This is not just another self help fluffy book. She really investigates the thought processes that holds women back and why. I am not a knee jerk feminist and do not agree women are at a complete disadvantage (some things yes, but not EVERYTHING), but social conditioning is areal thing that forms tendencies from a very young age that doesn't help us in the long run. And we feel it!
She does a great job of untangling thought patterns and behaviors that work against playing big. Specifically, the good girl at school and fear of criticism analysis was extremely poignant.
One critique is that Tara seems to reinforce these tendencies in her examples of "callings." Her examples of callings almost exclusively included "helper" work: caring for older people, social work, selling jewelry, aesthetics. And many were of women leaving more traditionally powerful professional jobs (lawyer, PA) to do this work. What about the women who just want to be real estate moguls? In other words, there were no examples of profit-driven work which I think is a shame and a larger issue in feminist thought. Women feel a need to justify making money as a goal by itself.
The woman who refused a promotion was strange to me too. Why not take the promotion and do the work from within the organization? That was an example of martyrdom to me.
In any case still 5 stars due to the really important, very developed ideas I will be implementing in my own journey. Thanks!
