Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It

Discover why it is that women are poorer than men in this intelligent dissection of the gender wealth gap.br>br>''A nuanced look at the institutional oppression faced by women on a daily basis'' Dazedbr>br>The modern world is rigged unfairly in men''s favour, from pensions to the tampon tax, bearing children to boardroom bullying. Exploring these injustices, Annabelle Williams, former financial journalist for The Times, shows how society conspires to limit women''s wealth.br>br>Did you know . . .br>br>· The NHS spends more on Viagra than helping single mother families eat healthilybr>br>· Female entrepreneurs only receive 1p in every GBP1 of funding given to start-up businessesbr>br>· Women are the majority of the elderly poorbr>br>· There are more men called Dave running the UK''s top 100 companies than there are women altogetherbr>br>· Women do 60% more unpaid work than menbr>br>Economies thrive when women do well, and only by understanding why women are poorer than men can we finally end this unfair disparity between the sexes.br>br>Why Women Are Poorer Than Men reveals how we got here and what all of us can do to fix it.br>br>''Annabelle Williams uncovers the realities of money in the modern world, and what exactly we can do about the fact that women are poorer than men'' Stylistbr>br>''Goes beyond talks of glass ceilings and gender pay gaps to a more nuanced look at the institutional oppression faced by women on a daily basis'' Dazed>

Product details

• Authors: Annabelle Williams
• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.03.2020
• EAN: 9780241438336
• ISBN: 978-0-241-43833-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Business: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money & Monetary Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender studies, gender groups, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Feminism and feminist theory, Population & demography, Population and Demography, Psychology of gender, Psychology: sexual behaviour, Sociology: work and labour