Essential listening

Entertaining and important for men and women. This book will make you think differently. Really enjoyed it.

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Its so difficult to meet the bar, I need a "wife"

Explains the culture and data behind why it's so much harder for women to compete against men in the workplace and why as women we do far more than we should need to, to both, prove our capability and ensure our femininity in society.

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A must read

A must read for every working woman and every man who got a working wife.
A in-depth study on changing relationship patterns in this changing times.

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everyone should read this

It is with unabashed irony that I admit to waiting to be able to listen to this book on Audible in order to get other things done at the same time. (Single Mother of Two)

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Entertaining and stimulating

This was a week researched book but it also manages to be very entertaining and interesting as well. Annabel Crabb has a great voice for narration and I am glad it was read by the author. Not a particularly short book but I found myself surprised and a little disappointed when it finished.

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Interesting and entertaining

Enjoyed this. I liked the writing style and Annabel's reading. Interesting, have often discussed with female work colleagues that having a 'wife' would be a benefit, just didn't quite realise how much of a benefit it would be. Now I do.

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Spot on!

I had so many light bulb moments about my own experience as a mother who works and our family and societal dynamic. Backed by research , Annabel does a great job at presenting why it is women struggle in the workplace after becoming mothers.

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Needs an update

A thought provoking and almost entertaining (for a nonfiction of this genre) book. Great narration . This book however has been upstaged by COVID and the huge societal changes this is bringing to work. It surely needs an update in light of this to remain relevant!

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A great listen

A great book to listen to, read entertainingly by the author. I laughed out loud at the hilarious truth of her clever writing. Now a little outdated, this book is nevertheless fascinating and well researched. I got confused over the subjective discussion of how to define housework because it seemed to get caught up in the school-related stuff and seemed to overlook all the unpaid work generally done by men, like grounds maintenance, man-handling heavy loads, and maintaining or renovating the home. There is a focus on the political sphere and female CEOs, but this makes sense given that these are the areas where the aspiration is to have better representation of women. There remain some gnawing value-based questions that were not discussed, like the considerations that go into whether to outsource childcare, the mental health implications for women choosing whether and how much to work while raising a family, and whether salaries should be public information like in the United States. I really like the author's conclusion that there is a lack of balance and that both men and women suffer for it, in very different ways.

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Thoroughly enjoyable!

Annabel is an amazing wordsmith who has the ability to make you laugh while listening to some factually horrifying data! What a skill! One of my favourite books on Audible. A brilliant book with a broad view of Australian Parliament. Guaranteed a laugh alongside anecdotes, stories and research into women's lot in Australia. I laughed all the way from Torrensville to Two Wells!

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