Review: Bonnie Marcus's "Not Done Yet"

Not Done Yet!: How Women Over 50 Regain Their Confidence and Claim Workplace Power by Bonnie Marcus

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This book could easily have been a downer full of dire warning, but author Bonnie Marcus takes the tact of "face the facts and get yourself moving!" The pages are invigorated with Marcus's energy from her opening rant declaring her value and the value of all women in the workplace over the age of 50, to her closing determination to her readers that "You got this." It's exactly what this book needs to be because the facts about the "double whammy" of sexism and ageism that Marcus lays out, through thoughtful research and interviews with women currently in the thick of it, are depressing. And we women don't make it any easier on ourselves when we buy into the limiting beliefs placed on us by the marketplace. But Marcus slices through these beliefs and then provides her readers with the tools to build themselves anew, confident in their experience and in the determination that they are "not done yet."

Marcus's tone throughout the book is fresh and energetic while at the same time encouraging and nurturing. It's like spending time with a friend who gives excellent advice. I'd recommend women of all ages read this book because younger women, already grappling with sexism, will want to prepare for the inevitable. Those already in the throes of the double whammy will find Marcus addressing what's going on within themselves and without to help them navigate the tricky terrain. A most necessary and well-written book.



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