This inspiring collection makes a strong case for how women can design
their work lives to meet both personal and professional needs."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review
Womentality: Thirteen Empowering Stories by Everyday Women Who Said
Goodbye to the Workplace and Hello to Their Lives is a collection of
powerful, personal essays from enterprising women around the world who
came to the same realization: work shouldn't have to be painful and
demeaning. Armed with an internet connection and plenty of creativity
and ingenuity, they prove that it is possible to redefine the
nine-to-five work paradigm and create a flourishing career that is
flexible and fulfilling outside the corporate structure.
The thirteen women--from diverse countries such as Uganda, Venezuela,
Poland, Palestine, and the Philippines--approach independent work in
different ways, but are all motivated by the same impulses--to escape
the drudgery of office life, to have control of their time, and to enjoy
the freedom of working for themselves. Importantly, many discover
that--outside of the office--it is possible to triumph over global pay
disparities that favor men.
Womentality is not a book about people who do not work--on the
contrary, these women work hard and their stories illustrate how they
overcame challenges to achieve their goals--whether they sought freedom
to travel, to spend more time with the family, escape demeaning office
politics, or simply to control their career.
The essays in Womentality prove that a life of independence is not
reserved for elite, American workers. It is possible for anyone. As the
women who contributed to Womentality can attest: escaping the
nine-to-five life isn't easy--it takes guts and persistence--but it's
absolutely worthwhile.
