Review of Own It: The Power of Women at Work

I just finished reading Own It: The Power of Women at Work by Sallie Krawcheck. This book was a little outside of my normal pleasure reading but actually fit in very nicely with what I am studying in school right now. I am taking social psychology this term and we have been talking about sexism this week. Own It is about how women can create more power for themselves in the workplace. I love the way that the author discusses this topic. Yes, things are obviously not equal between men and women in the workplace and unfortunately it will probably be a while before that changes. Sallie Krawcheck gives advice to women in a conversational and honest way as to how they can best get ahead in the workplace and take control of evening out their own playing field. She gives practical advice to women such as how to network and work with other women to receive feedback and build each other up. The author points out how women think differently to men and how that can be used to their advantage. The fact that men and women think differently and how that may affect how they do business was not something I had thought about before, but the author shows many ways in which this can work out as a positive for women. I think she is really on point with her advice and I feel like women can use it no matter what kind of career they may have. You can find out more information about the author here or purchase the book here

I received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for this review

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