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5.0 out of 5 stars Fills the 'structural gap' in the feminist conversation
This is the most fun and interesting financial book I’ve ever read!It shows us there are SO MANY reasons for women to be poorer than men. And there are SO MANY things we can do about it.Williams has a great turn of phrase, and at times made me chuckle – her push for equality is no-nonsense.She explains new concepts for me, like 'choice feminism', the 'C-suite', 'gender-responsive budgeting', 'CEDAW', the 'Paula principle', the 'glass cliff' (a recognised phenomenon 'where women are appointed to positions of power just when the organisation is on the brink of crisis'). 'Amplification' was another good one - a tactic the Obama administration used to ensure women's ideas are kept on the table and duly credited. There were old terms I didn't know, like 'coverture', 'homo economicus', and the 'married woman's stamp' - a policy that left many women without an old-age pension, still to this day).The historical aspects of the book, and the tips on personal finances, actually changed me. I felt more confident to approach my finances and make choices I'd been putting off.
5.0 out of 5 stars Such an important read for today's society.
This is a book that gives a clear view on economic inequality between men and women. It's heavily UK based, but I think even if you don't live in the UK it gives a good background for a global problem, not only in the UK and west.Read it and give it to a friend 🧡
5.0 out of 5 stars I wish I'd read this earlier
I've not finished this book yet but felt like I had to review it! This book has really opened my eyes as to how society is still set up today in a way which puts women at a disadvantage. Whilst this fact is nothing new, the details which are set out in a clear, easy-to-read way have allowed me to have several conversations with friends about the issues which women still face. it has been written in a way which is easy to access and broken down in to short chunks. Women and men of the world should all read.
4.0 out of 5 stars Important information, well presented.
Well written, clear and concise arguments with useful referencing of examples. It sums up what most of us already knew and confirms it. I have recommended it to colleagues.
5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable source of information
A comprehensive review of all the factors stacked against women achieving financial independence and from that well- being during both work and retirement.She smashes the neo liberal view that its the individual choices a woman makes that decides her economic fate.She shares her extensive knowledge of investing as a way of increasing wealth and makes the case for UBI to minimise economic inequality.I ended the book wanting more about what structural changes we need to campaign for. But perhaps that's a whole other book.It absolutely deserves a place on your bookshelf just for the thorough assembly of evidence of what leads to women always getting paid less than men whether it's paid work, benefits or pensions.
5.0 out of 5 stars Women, in case you thought you were going mad, you're not
Brilliant book. Covers all the reasons women have less in savings, investments, assets. If you thought it was just you, that you were just 'bad with money', read this. It's not. I learned from this book there is a whole architecture that has only very recently (i.e. the 1990s) begun to be torn down that has meant women have been less encouraged and given fewer opportunities to increase their wealth. And by wealth what we're really talking about is independent financial security. This book explains all of that in a really easy to understand and light way. A must read
5.0 out of 5 stars shocking and brilliant
I felt a growing horror at the way women have been kept from wealth (and power) as I read this deftly written book. The finance and feminism was leavened by quirky / surprising anecdotes making the book a genuinely breezy read. Why Women Are Poorer Than Men deserves a place on every thinking person's book shelf. As accessible and potentially revolutionary as Eddie Reno-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race (imo).
5.0 out of 5 stars A very interesting read!
I found this book very interesting and engaging so much so I couldn’t put it down ! The authors extensive research and knowledge is so impressive . It is so elegantly presented and very informative about the oppression women have had to tolerate and the factors stacked against women to achieve in the financial world. I would recommend this book to anyone !Helen Johnston
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fills the 'structural gap' in the feminist conversation
This is the most fun and interesting financial book I’ve ever read!It shows us there are SO MANY reasons for women to be poorer than men. And there are SO MANY things we can do about it.Williams has a great turn of phrase, and at times made me chuckle – her push for equality is no-nonsense.She explains new concepts for me, like 'choice feminism', the 'C-suite', 'gender-responsive budgeting', 'CEDAW', the 'Paula principle', the 'glass cliff' (a recognised phenomenon 'where women are appointed to positions of power just when the organisation is on the brink of crisis'). 'Amplification' was another good one - a tactic the Obama administration used to ensure women's ideas are kept on the table and duly credited. There were old terms I didn't know, like 'coverture', 'homo economicus', and the 'married woman's stamp' - a policy that left many women without an old-age pension, still to this day).The historical aspects of the book, and the tips on personal finances, actually changed me. I felt more confident to approach my finances and make choices I'd been putting off.
5.0 out of 5 stars Such an important read for today's society.
This is a book that gives a clear view on economic inequality between men and women. It's heavily UK based, but I think even if you don't live in the UK it gives a good background for a global problem, not only in the UK and west.Read it and give it to a friend 🧡
5.0 out of 5 stars I wish I'd read this earlier
I've not finished this book yet but felt like I had to review it! This book has really opened my eyes as to how society is still set up today in a way which puts women at a disadvantage. Whilst this fact is nothing new, the details which are set out in a clear, easy-to-read way have allowed me to have several conversations with friends about the issues which women still face. it has been written in a way which is easy to access and broken down in to short chunks. Women and men of the world should all read.
4.0 out of 5 stars Important information, well presented.
Well written, clear and concise arguments with useful referencing of examples. It sums up what most of us already knew and confirms it. I have recommended it to colleagues.
5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable source of information
A comprehensive review of all the factors stacked against women achieving financial independence and from that well- being during both work and retirement.She smashes the neo liberal view that its the individual choices a woman makes that decides her economic fate.She shares her extensive knowledge of investing as a way of increasing wealth and makes the case for UBI to minimise economic inequality.I ended the book wanting more about what structural changes we need to campaign for. But perhaps that's a whole other book.It absolutely deserves a place on your bookshelf just for the thorough assembly of evidence of what leads to women always getting paid less than men whether it's paid work, benefits or pensions.
5.0 out of 5 stars Women, in case you thought you were going mad, you're not
Brilliant book. Covers all the reasons women have less in savings, investments, assets. If you thought it was just you, that you were just 'bad with money', read this. It's not. I learned from this book there is a whole architecture that has only very recently (i.e. the 1990s) begun to be torn down that has meant women have been less encouraged and given fewer opportunities to increase their wealth. And by wealth what we're really talking about is independent financial security. This book explains all of that in a really easy to understand and light way. A must read
5.0 out of 5 stars shocking and brilliant
I felt a growing horror at the way women have been kept from wealth (and power) as I read this deftly written book. The finance and feminism was leavened by quirky / surprising anecdotes making the book a genuinely breezy read. Why Women Are Poorer Than Men deserves a place on every thinking person's book shelf. As accessible and potentially revolutionary as Eddie Reno-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race (imo).
5.0 out of 5 stars A very interesting read!
I found this book very interesting and engaging so much so I couldn’t put it down ! The authors extensive research and knowledge is so impressive . It is so elegantly presented and very informative about the oppression women have had to tolerate and the factors stacked against women to achieve in the financial world. I would recommend this book to anyone !Helen Johnston
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