Interview with Mary Ann Sieghart, author of The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It
Mary Ann Sieghart, author of The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It recommends a fantastic set of books! Before jumping into the interview, please check out Mary Ann's book:
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The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It
The Authority Gap provides a startling perspective on the unseen bias at work in our everyday lives, to reveal the scale of the gap that still persists between men and women. Would you believe that US Supreme Court Justices are interrupted four times more often than male ones... 96% of the time by men? Or that British parents, when asked to estimate their child's IQ will place their son at 115 and their daughter at 107?
Marshalling a wealth of data with precision and insight, and including interviews with pioneering women such as Baroness Hale, Mary Beard and Bernadine Evaristo, Mary Ann exposes unconscious bias in this fresh feminist take on how to address and counteract systemic sexism in ways that benefit us all.
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Blackwells £10.43
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Q. Do you have a favourite smart thinking book (and why that book)?
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez. Description from Bookshop.org: (All links earn commission from purchases. Prices accurate at time of writing)
It’s packed full of original and jaw-dropping research to prove that the world is designed by men and for men. For instance, a woman is 17 per cent more likely to die than a man in the same car crash because seat belts have been designed for male bodies.
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Discover the shocking gender bias that affects our everyday lives.
Imagine a world where...
· Your phone is too big for your hand
· Your doctor prescribes a drug that is wrong for your body
· In a car accident you are 47% more likely to be injured.
If any of that sounds familiar, chances are you're a woman.
From government policy and medical research, to technology, workplaces, and the media. Invisible Women reveals how in a world built for and by men we are systematically ignoring half of the population, often with disastrous consequences. Caroline Criado Perez brings together for the first time an impressive range of case studies, stories and new research from across the world that illustrate the hidden ways in which women are forgotten, and the profound impact this has on us all.
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Bookshop.org UK £12.34
Bookshop.org US $16.74
Blackwells £11.64
Waterstones £13.99
Q. What's the most recent smart thinking book you've read (and how would you rate it)?
How Migration Really Works: A Factful Guide to the Most Divisive Issue in Politics by Hein de Haas. Description from Bookshop.org: (All links earn commission from purchases. Prices accurate at time of writing)
He forensically debunks the myths about migration and the political hypocrisy that surrounds it. An excellent corrective to the daily headlines.
How Migration Really Works: A Factful Guide to the Most Divisive Issue in Politics
Global migration is not at an all-time high.
Climate change will not lead to mass migration.
Immigration mainly benefits the wealthy, not workers.
Border restrictions have paradoxically produced more migration.
These statements might sound counter-intuitive or just outright wrong - but the facts behind the headlines reveal a completely different story to the ones we're told about migration. In this ground-breaking and revelatory book, based on more than three decades of research, leading expert Professor Hein de Haas explodes myths espoused by both left and right that politicians, interest groups and media regularly spread about migration.
Comparing trends and perspectives from Western 'destination countries' (UK, US and Europe) as well as 'origin countries' in Asia, Africa and Latin America, de Haas equips readers with essential knowledge on migration based on the best evidence and data, showing migration not as a problem to be solved, nor as a solution to a problem, but as it really is.
Above all, How Migration Really Works offers a new vision of migration based on facts rather than fears, and a paradigm-altering understanding of this perennially important subject.
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Bookshop.org US $32.55
Blackwells £10.43
Waterstones £10.99
Q. Do you have a favourite childhood book?
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. Description from Bookshop.org: (All links earn commission from purchases. Prices accurate at time of writing)
A mysterious, magical story with Arthurian undertones.
The Dark is Rising
This night will be bad and tomorrow will be beyond imagining.
It's Midwinter's Eve, the day before Will's eleventh birthday. But there is an atmosphere of fear in the familiar countryside around him. This will be a birthday like no other. Will discovers that he has the power of the Old Ones, and that he must embark on a quest to vanquish the terrifyingly evil magic of the Dark.
The second novel in Susan Cooper's highly acclaimed Dark is Rising sequence.
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Bookshop.org UK £7.59
Bookshop.org US $8.36
Blackwells £7.99
Waterstones £7.99
Q. Do you prefer reading on paper, Kindle or listening to an audiobook?
I do all three. I always have an audiobook on the go, which I listen to when I’m walking, driving or doing chores. At home, I love reading a real book, but I upload others on to Kindle for when I’m travelling. I used to pack a book a day for my holidays, so I have so much more room in my suitcase now!
Q. Do you have a favourite bookshop (and why that shop)?
The Aldeburgh Bookshop
The Aldeburgh Bookshop. It’s a lovely independent bookshop run by Mary and John James for the past 20 or so years. They’re so enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the books they stock.
Many thanks to Mary Ann for recommending a fantastic set of books! Please don't forget to check out The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It.
Daryl
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