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why men win at work long way <strong>from</strong> this, and I have insight to share as to why this is the case and what we need to do about it. 14
How this book works are you someone who isn’t really sure you need, or want, to read this book? Do you believe that gender inequality is no longer a big issue and there are other, more important priorities we should be focusing on? Then you are exactly someone who should be reading this book. Simply glance at some of the many statistics in ‘Yes, it is an issue’. I can guarantee that this chapter will show you how gender inequality is still a huge problem and why this issue is so important – and one that you want to immerse yourself in. Are you like I was? A successful woman who was lucky not to be on the wrong end of gender inequality issues and wasn’t interested in engaging in them? ‘Do you have feminist phobia?’ I will go on to share some things you may not be aware of which will change your perspective on supporting other women and lay out how you can do this. Are you a good, decent man who supports gender equality and believes you don’t contribute to the issue, so you don’t need to engage with it? Do you even worry that gender equality is a threat to you and your career? Perhaps you treat diversity and inclusion as a side enhancement, not as core to business success? If so, you’re not in the small group of ‘A few bad men’, but you will come to see that men are winning at work and that this isn’t actually in your best interests. You will agree that you do need to engage with the gender equality issue and be ready to sign up as a fully-fledged ‘femanist’. Is there a small part of you that, although you would never say it out loud, thinks that men get most of the top jobs because they deserve them? That ‘Maybe men are just better?’ You will 15
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Page 3 and 4: Why Men Win at Work … and how we
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Page 9 and 10: For my dad, brother of three sister
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