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The Wife Drought
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Publisher's Summary
'I need a wife'.
It's a common joke among women juggling work and family, but it's no joke. Having a spouse who takes care of things at home is a godsend on the domestic front and an asset on the work front and is an advantage enjoyed by vastly more men than women.
Full of candid and funny stories from politics and the media, The Wife Drought shares intriguing research about the attitudes pulsing beneath the surface of egalitarian Australia.
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- samson
- 10-09-22
A book every Black American man should read
As a Black man living in America I'm subject to so many "traditional" societal norms that are actually detrimental to my mental health and economic wellbeing. Tis the nature of living with the legacies of slavery that persist til this day.
And so, the Wife Drought highlights the irony and unfairness of traditional white male roles. It just never says it. Because Australia, though having its own history of racial disparity, isn't colored quite the same as America's. Hence why as I digest this book and will listen to again it helps me identify those social norms that stem from White male privilege and how they impact me as a Black man on the verge of parenthood.
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- johanna
- 07-29-17
Excellent new perspective on work life balance
Important for all working parents to read not just women. At times hilarious to the point of cry laughing.
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- Odette
- 06-03-17
Highly recommend
Very educational. Provoked great discussion. Suggest all read and discuss. We can all contribute to change and improvement.
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- Barry J. Marshall
- 01-20-17
Honest balanced and practical discussion of gender issues in politics.
Annabelle Crabbe is a respected journalist and celebrity. This book explains a lot and includes important historical data from interviews with personalities from Australian politics over the past 40 years. I enjoyed the book, it got me thinking. I would never read feminist literature so this is a milestone for me. I recommend it. I'm encouraged to "read" more Australian books.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-23-18
My Annabel Crabb crush just went up a notch.
Eye opening, thought provoking reading for everyone.
She articulates the issues so well, and it is probably the first time I’ve heard such a balanced discussion in terms of the impacts of our modern life on both genders. It has cemented some thoughts in my mind and opened my eyes to some new perspectives too.
Annabel narrating the book herself adds to its enjoyment. Her natural passion comes through.
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- Cassandra Simm
- 03-28-18
A laugh when maybe it shouldn't be.
This is my first read (or rather, listen) of Annabel Crabb and I must say I'm thankful I did! This book is both heartbreaking and hilarious at once. Annabel was a beautiful way of making you cry with the reality of it all and laugh loudly at the absurdity of it.
I don't know if this was one of the intentions of this book, but I have come away feeling like my position in the world as a stay at home mum and wife is far more important than it is given credit for. So Thank you!
19 people found this helpful
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- Anonymous User
- 05-08-19
not for me
i found this one hard to follow it does seem to be very anti male .. well to me anyway
9 people found this helpful
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- Zoey
- 10-14-18
no biological difference between men and women
The entire book is predicated on their being no biological difference between the sexes as our roles are a social construct.
There is also a little gerrymandering of statistics to help present her case, although I've never read a book where this does not exist.
9 people found this helpful
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- Emer
- 06-16-19
Fantastic eye opening book
This book clarifies a lot about what holds women back at work in Australia like our outdated cultural expectations. For example, how women are still held responsible for the cleanliness of their house, even if they work as many hours as their husbands and how women are just expected to be highly competent mothers whereas people fall over themselves to praise men for even the most tiny of parenting tasks. It also looks at what holds men back from taking time off from work to be with their children, from the exclusive language of things like "mothers group" to the much higher likelihood of having their request for work flexibility denied compared with women, as well as the highly conflicting expectations placed on men for them to be masculine breadwinners whilst being sensitive but not weak. Also, how fathers are automatically considered better workers with associated pay rises whilst women pay a motherhood penalty.
6 people found this helpful
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- Renee
- 04-15-18
Better than Lean In - if you're Australian
There's a lot of sound logic and insight in here. I'd love books on this topic to focus less on the big earners in the population but I understand that's the author's primary context.
6 people found this helpful
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- Dean Spilias
- 02-10-17
Brilliant forward-looking view of gender politics!
Nice to find a book that looks at sensible reasons for the way things are, and suggests ways forward. The author's own voice also conveys a sense of curiosity and solution seeking to looking at the statistics. Doing work and home life better, integrating communication technology and new ideas is the way forward, as long as we think clearly about who we are and how we are shaped by assumptions and preconceptions.
I liked the chapter "Men are Awful, Women are Hopeless" particularly because although it examined these arguments for why social change is slow, it wasn't a bitter nihilist rant. It was a truthful examination of how unconscious presumptions shape our behaviour.
I'll definitely be reading more of Annabel Crabb in future! Highly recommended!
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- Anonymous User
- 08-22-20
Its so difficult to meet the bar, I need a "wife"
Explains the culture and data behind why it's so much harder for women to compete against men in the workplace and why as women we do far more than we should need to, to both, prove our capability and ensure our femininity in society.
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- Mrs. E. E. Paynter
- 06-02-19
How do I get my husband to read this?
I’ve never wanted to scream YES at my phone so much in my life. Annabel Crabb is describing my life!
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- Ali
- 09-24-16
Essential listening
Entertaining and important for men and women. This book will make you think differently. Really enjoyed it.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-17-21
Funny thought provoking and informative
Really enjoyed the book lots of stats to back up the analysis. I hope we have progressed since this has been published.
Feeling the wife envy and i don’t even have a hubby or kids just a lovely bf hopefully we can have a modern family so i can carry on running the family farm in NSW.
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 223
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 186
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 188
In her refreshing and forthright voice, Anne-Marie Slaughter returns with her vision for what true equality between men and women really means and how we can get there. She uncovers the missing piece of the puzzle, presenting a new focus that can reunite the women's movement and provide a common banner under which both men and women can advance and thrive.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Audible chapters are not book chapters
- By Devon Wesch on 02-15-19
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Getting to 50/50
- How Working Parents Can Have It All by Sharing It All - and Why It’s Good for Your Marriage, Your Career, Your Kids, and You
- By: Sharon Meers, Joanna Strober
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
Sharon Meers and Joanna Strober are professionals, wives, and mothers. They understand the challenges and rewards of two-career households. They also know that families thrive not in spite of working mothers but because of them. You can have a great career, a great marriage, and be a great mother. The key is tapping into your best resource and most powerful ally - the man you married.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great overall, but a bit offensive...
- By Tristan Matthews on 01-09-15
By: Sharon Meers, and others
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The End of Men
- And the Rise of Women
- By: Hanna Rosin
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 154
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 131
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Story4 out of 5 stars 128
Men have been the dominant sex since - well, the dawn of mankind. And yet, as journalist Hanna Rosin discovered, that long-held truth is no longer true. At this unprecedented moment, women are no longer merely gaining on men; they have pulled decisively ahead by almost every measure. Already "the end of men" - the phrase Rosin coined - has entered the lexicon as indelibly as Simone de Beauvoir’s "second sex", Betty Friedan’s "feminine mystique", Susan Faludi’s "backlash", and Naomi Wolf’s "beauty myth" have.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book, don't care for the reader's style
- By Darren on 12-05-12
By: Hanna Rosin
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When She Makes More
- 10 Rules for Breadwinning Women
- By: Farnoosh Torabi
- Narrated by: Farnoosh Torabi
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47
For the top-earning woman, the rules are different. She faces a much higher risk for burnout, infidelity, and divorce. In this highly practical audiobook, financial guru and media star Farnoosh Torabi - a breadwinner herself - presents a bold strategy that not only addresses how income imbalances affect relationships and family dynamics, but also how a woman can best manage (and take advantage of) this unique circumstance - emotionally, socially, and financially.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well researched data driven presentation
- By Belflwr on 08-09-16
By: Farnoosh Torabi
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Quarterly Essay 1: In Denial
- The Stolen Generations and the Right
- By: Robert Manne
- Narrated by: Robert Manne
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 3
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 3
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 3
In this national best seller, Robert Mane attacks the right-wing campaign against the "Bringing Them Home" report that revealed how thousands of Aborigines had been taken from their parents. What was the role of Paddy McGuinness as editor of Quadrant? How reliable was the evidence that led newspaper columnists from Piers Akerman in the Sydney Daily Telegraph to Andrew Bolt in the Melbourne Herald Sun to deny the gravity of the injustice done?
By: Robert Manne
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Lean In
- Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
- By: Sheryl Sandberg
- Narrated by: Elisa Donovan
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,576
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13,189
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,162
Sheryl Sandberg - Facebook COO, ranked eighth on Fortune's list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business - has become one of America's most galvanizing leaders, and an icon for millions of women juggling work and family. In Lean In, she urges women to take risks and seek new challenges, to find work that they love, and to remain passionately engaged with it at the highest levels throughout their lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lean In, Lead On
- By Cynthia on 03-14-13
By: Sheryl Sandberg
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Unfinished Business
- Women Men Work Family
- By: Anne-Marie Slaughter
- Narrated by: Karen White, Anne-Marie Slaughter
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 223
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 186
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 188
In her refreshing and forthright voice, Anne-Marie Slaughter returns with her vision for what true equality between men and women really means and how we can get there. She uncovers the missing piece of the puzzle, presenting a new focus that can reunite the women's movement and provide a common banner under which both men and women can advance and thrive.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Audible chapters are not book chapters
- By Devon Wesch on 02-15-19
-
Getting to 50/50
- How Working Parents Can Have It All by Sharing It All - and Why It’s Good for Your Marriage, Your Career, Your Kids, and You
- By: Sharon Meers, Joanna Strober
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
Sharon Meers and Joanna Strober are professionals, wives, and mothers. They understand the challenges and rewards of two-career households. They also know that families thrive not in spite of working mothers but because of them. You can have a great career, a great marriage, and be a great mother. The key is tapping into your best resource and most powerful ally - the man you married.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Great overall, but a bit offensive...
- By Tristan Matthews on 01-09-15
By: Sharon Meers, and others
-
The End of Men
- And the Rise of Women
- By: Hanna Rosin
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 154
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 131
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 128
Men have been the dominant sex since - well, the dawn of mankind. And yet, as journalist Hanna Rosin discovered, that long-held truth is no longer true. At this unprecedented moment, women are no longer merely gaining on men; they have pulled decisively ahead by almost every measure. Already "the end of men" - the phrase Rosin coined - has entered the lexicon as indelibly as Simone de Beauvoir’s "second sex", Betty Friedan’s "feminine mystique", Susan Faludi’s "backlash", and Naomi Wolf’s "beauty myth" have.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great book, don't care for the reader's style
- By Darren on 12-05-12
By: Hanna Rosin
-
When She Makes More
- 10 Rules for Breadwinning Women
- By: Farnoosh Torabi
- Narrated by: Farnoosh Torabi
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 54
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 46
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47
For the top-earning woman, the rules are different. She faces a much higher risk for burnout, infidelity, and divorce. In this highly practical audiobook, financial guru and media star Farnoosh Torabi - a breadwinner herself - presents a bold strategy that not only addresses how income imbalances affect relationships and family dynamics, but also how a woman can best manage (and take advantage of) this unique circumstance - emotionally, socially, and financially.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Well researched data driven presentation
- By Belflwr on 08-09-16
By: Farnoosh Torabi
-
Quarterly Essay 1: In Denial
- The Stolen Generations and the Right
- By: Robert Manne
- Narrated by: Robert Manne
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 3
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 3
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 3
In this national best seller, Robert Mane attacks the right-wing campaign against the "Bringing Them Home" report that revealed how thousands of Aborigines had been taken from their parents. What was the role of Paddy McGuinness as editor of Quadrant? How reliable was the evidence that led newspaper columnists from Piers Akerman in the Sydney Daily Telegraph to Andrew Bolt in the Melbourne Herald Sun to deny the gravity of the injustice done?
By: Robert Manne
-
Lean In
- Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
- By: Sheryl Sandberg
- Narrated by: Elisa Donovan
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,576
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13,189
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,162
Sheryl Sandberg - Facebook COO, ranked eighth on Fortune's list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business - has become one of America's most galvanizing leaders, and an icon for millions of women juggling work and family. In Lean In, she urges women to take risks and seek new challenges, to find work that they love, and to remain passionately engaged with it at the highest levels throughout their lives.
-
5 out of 5 stars
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Lean In, Lead On
- By Cynthia on 03-14-13
By: Sheryl Sandberg
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A Uterus Is a Feature, Not a Bug
- The Working Woman's Guide to Overthrowing the Patriarchy
- By: Sarah Lacy
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 49
A rally cry for working mothers everywhere that demolishes the "distracted, emotional, weak" stereotype and definitively shows that these professionals are more focused, decisive, and stronger than any other force. There is copious academic research showing the benefits of working mothers on families and the benefits to companies who give women longer and more flexible parental leave. There are even findings that demonstrate women with multiple children actually perform better at work than those with none or one.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A memoir, not a guide
- By Prettybird on 06-21-18
By: Sarah Lacy
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Pay Up
- The Future of Women and Work (and Why It's Different Than You Think)
- By: Reshma Saujani
- Narrated by: Reshma Saujani
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 77
We told women that to break glass ceilings and succeed in their careers, all they needed to do is dream big, raise their hands, and lean in. But data tells a different story. Historic numbers of women left their jobs in 2021, resulting in their lowest workforce participation since 1988. Women’s unemployment rose to nearly fifteen percent, and globally women lost over $800 billion in wages. Fifty-one percent of women say that their mental health has declined, while anxiety and depression rates have skyrocketed.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Depiction of the second shift- spot on. Everything else fell flat more political rhetoric
- By HeidiRay on 06-03-22
By: Reshma Saujani
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All Joy and No Fun
- The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
- By: Jennifer Senior
- Narrated by: Jennifer Senior
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,043
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 901
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 894
Thousands of books have examined the effects of parents on their children. But almost none have thought to ask: What are the effects of children on their parents? In All Joy and No Fun, award-winning journalist Jennifer Senior tries to tackle this question, isolating and analyzing the many ways in which children reshape their parents' lives, whether it's their marriages, their jobs, their habits, their hobbies, their friendships, or their internal senses of self. She argues that changes in the last half century have radically altered the roles of today's mothers and fathers, making their mandates at once more complex and far less clear.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Joy of Parenting
- By Cynthia on 02-14-14
By: Jennifer Senior