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This was interesting, but I kind of felt like it didn't apply to me. The premise is that women are socialized as children in certain ways that reward us when we are young - little girls shouldn't talk back, boys don't like smart girls, sugar and spice, etc. etc. I can see that that is a valid concern for many women who find themselves in corporate situations where being a docile and demure lady doesn't come with any payoff.
But I think that that kind of socialization is largely a generational thing. I know plenty of women in their 40s and 50s who struggle with this problem and who were blatantly raised this way. Either I wasn't socialized this way or I was too dense to notice. I have always been assertive and confident to a fault, so either her book is becoming outdated, or being a shrinking violet is more dependent on personality than upbringing.
There are a couple of chapters that deviate from this theme and that I probably would need help with no matter when I was raised. I suck at branding myself and there is a chapter on that. It's also good to be reminded of childlike behaviors we may not notice we are doing so we can stop doing them (mine is sitting on my foot, and now I realize it probably does make me look like a cute little girl, not a competent adult).
But I think that that kind of socialization is largely a generational thing. I know plenty of women in their 40s and 50s who struggle with this problem and who were blatantly raised this way. Either I wasn't socialized this way or I was too dense to notice. I have always been assertive and confident to a fault, so either her book is becoming outdated, or being a shrinking violet is more dependent on personality than upbringing.
There are a couple of chapters that deviate from this theme and that I probably would need help with no matter when I was raised. I suck at branding myself and there is a chapter on that. It's also good to be reminded of childlike behaviors we may not notice we are doing so we can stop doing them (mine is sitting on my foot, and now I realize it probably does make me look like a cute little girl, not a competent adult).