
The Cost of Sexism
How the Economy is Built for Men and Why We Must Reshape It | A GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR
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The Cost of Sexism
How the Economy is Built for Men and Why We Must Reshape It | A GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR
About this book
A
GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020
FINANCIAL TIMES AND McKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR
An urgent analysis of global gender inequality and a passionately argued case for change by a pioneer in the movement for women's economic empowerment.
'Passionate and timely . . . in a world where so many of us stick to criticising the status quo, it's heartening to read someone willing to offer viable solutions.'
CAROLINE CRIADO-PEREZ,
OBSERVER
(author of
Invisible Women)
'A compelling and actionable case for unleashing women's economic power.'
MELINDA GATES
The Cost of Sexism is an urgent analysis of global gender inequality and a fervently argued case for change by a pioneer in the movement for women's economic empowerment. Drawing on decades of statistical evidence, original research and global on-the-ground experience, Linda Scott outlines a revolutionary, actionable plan to remove economic barriers against women, and in the process combat humankind's most pressing problems.
'One of the most objective, data-led, rigorously scientific and morally persuasive books of the year.'
GUARDIAN
(Books of the Year)
'Shocking.'
ADAM RUTHERFORD,
BBC INSIDE SCIENCE
'Scholarly and impassioned.'
FINANCIAL TIMES
'Essential.'
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
'Powerful.'
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
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The Cost of Sexism was previously published in 2020 in hardback under the title
The Double X Economy.
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Table of contents
- Landing Page
- Praise
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- 1 | THE DOUBLE X ECONOMY
- 2 | BEHIND THE BIG DATA
- 3 | CONTROLLED BY NECESSITIES
- 4 | INADEQUATE EXCUSES, INEXCUSABLE TREATMENT
- 5 | FOR LOVE, NOT MONEY
- 6 | ESCAPE FROM THE KITCHEN
- 7 | PUNISHING MOTHERHOOD
- 8 | BRAIN BIGOTS
- 9 | THE FAILURE OF EQUAL PAY
- 10 | THE 80 PERCENT CHRISTMAS
- 11 | MONEY BULLIES
- 12 | OWNING IT
- 13 | JOINING THE GLOBAL MARKET
- 14 | THE PATH TO REDEMPTION
- EPILOGUE | NEXT STEPS
- Selected Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright