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Double Bind: Women on Ambition
Double Bind: Women on Ambition | Robin Romm
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Urgently exploring a contentious, long-ignored paradox that confronts modern women, this anthology breaks the last feminist taboo once and for all. Even as major figures like Sheryl Sandberg and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie embrace the word “feminism,” the word “ambition” remains loaded with ambivalence. Few women describe themselves as ambitious, seeing it as synonymous with strident or aggressive; yet most feel compelled to strive and achieve—the seeming contradiction leaving them in a perpetual double bind. A formidable constellation of writers including Ayana Mathis, Molly Ringwald, Roxane Gay, and dozens more bring candor, intimacy, and wit to one of the twenty-first century’s most troubling binaries. Women who have made landmark achievements in fields as diverse as literature, law, entertainment, dog sledding, and butchery weigh in, lifting a boulder off a litany of problems about how women navigate the world around them and how they see themselves. Building on classics in the genre from the last sixty years, Double Bind breaks a long history of silence, seizing “ambition” from the roster of dirty words.
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bookishlyblessed

Finishing up my day reading one more chapter in this. I will be 74 pages into it. I just finished The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher. For a total of 15 hours reading! Not a win but not a total loss either.

#24in48 @24in48 #readathon

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bookishlyblessed
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Starting this one!! Book #4

#24in48 @24in48 #readathon

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8leagueboot
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This one calls for some scribbling in the margins!

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A solid essay collection on ambition, particularly revealing for how uncomfortable this word made most of the authors. There is a block of essays about child/career decisions that didn't resonate with me as a woman who is childless by choice, but many others did. Roxane Gay's essay is a standout (of course), as are several others.

bobregina Thank you, I‘m definitely going to read this! (edited) 7y
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Reese_Pearly.Pages

"Ambition's greatest reward is to do the thing you love most, and do it, at least momentarily, well enough to satisfy yourself." - Pam Houston

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Starting a new job has left little time and energy to read anything. So this collection of what ambition means to various women on the inside cover is exciting and oddly satisfying.

emilyhaldi New jobs are always completely exhausting for the first few weeks 😩 good luck!!! 7y
Reese_Pearly.Pages @emilyhaldi Thank you! It's exhausting for sure trying to figure out a good rhythm. 😫😩 7y
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Kudos to all those who are banning book buying! I have tried to cut back but just fell off the wagon hard with this #bookmail today. 😬 Many of these are #blameitonLitsy!

vivastory A great stack! Enjoy "The Crime Book" & "My Life with Bob"! 7y
Reagan Definitely not not book buying 😬 7y
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Possibly one of my favorite sentences. Or first half of a sentence, technically. This books is wonderful too.

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andreadmw
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Up next for me!

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Loving this book...almost done.

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PandaPanda
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Yesss!! #bookmail can't wait to get into this one.

BooksForYears I have this on hold at the library! Excited to check it out on Tuesday. 7y
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Very exciting new book day!! I am extra ready for this after shitty executive team comments re women in management at our staff conference Friday.

Lesliereads Just learned of this today while reading Ayana Mathis's piece "On Impractical Urges"! 7y
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Ilana
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Guys. I want to write about this book so badly. I'm going to try to cover it for big pubs but if you have any suggestions or want to solicit a review let me know!