Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World
by Linda Hirshman
|
|
Sign in to Goodreads to see your friends' reviews of Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World.
discuss this book
friend reviews (0)
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
lists with this book
other reviews (showing 1-20 of 56)
Read in May, 2007
Highly recommend this one (I'm inclined towards manifestos and polemics anyway -- I like the genre and find the agon useful). Hirshman basically critiques what she calls "choice feminism" as illusory choice. That is, the line of reasoning among women that suggests, "whatever I choose is ok -- whether it's staying at home with the kids, trying to become elected President, or enslavement."
She points out that the women's rights movement of the mid-20th Century was great for ...more
She points out that the women's rights movement of the mid-20th Century was great for ...more
Like this review?
yes
(1 person liked it)
add a comment
Read in January, 2007
recommends it for:
those who want to truly advance the feminist agenda
Linda Hirshman is VERY direct and this will not sit well for all readers, especially if you don't agree with her premise. I found the book refreshing because I think the feminist movement is in need of radical transformation and the most effective arena to do so is in the world of work.
As a working mother, I felt affirmed by her message that women need to abdandon the illusions of "choice feminism" and claim their place in the work world, especially in leadership positions where w...more
As a working mother, I felt affirmed by her message that women need to abdandon the illusions of "choice feminism" and claim their place in the work world, especially in leadership positions where w...more
Like this review?
yes
(3 people liked it)
add a comment
Read in July, 2007
I agree wholeheartedly that if inequitable households are preventing a parent returning to work then that poor division of labour must be addressed.
However, I feel that the author's assertion that the only flourishing life can be found in the high powered workplace to be limited and lacking in imagination.She had no real perspective on how many people's lives operate. Very few of us are likely to be Mozart, Einstein, MLK, Condie etc.(Her list, not mine). The reality is that work serves the pu...more
However, I feel that the author's assertion that the only flourishing life can be found in the high powered workplace to be limited and lacking in imagination.She had no real perspective on how many people's lives operate. Very few of us are likely to be Mozart, Einstein, MLK, Condie etc.(Her list, not mine). The reality is that work serves the pu...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in August, 2008
I did read this whole book, but not extraordinarily closely because I was reviewing it for--guess what?--work. It's definitely got a tone, and it definitely provides examples to support the claims, but you know what? It's all anecdote and outrage. Far too many examples come from the blogosphere, and (frankly) the worst kind of group blogging sites there could possibly be. You know those sites that choose an experience a bunch of people have and invite all the yahoos in the world to blog there? P...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in April, 2008
recommended to Melanie by:
Professor Stroberrecommends it for: anyone
This book takes the left end of the spectrum, asserting that working is the morally right choice for intelligent, educated women. Although I don't entirely agree with everything Hirshman claims, I found the change of mindset refreshing. It will make you think about whether the choice to leave the workforce would be the same if the scales weren't so heavily weighted against women. It will make you think about the value of work beyond monetary rewards. It will make you think about the power ba...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in June, 2008
This book talks about how woman should be in the workplace because their skills are being wasted at the home. Hirshman talks about how well-educated woman fall into the trap of raising children and giving up their careers. Hirshman writes in a very blunt manner and this book has been received by the public with much controversy. Yet, although many of her opinions are very harsh, many of them are also very true. There is a huge double standard that exists still today between male and female p...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in August, 2007
you'd think i would have liked this more, since the premise is something that i advocate as a basic tenet of, like, living and stuff. but it seemed too much like preaching to the choir, and thin in terms of substantive research, logical argument, or useful advice. i can't imagine that this would help convince anyone who didn't already agree - if anything, its snarkiness would probably influence them in the opposite direction.
on the other hand, it was refreshing and sorta inspiring to read hi...more
on the other hand, it was refreshing and sorta inspiring to read hi...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in July, 2008
recommended to Ingrid by:
Ellen Goodman's syndicated column.recommends it for: working mothers
I'll be brief: halfway through the book, I had to send the author fan mail. I felt like she'd said everything that had been in my mind and heart for the last 10 years. I polished it off in one sitting and bought copies for all the working mothers I know.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
An excellent book, aside from impractical advice like marrying someone much older or younger than you and not majoring in the humanities.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
