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The Ambition Decisions
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The Ambition Decisions

What Women Know About Work, Family, and the Path to Building a Life

Viking, 2018 Mehr


Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Analytical
  • Bold
  • Engaging

Recommendation

The socioeconomic forces shaping women’s lives have changed dramatically in a generation, leaving many women without clear templates for success. Ambitious, successful women generally face similar obstacles, often with little mentoring or support. Women strive to reach their career goals, while also performing more emotional labor than men and handling child-rearing responsibilities. Essayists Hana Schank and Elizabeth Wallace interview fellow 1990s Northwestern University alumnae to learn how they navigated the complex forces shaping their lives.

Take-Aways

  • Women don’t have as many career templates to follow as men do.
  • The careers and life paths of ambitious women tend to follow three different trajectories.
  • Women don’t stop being ambitious because they opt out of high-powered careers.

About the Authors

Hana Schank contributes to The New York Times, The Atlantic and The Washington Post, and is the strategy director for New America’s Public Interest Technology. Elizabeth Wallace worked for Vogue, Seventeen, Nylon, Lucky and Us Weekly, and contributes to Architectural Digest and Domino.


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    A. C. 2 years ago
    Great summary
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    R. T. 3 years ago
    Great read – on something I don’t usually reflect deeply on even though my partner obviously faces these issues! Some of it resonates; some of it doesn't.