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Good but slanted heavily for lawyers

As a woman entering the tech scene, I don't think I gained as much as I would if I were graduating law school. However there was plenty of positive perspective that I did appreciate.

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I'm not sure.....

This book exposed scenarios I have never heard of or seen. I have asked extremely successful women and men and to say they were horrified by the examples in this book would be an understatement. I tried to keep an open mind but honestly, I really feel like this book's advice is a bit dated and could cause a lot of problems for men and women in the work place. It's just my opinion and I have no real proof to back it up.

I can appreciate the struggle more after reading this book, so if that was the intent the message was conveyed.

Instead of giving this book a 1; I respect the research and time the author put into this book, that is why I rated a 3 overall.

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