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Rachel Hollis is sounding a wake-up call. She knows that many women have been taught to define themselves in light of other people--whether as wife, mother, daughter, or employee instead of learning how to own who they are and what they want. With a challenge to women everywhere to stop talking themselves out of their dreams, Hollis identifies the excuses to let go of, the behaviors to adopt, and the skills to acquire on the path to growth, confidence,...

As a child, Anna Wintour was a tomboy with no apparent interest in clothing but, seduced by the miniskirts and bob haircuts of swinging 1960s London, she grew into a fashion-obsessed teenager. Her father, an influential newspaper editor, loomed large in her life, and once he decided she should become editor-in-chief of Vogue, she never looked back. Impatient to start her career, she left high school and got a job at a trendy boutique in London—an...

Confidence. We want it. We need it. But it can be maddeningly enigmatic and out of reach. The authors of the New York Times bestseller Womenomics deconstruct this essential, elusive, and misunderstood quality, and offer a blueprint for bringing more of it into our lives.

"Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this bias, in time, money, and often with their lives. Celebrated...

Women hold over half of all professional jobs today, yet they represent just 4 percent of CEOs in the S&P 500. Even worse, that percentage has barely budged in a decade. In every industry, from private equity investing to network television, women are underrepresented in leadership and paid less than men for the same work. That's where The Influence Effect comes in. Based on recent research by the authors of the New York Times bestseller Break Your...

"Many young women today lack the financial literacy resources that speak to their demographic and lack the support to leverage their earnings to build real wealth. This lack of knowledge causes this demographic to be in the group of least likely to invest and build long term wealth despite graduating college and opening businesses at record numbers. They are earning money but need the skills to grow it long term. This book will provide them with foundational...

While the #MeToo movement has exposed the enormous harm done by sexual misconduct in the workplace, the movements full promise has not been fulfilled, Sylvia Ann Hewlett argues. Showcasing new data on the incidence of sexual harassment and assault at work, she reveals how the movement has focused almost exclusively on white women and failed to support other vulnerable groups who are also targets of abuse. Black men, gay men and women, and Latinas...

"Based on in-depth research and personal experiences, Lean Out is inspired by the journey of Marissa Orr, a single mom of three trying to succeed in her fifteen-year career at the worlds top tech giants. In an eye-opening account, Orr exposes the systemic dysfunction at the heart of todays most powerful corporations and how their pursuit to close the gender gap has come at the expense of female well-being"--

"Based on her ... 2018 commencement speech to Barnard College's graduates in New York City, New York Times bestselling author, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and FIFA World Cup champion Abby Wambach delivers her ... rally cry for women to unleash their individual power, unite with their pack, and emerge victorious together"--Publisher marketing.

Hustle culture isn't working for women. If you've ever...had too many things to do and not enough time to do them lost focus of your priorities and questioned your lack of motivation or drive believed that if you slowed down, your business would fail and the life you have worked so hard to create would crumble... you're not alone. Entrepreneur, bestselling author, and business coach Jadah Sellner knows what it's like to be burned out, in debt, and...