You might be thinking: these are great statistics on women, fascinating new trends going on in the workplace, and inspiring examples of a whole lot of individual women who are making concrete changes. But how can I really benefit from all of that?
The demographics, trends, statistics, and stories certainly don’t amount to much if they remain unconnected to your life, your job, your level of day-to-day satisfaction.
Helping you make that connection is fundamental to Womenomics. And the first step, explains our former White House communications adviser, Christine Heenan, is to reexamine your priorities.
“I can say to myself I can wait until I’m 55 to try to learn piano,” she said. “I can’t say to my 8-year-old ‘Would you mind starting the first day of school again because I didn’t do it right the first time? I missed all of your games, so how about you be 8 again and I’ll come this time?’ It just doesn’t work that way.”
The rest of this book is devoted to helping you unearth your priorities, and then completely change your life at work and at home. You will have time, satisfaction, sanity. And as you make those changes and choices, know that you, as an individual woman, are contributing to a revolution that will carve out new possibilities—a New All—for all of us today, and for generations to come.
news you can use
1. You are not alone. Time is the new currency for all
savvy women.
2. Even men want more of a life.
3. Watch your “youngers.” They won’t work any other way.
4. You may face a still rigid workplace, but you are on the right side of history.
5. Enlightened companies are already making work work better.
6. Balance makes you a better employee and human being.