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A review by ralovesbooks
The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table by Minda Harts
5.0
THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ.
I heard about this book at the conference I attended earlier this month, and I was pleasantly surprised to snap it up right away on audio. The author reads this brisk, straightforward book about women of color in the workplace, and I could not stop listening. I blew through the entire thing in less than 24 hours, and it's on my purchase list for this year. I read Lean In years ago, listening to CDs on a long commute, and I literally yelled back at that book the entire time. I didn't disagree with it so much as I took issue with the place of privilege that stemmed a lot of the perspective (even if I didn't have the words to articulate it). Where was the story of the middle manager who didn't go to an Ivy League school? Where was the story of the entry-level coordinator who didn't have connections? In this book, Minda Harts identified the cognitive dissonance I experienced when I read Lean In, and she expands on the implications in the real workplace.
I'm telling everyone - EVERYONE! - to read it. Yes, it's for women of color, but it's also for people who work with women of color, especially if you are their manager. Beyond that, the skills she talks about (networking, finding a mentor) are universal, but even more so when you are at a disadvantage of being a woman and being a person of color. So I urge you to support this author and this book by gaining the valuable information and insight from The Memo and then telling all your friends.
I heard about this book at the conference I attended earlier this month, and I was pleasantly surprised to snap it up right away on audio. The author reads this brisk, straightforward book about women of color in the workplace, and I could not stop listening. I blew through the entire thing in less than 24 hours, and it's on my purchase list for this year. I read Lean In years ago, listening to CDs on a long commute, and I literally yelled back at that book the entire time. I didn't disagree with it so much as I took issue with the place of privilege that stemmed a lot of the perspective (even if I didn't have the words to articulate it). Where was the story of the middle manager who didn't go to an Ivy League school? Where was the story of the entry-level coordinator who didn't have connections? In this book, Minda Harts identified the cognitive dissonance I experienced when I read Lean In, and she expands on the implications in the real workplace.
I'm telling everyone - EVERYONE! - to read it. Yes, it's for women of color, but it's also for people who work with women of color, especially if you are their manager. Beyond that, the skills she talks about (networking, finding a mentor) are universal, but even more so when you are at a disadvantage of being a woman and being a person of color. So I urge you to support this author and this book by gaining the valuable information and insight from The Memo and then telling all your friends.