own: life inside the working poor.
3.86
114k+
Maid Summary
Maid 88%
A single mother cleans houses while barely holding onto her own: life inside the working poor.
by Stephanie Land 2019
3.86
114k+ ratings
Passages in Caregiving
by Gail Sheehy • 2010
No one handed you a map. The predictable stages and the team you need to survive.
4.13
287
Passages in Caregiving Summary
Passages in Caregiving 88%
No one handed you a map. The predictable stages and the team you need to survive.
by Gail Sheehy 2010
4.13
287 ratings
The Birth Of A Mother
by Daniel N. Stern • 1998
Motherhood rewires your mind, not just your body. It begins in pregnancy and never ends.
3.83
426
The Birth Of A Mother Summary
The Birth Of A Mother 88%
Motherhood rewires your mind, not just your body. It begins in pregnancy and never ends.
by Daniel N. Stern 1998
3.83
426 ratings
Birth Without Fear
by January Harshe • 2019
Your body knows more than any script: building a birth that is yours, whatever unfolds.
3.57
2k+
Birth Without Fear Summary
Birth Without Fear 88%
Your body knows more than any script: building a birth that is yours, whatever unfolds.
by January Harshe 2019
3.57
2k+ ratings
Mismeasure of Woman
by Carol Tavris • 1992
Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.
4.07
431
Mismeasure of Woman Summary
Mismeasure of Woman 88%
Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.
by Carol Tavris 1992
4.07
431 ratings
How To Raise A Boy
by Michael C. Reichert • 2019
Boys are born as emotionally wired as girls. The parenting playbook for keeping them that way.
3.55
902
How To Raise A Boy Summary
How To Raise A Boy 88%
Boys are born as emotionally wired as girls. The parenting playbook for keeping them that way.
by Michael C. Reichert 2019
3.55
902 ratings
Entitled
by Kate Manne • 2020
The entitlement that fuels incel killers also explains why doctors dismiss pain and rapists walk.
4.19
6k+
Entitled Summary
Entitled 88%
The entitlement that fuels incel killers also explains why doctors dismiss pain and rapists walk.
by Kate Manne 2020
4.19
6k+ ratings
You Just Don't Understand
by Deborah Tannen • 1990
Men talk to rank; women talk to bond. A collision course learned on the playground.
3.88
7k+
You Just Don't Understand Summary
You Just Don't Understand 88%
Men talk to rank; women talk to bond. A collision course learned on the playground.
by Deborah Tannen 1990
3.88
7k+ ratings
Rage Becomes Her
by Soraya Chemaly • 2018
Women are taught anger is unfeminine. The price is paid in bodies, paychecks, and political silence.
4.33
12k+
Rage Becomes Her Summary
Rage Becomes Her 88%
Women are taught anger is unfeminine. The price is paid in bodies, paychecks, and political silence.
by Soraya Chemaly 2018
4.33
12k+ ratings
New Fathers, Mental Health and Digital Communication
by Paul Hodkinson • 2021
One in four new fathers get depressed. Nobody screened them, so they found each other online.
New Fathers, Mental Health and Digital Communication Summary
New Fathers, Mental Health and Digital Communication 88%
One in four new fathers get depressed. Nobody screened them, so they found each other online.
by Paul Hodkinson 2021
The Moment of Lift
by Melinda French Gates • 2019
Empowering women does more to end poverty and disease than any technology.
4.27
65k+
The Moment of Lift Summary
The Moment of Lift 88%
Empowering women does more to end poverty and disease than any technology.
by Melinda French Gates 2019
4.27
65k+ ratings
An Analysis of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique
by Elizabeth Whitaker • 2017
A 15-year reunion questionnaire exposed the misery no one was talking about, and a revolution began.
3.49
43
An Analysis of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique Summary
An Analysis of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique 88%
A 15-year reunion questionnaire exposed the misery no one was talking about, and a revolution began.
by Elizabeth Whitaker 2017
3.49
43 ratings
Good Enough Is the New Perfect
by Becky Beaupre Gillespie • 2011
Good enough beats perfect: a working mom's guide to dropping the guilt and keeping the career.
3.40
191
Good Enough Is the New Perfect Summary
Good Enough Is the New Perfect 88%
Good enough beats perfect: a working mom's guide to dropping the guilt and keeping the career.
by Becky Beaupre Gillespie 2011
3.40
191 ratings
WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US
by Danielle Crittenden • 1999
Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.
3.71
454
WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US Summary
WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US 88%
Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.
by Danielle Crittenden 1999
3.71
454 ratings
Irreversible Damage
by Abigail Shrier • 2020
Adolescent girls are suddenly trans in clusters. The adults meant to protect them are enabling it.
4.15
14k+
Irreversible Damage Summary
Irreversible Damage 88%
Adolescent girls are suddenly trans in clusters. The adults meant to protect them are enabling it.
by Abigail Shrier 2020
4.15
14k+ ratings
Feminismo para principiantes
by Nuria Varela • 2005
Universal rights stopped at the front door. What three centuries of feminism built in response.
4.28
4k+
Feminismo para principiantes Summary
Feminismo para principiantes 88%
Universal rights stopped at the front door. What three centuries of feminism built in response.
by Nuria Varela 2005
4.28
4k+ ratings
The 36-Hour Day
by Nancy L. Mace • 1981
Dementia stretches every day past its breaking point. The guide for caring without coming apart.
4.29
5k+
The 36-Hour Day Summary
The 36-Hour Day 88%
Dementia stretches every day past its breaking point. The guide for caring without coming apart.
by Nancy L. Mace 1981
4.29
5k+ ratings
Deep Secrets
by Niobe Way • 2011
Boys describe their male friends with startling tenderness. By eighteen, most have gone silent.
4.09
207
Deep Secrets Summary
Deep Secrets 88%
Boys describe their male friends with startling tenderness. By eighteen, most have gone silent.
by Niobe Way 2011
4.09
207 ratings
You Got Anything Stronger?
by Gabrielle Union • 2021
Perimenopause made Gabrielle Union want to die. Then her daughter taught her how to live.
4.11
12k+
You Got Anything Stronger? Summary
You Got Anything Stronger? 88%
Perimenopause made Gabrielle Union want to die. Then her daughter taught her how to live.
by Gabrielle Union 2021
4.11
12k+ ratings
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