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The Double X Economy: The Epic Potential of Women's Empowerment

The Double X Economy: The Epic Potential of Women's Empowerment

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“Linda Scott shines a light on women’s essential and often invisible contributions to our global economy—while combining insight， analysis， and interdisciplinary data to make a compelling and actionable case for unleashing women’s economic power。” —Melinda Gates， author of The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World

A leading thinker's groundbreaking examination of women's economic empowerment

Linda Scott coined the phrase “Double X Economy” to address the systemic exclusion of women from the world financial order。 In The Double X Economy， Scott argues on the strength of hard data and on-the-ground experience that removing those barriers to women’s success is a win for everyone， regardless of gender。 Scott opens our eyes to the myriad economic injustices that constrain women throughout the world: fathers buying and selling daughters against their will; husbands burning brides whose dowries have been spent; men appropriating women’s earnings and widows’ land; banks discriminating against women applying for loans; corporations paying women less than men; men treating women as their intellectual inferiors due to primitive notions of female brain development; governments depriving women of affordable childcare; and so much more。

As Scott takes us from the streets of Accra， where sex trafficking is widespread， to American business schools， where women are routinely patronized， the pervasiveness of the Double X Economy becomes glaringly obvious。 But Scott believes that this rampant problem can be solved。 She proposes concrete actions and urges her readers to rise up and join the global movement for women’s economic empowerment that is gaining momentum by the day。

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Reviews

Bettina ，

Another book on my shelf fitting to: If you‘re not angry then you‘re not paying enough attention！

Friederike Leppert ，

Eine globale Perspektive auf Frauen und Wirtschaft - Nicht immer einfach geschrieben und trotzdem zugänglich mit Anekdoten aus der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart， die die Knackpunkte für eine inklusive Wirtschaft im Großen und im Kleinen erklären。Es ist deutlich erkennbar， dass die Autorin Feministin ist und aus dieser Perspektive schreibt。 So bleibt wenig Platz für einen Diskurs oder einer detaillierten Auseinandersetzung mit abweichenden Meinungen。Mit diesem Wissen im Hinterkopf， eine absolute Em Eine globale Perspektive auf Frauen und Wirtschaft - Nicht immer einfach geschrieben und trotzdem zugänglich mit Anekdoten aus der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart， die die Knackpunkte für eine inklusive Wirtschaft im Großen und im Kleinen erklären。Es ist deutlich erkennbar， dass die Autorin Feministin ist und aus dieser Perspektive schreibt。 So bleibt wenig Platz für einen Diskurs oder einer detaillierten Auseinandersetzung mit abweichenden Meinungen。Mit diesem Wissen im Hinterkopf， eine absolute Empfehlung für alle， die sich mit dem Thema beschäftigen wollen。 。。。more

Ted Richards ，

An accessible and important argument for women's economic empowerment。 It's fiercely argued and global in scope。 The main body of the text is all fantastically summarised in the first and last chapters。 Linda Scott is a renowned academic as well as an activist。 She's devoted her career to researching and assisting women in economically vulnerable positions by providing necessities like sanitary pads， independent incomes and education。 One of the first things that stuck out to me in reading this An accessible and important argument for women's economic empowerment。 It's fiercely argued and global in scope。 The main body of the text is all fantastically summarised in the first and last chapters。 Linda Scott is a renowned academic as well as an activist。 She's devoted her career to researching and assisting women in economically vulnerable positions by providing necessities like sanitary pads， independent incomes and education。 One of the first things that stuck out to me in reading this is how patently it avoids intersectionality。 Scott puts forward a compelling argument in chapter 7 that a lot of the women's movement's gains from the 1970's are currently the ones most severely under attack。 These include a lot of legislative changes which made it easy for traditional housewives to move into the workforce。 According to the Double X Economy analysis this was one of the principle reason economies like Sweden and the US took off in that period， mobilizing half its population in a way which was never done before。 It's not hard to then take that argument and appropriately apply it to developing economies where women are still kept out of the workforce by men。 However， this book does not contain， as far as I can tell， a single mention of LGBT women。 This is significant in so far as a big part of Scott's argument in Chapters 6 & 7 presuppose a typical women is straight and able to have children， if given the correct economic circumstances。 Whilst Scott encourages international trade to take a 'gender-lens' approach， it often seems she's using the term in the traditional sense。 In no way do I think， after finishing the book， that this was done maliciously or to write these women out of the narrative。 Scott repeatedly demonstrates a keen sense of empathy for all women， it just happens to be on a scale defined far more by nationality and class than gender identity。 This take may not be popular for everyone。 But， in my opinion， authors shouldn't have to include every category of analysis， and the argument's put forward here were clear， well articulated and very effective。 Scott takes examples from across the world。 It's obvious throughout the book how much Scott respects and understands the importance of a nuanced take when discussing women's roles across the world。 Scott's research on women-run business' affiliation with corporate conglomerates is particularly effective， as is her work on introducing sanitary pads to rural Uganda to improve school attendance。 Her research goes from the very poorest women in Uganda， Bangladesh and Ghana right up to corporate culture faced by women in Sweden， the United States and the UK。 There are hints of Caroline Criado Perez's Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men here which complement both texts nicely。 Scott has some superb takes on IQ bigotry， equal pay， financial institution's misogynistic culture and ways women can take action through consumer power。 There is undoubtedly a fantastic follow up here， which takes a look at Scott's brilliant ideas but factors in more intersectional issues。 It's a great piece of research and full to the brim with powerful ways countries can help further women's economic empowerment。 。。。more

Dr。 Dilek Sayedahmed ，

This is a must-read for every economist， manager， investor， stakeholder， entrepreneur， etc。 Her chapter on childcare is crucial。 Show below to the next person who tells you universal childcare is not a possibility。 "The catch with childcare is always how to pay for it。 But if we apply an economic gender lens to the analysis， we can see that affordable， high-quality childcare would pay for itself。 Brookings estimates that providing childcare to half the children in America would cost US$42 billio This is a must-read for every economist， manager， investor， stakeholder， entrepreneur， etc。 Her chapter on childcare is crucial。 Show below to the next person who tells you universal childcare is not a possibility。 "The catch with childcare is always how to pay for it。 But if we apply an economic gender lens to the analysis， we can see that affordable， high-quality childcare would pay for itself。 Brookings estimates that providing childcare to half the children in America would cost US$42 billion， so we are trying to cover US$84 billion expenditure。 Christine Lagarde states that US GDP would rise by 5% if women worked at the same level as men （paper cited in the book）。 US GDP is about US$20 trillion， so that's US$1 trillion。 The tax revenue from that US$1 trillion would be US$271 billion-- more than THREE times the cost of providing universal early childcare。"Help yourselves with more conservative calculations。 Universal early childcare will still be covered。 。。。more

Dorota ，

Wow， co to była za książka！ Świetnie napisana bardzo prostym językiem książka ekonomiczna która w sumie mówi też sporo prawdy o świecie rzeczywistym， poparta badaniami （50 str。 przypisów się kłania）。 Dlaczego równouprawnienie jest tak ważne？ Jakie korzyści daje nam wszystkim？ Dlaczego może pomóc bez względu na płeć？ Dużo do przetrawienia。 Bardzo polecam - wszystkim。 Warto！

Ren Martin ，

Scott does a great job providing real insight into women's rights issues that any person could comprehend。 Scott does a great job providing real insight into women's rights issues that any person could comprehend。 。。。more

Julia Wunderlich ，

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD READ THIS BOOK！

Liz ，

Well thought out and convincing arguments for something that should be obvious。 Including women in the economy makes the world a better place。

Monika ，

Autorka przytacza bardzo dużo informacji i statystyk， które potwierdzają jej tezę， że równouprawnienie kobiet w zakresie ekonomicznym opłaca się wszystkim na całym świecie。Linda Scott uważa bowiem （i ma na to wiele potwierdzających to statystyk）， że zwiększenie udziału kobiet w globalnej gospodarce podwyższyłoby PKB， zmniejszyłoby ubóstwo， a także zwiększyłoby poziom wykształcenia oraz wsparcie dla różnych akcji charytatywnych。Autorka zwraca też uwagę na to， że rządy wielu krajów， starając się p Autorka przytacza bardzo dużo informacji i statystyk， które potwierdzają jej tezę， że równouprawnienie kobiet w zakresie ekonomicznym opłaca się wszystkim na całym świecie。Linda Scott uważa bowiem （i ma na to wiele potwierdzających to statystyk）， że zwiększenie udziału kobiet w globalnej gospodarce podwyższyłoby PKB， zmniejszyłoby ubóstwo， a także zwiększyłoby poziom wykształcenia oraz wsparcie dla różnych akcji charytatywnych。Autorka zwraca też uwagę na to， że rządy wielu krajów， starając się prowadzić działania dążące do równouprawnienia， robią to w sposób niewłaściwy。 Bo najważniejsze według autorki jest odciążenie kobiet od opieki nad dziećmi to znaczy zwiększenie ilości żłobków， przedszkoli， wsparcia tak zwanego allomacierzyństwa， czyli opieki nad dziećmi przez osoby inne niż matka。 Allomacierzyństwo jest obecne w wielu społeczeństwach na całym świecie i było naturalnym rozwiązaniem również w bardzo odległej przeszłości。 。。。more

Sinead ，

Really interesting book that is full of information about how women are really prevented from reaching their full potential by the economy and the patriarchy。 And how this harms the global economy。

Beth A ，

So much to think about。。。 great book。

Paya ，

To książka napisana z pasją， bardzo przystępnie i w sposób rzetelny prezentująca dane， które autorka wykorzystuje do przedstawienia problemu， jakim jest obecność （lub nieobecność） i podmiotowość （lub przedmiotowość） kobiet w gospodarce。 Podając za przykłady zarówno własne doświadczenia jak i przedstawiając kontekst historyczny， Scott bardzo sprawnie przeprowadza czytelniczkę przez wszystkie argumenty。 Na wielki plus zaliczyłabym też wstęp o sytuacji w Polsce napisany specjalnie do polskiego wyda To książka napisana z pasją， bardzo przystępnie i w sposób rzetelny prezentująca dane， które autorka wykorzystuje do przedstawienia problemu， jakim jest obecność （lub nieobecność） i podmiotowość （lub przedmiotowość） kobiet w gospodarce。 Podając za przykłady zarówno własne doświadczenia jak i przedstawiając kontekst historyczny， Scott bardzo sprawnie przeprowadza czytelniczkę przez wszystkie argumenty。 Na wielki plus zaliczyłabym też wstęp o sytuacji w Polsce napisany specjalnie do polskiego wydania。 Poza opisywaniem sytuacji Scott proponuje również rozwiązania i mimo że ja osobiście jednak bardziej przyczepiłabym się do tego nieszczęsnego kapitalizmu， przyjmuję jej argumentację， której używa， by przekonywać o konieczności poprawiania sytuacji kobiet w obecnym neoliberalnym systemie， wykorzystując jego zasady i w ten sposób dążąc do jego poprawienia。 。。。more

Jan Peregrine ，

The Double X Economy~~As opposed to our current XY economy， which is run exclusively by men， The Double X Economy: The Epic Potential of Women's Empowerment by Linda Scott argues very effectively for a world economy managed more with women in mind and equally influenced by women。 She says the bias begins with the universities where economics department are still hostile to women professors and students。 You say economics is boring？ Read this book and tell me it's still boring！Scott has traveled The Double X Economy~~As opposed to our current XY economy， which is run exclusively by men， The Double X Economy: The Epic Potential of Women's Empowerment by Linda Scott argues very effectively for a world economy managed more with women in mind and equally influenced by women。 She says the bias begins with the universities where economics department are still hostile to women professors and students。 You say economics is boring？ Read this book and tell me it's still boring！Scott has traveled widely to find ways to empower helpless， landless women in Africa。 Her personal stories are heartbreaking。 Can you imagine how terrifying it is for African girls suddenly getting their period and unable to hide the fact from tyrannical men waiting to snatch them up as slaves/wives？Scott attends international summits that barely have any women economists or discussions about improving women's empowerment。 Statistics showing how robust and consistently positive economies would be with the earning potential of women are either ignored or sneered at by men。 Men call data collected by women soft （like Scott's） while their armchair data is hard。 That's bullshit。It's a fairly dense book as far as information goes， but disturbing as well。 Especially if you are a person concerned about human rights。 I suggest it's also a book for people concerned about building the economy， relieving world poverty and hunger， and focusing more on things like climate change， the environment， and domestic or family issues。 She was writing this book while Trump still loomed in the picture and the 2020 election hadn't taken place。 She must be relieved。But Scott says the public must voice its interest in a double x economy so that government will act。 Putting the responsibility all on government will not get as much done as our buying from women-owned businesses or gender-neutral corporations and businesses。She asks that we look at the Bloomberg Gender Equality list to know where to shop。 There's more tips as well。I hope you check out the book！ 。。。more

Hanie Noor ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The Double X Economyby Linda Scott__Human resource is a part of economic resource or inputs to produce goods and services。 When countries exclude women， that is 49。6% of the world population， available resources are not optimised because of the gender bias and primitive beliefs that women should only be kept home and raise children。 Even science proves that women have the same brain ability as men and also supported by Islamic views （do your research）， which means women are able to take up profe The Double X Economyby Linda Scott__Human resource is a part of economic resource or inputs to produce goods and services。 When countries exclude women， that is 49。6% of the world population， available resources are not optimised because of the gender bias and primitive beliefs that women should only be kept home and raise children。 Even science proves that women have the same brain ability as men and also supported by Islamic views （do your research）， which means women are able to take up professional works as men does。Upon receiving this book， I was expecting to delve into myriad economic injustice on women’s economic involvement and areas to be harnessed in defying the inequality。 Somehow the book delivers what it claimed as it also provide measures to be taken and considered by global community and individuals。 My POV following the clash between pragmatic biz consideration and understanding of gender inequality， Islamic Social Finance has also been putting effort in women empowerment e。g。 engaging women in microcredit which creates social protection alongside providing training and education。The research part is hands down 10/10 BUT the author might overlook on understanding other religion e。g。 on hijab —refers to as men’s tool to overpower/control women which is 💯 wrong。 Muslim women are not restricted by wearing hijab🧕🏻 The book appears to be a manifesto to spread awareness and a call to action。 Throughout her studies she conducted interesting exercise/test to validate financial literacy e。g。 what women in poverty thought to be a necessity items or luxury items， the money management exercise， etc。 Explained the lens of economy with simple terms and provided interesting insights e。g。 Gender-smart investing。 Overall， more of a western feminism but recommended if like to know how inequality affects the economy。Plus point: extensive research， economic & cultural insights from around the world， and how much this book opened up my mind on what’s happening。Minus point: author’s ignorance on religious understanding/practice and the ineffective method to convince （facts alone does not change someone’s perspective）。🌟 3。8/5 。。。more

Marika_reads ，

Kolejna książka z cyklu „po prostu musisz to przeczytać” ！ Linda Scott w „Kapitał kobiet” krok po kroku skutecznie przekonuje czytelniczkę i czytelnika， że równouprawnienie wszystkim się opłaca， a większe zaangażowanie kobiet w gospodarkę zagwarantuje światu wzrost dobrobytu。 Zresztą są na to badania， które pokazują związek pomiędzy aktywnością zawodową kobiet a wielkością PKB！ I co ważne wykluczanie kobiet z życia gospodarczego to nie żaden zamierzchły schemat， to się dzieje tu i teraz。Spotkani Kolejna książka z cyklu „po prostu musisz to przeczytać” ！ Linda Scott w „Kapitał kobiet” krok po kroku skutecznie przekonuje czytelniczkę i czytelnika， że równouprawnienie wszystkim się opłaca， a większe zaangażowanie kobiet w gospodarkę zagwarantuje światu wzrost dobrobytu。 Zresztą są na to badania， które pokazują związek pomiędzy aktywnością zawodową kobiet a wielkością PKB！ I co ważne wykluczanie kobiet z życia gospodarczego to nie żaden zamierzchły schemat， to się dzieje tu i teraz。Spotkanie światowych ekonomistów， Linda Scott podejmuje temat dotyczący kwestii płci。 Od razu odzywają się głosy panów （dziadersów！） „że sa ważniejsze sprawy” albo „kobiety nie powinny pracować”。 A jak Linda mówi， że kobiety w wielu krajach są lepiej wykształcone od mężczyzn， to od singapurskiego ekonomisty słyszy， że „w jego kraju hehe dziewczyny ida do college’u hehe tylko po to by złapać dobrego meza， hehe”。 Dżizas。 Kobiety stanowią połowę obywateli tego świata， a uprzedzenia żywią ludzie posiadający realną władzę na świecie。。。Autorka nie tylko wytyka błędy， przytacza badania swoje i innych， wskazuje źródła problemu， ale też jak na tacy podaje konkretne realne i skuteczne działania， które należy wdrożyć。 （rozdział o afrykańskich kobietach， które rozkwitają mając możliwość bycia konsultantką Avonu ♥️）。 Nie będę Wam tu opowiadać całej książki， ale przytoczę Wam kilka moich ulubionych cytatów:„Badania wskazują， że branże zdominowane przez mężczyzn oferują wyższe wynagrodzenia， ponieważ są zdominowane przez mężczyzn”。„To nie bogate kraje stać na wyzwolenie kobiet - to wyzwolenie kobiet czyni kraje bogatymi”。„Najlepszą metodą stymulowania wzrostu gospodarczego jest wyciagniecie mężatek z kuchni”。 To co， zachęciłam do przeczytania？ 。。。more

Elena Tosheva ，

A highly recommended read for both men and women！ Eye opening about the importance of female economic empowerment for solving social and economic issues around the world。

Millie W ，

Great book。 Definitely got me thinking more about these issues and the problems faced by women in developing countries。 There are some sections I will refer back to again and again。 Also great to meet and interview！

Patrick Bormann ，

Das Buch bietet nicht das， was ich erwartet hatte: Es ist keine systematische Analyse von Frauen innerhalb der Wirtschaft， sondern es handelt sich um Berichte aus der Feldforschungsarbeit Scotts， eingeordnet in die breitere wissenschaftliche Debatte。 Die Erörterungen sind über weite Strecken interessant， oft auch erschreckend， aber die Struktur des Buches ist oft unübersichtlich und mäandernd。 Inhaltlich störten mich die gesellschaftlichen Vergleiche mit Affen im 3。 （？） Kapitel。 Über das Wesen v Das Buch bietet nicht das， was ich erwartet hatte: Es ist keine systematische Analyse von Frauen innerhalb der Wirtschaft， sondern es handelt sich um Berichte aus der Feldforschungsarbeit Scotts， eingeordnet in die breitere wissenschaftliche Debatte。 Die Erörterungen sind über weite Strecken interessant， oft auch erschreckend， aber die Struktur des Buches ist oft unübersichtlich und mäandernd。 Inhaltlich störten mich die gesellschaftlichen Vergleiche mit Affen im 3。 （？） Kapitel。 Über das Wesen von Menschen sagen sie wenig aus und die Argumentationen sind zugleich anfällig für Missbrauch。 Schwierig ist auch Scotts Orientierung am Wachstumsparadigma。 Zwar mag die Förderung von Frauen in schwachen Volkswirtschaften als effektive Möglichkeit zur Stärkung der Wirtschaften sinnvoll sein - in den Industriestaaten des Westen beißt sich das Argument jedoch mit dem Bemühen um eine klimagerechte Gesellschaft。 Die Förderung von Frauen in der Wirtschaft ist eine Frage von Gerechtigkeit und von Zufriedenheit beider Geschlechter （！）。 Sie sollte allerdings einhergehen mit einem ökologischen Umbau der Wirtschaft。Bei der Bewertung habe ich zunächst zu drei Sternen geneigt， insbesondere weil mich das Affenkapitel sehr geärgert hatte。 Aber das Buch stellt viele interessante Zusammenhänge vor und regt dadurch zum Nachdenken an， weshalb ich am Ende bei vier Sternen gelandet bin。 。。。more

Grrlscientist ，

The truth will set you free， but first， it will piss you off。— Gloria SteinemEconomic inequality surrounds us。 It drags us down。 It makes us poorer。 It drowns us。 It destroys our dreams。 It destroys our lives。In this powerful and enraging book， The Double X Economy: The Epic Potential of Empowering Women （Faber and Faber; 2020）， global thinker and author Linda Scott brilliantly argues that “equal economic treatment for women would put a stop to some of the world’s costliest evils， while buil The truth will set you free， but first， it will piss you off。— Gloria SteinemEconomic inequality surrounds us。 It drags us down。 It makes us poorer。 It drowns us。 It destroys our dreams。 It destroys our lives。In this powerful and enraging book， The Double X Economy: The Epic Potential of Empowering Women （Faber and Faber; 2020）， global thinker and author Linda Scott brilliantly argues that “equal economic treatment for women would put a stop to some of the world’s costliest evils， while building prosperity for everyone。”These “costly evils” include the unequal access to education for women and girls， domestic violence， sex trafficking， the gender pay gap， the lack of child care and the gender divide in both business and land ownership。 As an internationally renowned expert on women’s economic development and Emeritus DP World Professor for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Oxford， Professor Scott has seen a lot of gender-based economic inequality around the world， and is a position of authority to compare the world’s poorest nations to the richest。From the backstreets of Accra to the boardrooms in New York City， Professor Scott thoroughly investigates female economic disenfranchisement and explains how this prevents women from fully participating in society。 She makes it clear that only goods and services that are exchanged for money are valued — but contends throughout most of her book that it is the work done by women， which is often unpaid， is what actually supports the global economy。 But despite this， women remain economically oppressed。Professor Scott points to an uncomfortable paradox: in the United States， where women are paid less than 70 cents for every dollar earned by a white man， but they determine 67% of all consumer spending。 It is similar in developing countries， where women’s work is devalued and yet is foundational to the measured economy， according to research。 Additionally， real life experiments find that when women in developing economies have more control over family finances， not only do they benefit， but their children do， too。 And this benefits national economies as well。 But the isolation of women from money makes countries more vulnerable to financial crises， as Professor Scott explains in detail in the chapter， “Money Bullies。”Throughout her entire polemic， Professor Scott assembles a tremendous amount of scientific evidence to argue clearly and convincingly that female economic exclusion must change。 She skilfully interweaves research with her first-hand experiences to explain the way things are now， highlighting how things can be improved and the social and economic results when such changes are implemented。I do have several criticisms， which I hope will not reduce the significance of this book’s important argument。 First， I was bothered greatly by Professor Scott’s repeated use of the term ‘forced sex’ or ‘sex against her will’ because， in my view， nonconsensual sex is rape， plain and simple。 The fact that rape is so common — in times of peace as well as during war — underscores that rape culture is globally entrenched， and using euphemisms does nothing to change this fact。I also was bothered by Professor Scott’s assertion that giving African girls a good education and good jobs would naturally stall population growth， thereby reducing the climate crisis。 On one hand， yes， this is true， but on the other hand， this argument fails to recognize who the real climate change villains are: the Developed World， especially the United States， China and the European Union。 These top three greenhouse gas emitters produce 41。5% of total global emissions， whilst the bottom 100 countries （which includes most African nations） only account for only 3。6%。 To contend that reducing the birth rate of Black and Brown Africans will do much to reduce climate change is to miss the point。Despite my criticisms， I was greatly energized by this book’s argument as well as by its delivery。 Professor Scott does not pull any punches， and nor should she。 Using scientific research and describing the nuanced results from short- and long-term outcomes from real-life experiments， she hammers away at the many mundane ways — both big and small — in which women are denied economic equality， from bride burning when a woman’s husband has spent his wife’s dowry to outright denial of bank loans and savings accounts based on sex alone。Professor Scott’s writing is passionate and accessible， her research is meticulous （34 pages of notes and references）， but in spite of all she has seen and experienced and read， she remains hopeful。 In the epilogue， she proposes tangible solutions to rectify gender-based economic inequality and divides them into three categories: one set for the United States， because it is at an important crossroads that will determine women’s fate for many years to come， and which will also ripple out to affect women around the world; a second set for the global community; and a third for individuals。 Professor Scott ends her book by calling upon everyone to ‘think creatively about your own strengths’ and how to apply them to help women achieve economic equality。Shortlisted for the 2020 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize and longlisted for the 2020 Financial Times / McKinsey Business Book of the Year award， this provocative book is an essential call to action for women to participate equally in the global economy。 NOTE: Originally published on Forbes。com on 31 January 2021。 。。。more

Emily Vandenbroucke ，

Eye-opener！ Convincing story on how removing barriers to women’s success is a win for everyone， and call to action to place women on an equal footing with men in order to create a better world。

Michaela ，

Outstanding book。 Best chapters: chap 8 - 14， and especially The 80 Percent Christmas， Money Bullies， Owning It， Joining the Global Market

Emily ，

3。25？ / 5This is a pretty interesting book about women's economic empowerment， how the global economy flourishes when women are enfranchised and involved in economics， and useful facts and case studies to debunk misogynistic myths about women and finance。Like I said， overall I think this is worth a read。 It does help to know a little bit about the topics she talks about beforehand just so you are able to think independently and not take her word as Truth。 For example， the first chapter incorpora 3。25？ / 5This is a pretty interesting book about women's economic empowerment， how the global economy flourishes when women are enfranchised and involved in economics， and useful facts and case studies to debunk misogynistic myths about women and finance。Like I said， overall I think this is worth a read。 It does help to know a little bit about the topics she talks about beforehand just so you are able to think independently and not take her word as Truth。 For example， the first chapter incorporates the climate crisis and goes into how giving girls in Africa a proper education and getting them into jobs would naturally stall population growth， a win for the climate crisis， supposedly。 If I didn't know anything else about this topic I would have just believed her。 However， such an argument is based on poor （and ethically dodgy） logic。 First of all， Africa is currently consuming at the rate of 0。7 Earths， as compared to 5 Earths for the US。 Africa and other countries/continents in the Global South are NOT （currently） PART OF THE PROBLEM - that would be the Global North， our extractive economies and systems of oppression （not least of the planet）。 We are the ones ploughing out the pollution， not countries in the Global South， so we are focusing on the wrong places in trying to blame them。 Furthermore， when you think about it， trying to stop black people from having families is a bit weird， maybe even soft eugenics-y。 There's actually a name for this line of thinking: eco-facism: go look it up。 （And by the way everyone's fave Dave Attenborough is a proponent of this。） （Just to clarify I am 10000% in favour of protecting girls in African countries and standing with them in striving for women & girls' economic empowerment， just not when the end goal is to stop them having kids lol。）All that is to say that， this is a very interesting and well put-together book， however just go into it a bit discerning， be aware you might agree with some of the counter-arguments she takes down （though that's also useful because she gave me some different ways to see these issues， while still having women's best interests at heart）。 I might not have agreed with her on everything but I still learnt a lot， would just advise others to research around the stuff she's talking about！ 。。。more

Elisabetta Felici ，

Argomento interessante， ma scritto in maniera tremendamente noiosa。 Ho già letto altri libri sul tema e sono riuscita a leggerli in poco tempo e con passione。 Questo libro invece mi sono ritrovata a posarlo e riprenderlo più e più volte， per poi abbandonarlo definitivamente。

Josephine ，

Fantastisch boek！ Echt een aanrader voor iedereen！

Stefan Liljenström ，

Outstanding book。 Extremely important， a must-read for all regardless of gender。 Empower women， empower the world！

Alexis ，

This was a fascinating and infuriating read about women's role in the economy and how we can improve it。 It was a refreshing change from many feminist books because Scott uses a much wider net--she draws from countries all over the world， not just well off Western nations， for her examples。 Her work in non-Western countries tends to be amongst the poorest， which makes the contrast sharp， but her theme is not that the West is better: it's that it's all variations on an ancient theme to remove wom This was a fascinating and infuriating read about women's role in the economy and how we can improve it。 It was a refreshing change from many feminist books because Scott uses a much wider net--she draws from countries all over the world， not just well off Western nations， for her examples。 Her work in non-Western countries tends to be amongst the poorest， which makes the contrast sharp， but her theme is not that the West is better: it's that it's all variations on an ancient theme to remove women's economic power。 She cuts right through common arguments about the pay gap and education--for example， she points out that removing factors like children and care obligations proves only that women achieve equal pay if they act like men， since those factors are so heavily skewed towards women。 Just as importantly she points out how much women's economics matter to the economy as a whole。 Not only do women earn money， they spend it。 In the US， 67% of consumer spending is determined by women。 Research in developing countries has shown that giving women more control over family finances not only benefits them but their children。 I would have liked a little more attention paid to the economic value of women's caring labor， instead of just talking about universal daycare （important， but not the only point）。 Women's economic value is systematically undervalued because their domestic labor is not included and not thought to be an economic contribution。 。。。more

Anandh Sundar ，

A data backed book to explain why women are lagging behind， and what can be done。 Instead of relying on anecdotes and pathos， the author uses a blend of research and first hand stories to explain what can be better。 I especially liked the examples of supply chain integration， Walmart， women farmers， sanitary napkins， financial inclusion etc。

Imme ，

With a hint of being the Sapiens of women， this book goes through the history of women and their role in society from hunter gatherer societies through the agricultural revolution， from chimpanzees and bonobos to how religion exported different treatment of women。 I mainly picked up this book because of its partial focus on developing countries， speaking about economic empowerment through women’s savings groups in Bangladesh and farmer cooperatives in Tanzania。The Double X Economy is based on th With a hint of being the Sapiens of women， this book goes through the history of women and their role in society from hunter gatherer societies through the agricultural revolution， from chimpanzees and bonobos to how religion exported different treatment of women。 I mainly picked up this book because of its partial focus on developing countries， speaking about economic empowerment through women’s savings groups in Bangladesh and farmer cooperatives in Tanzania。The Double X Economy is based on the concept that currently （mostly women’s） unpaid work is not calculated in monetary terms， and hence deemed less important。 If things like family care were included in GDP， would perception change？Whereas Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez changed my perspective on how the systems we live in are based more on men than on women， The Double X Economy added depth and detail。 。。。more

Janis ，

It's dense enough， but it wouldn't have to feel that way if the research and anecdotes were more obviously tied to the points。 Granted， the avalanche of support for her arguments is completely in line with the intent of the book。 It's artfully， purposefully written。 Don't expect this to read like Steinem。 There's tons of work to do。。。 this feels fractal-like。 It's rather huge。#FreeBritney It's dense enough， but it wouldn't have to feel that way if the research and anecdotes were more obviously tied to the points。 Granted， the avalanche of support for her arguments is completely in line with the intent of the book。 It's artfully， purposefully written。 Don't expect this to read like Steinem。 There's tons of work to do。。。 this feels fractal-like。 It's rather huge。#FreeBritney 。。。more

Ryan Ebling ，

A very thorough explanation of how women are excluded from society through their economic disenfranchisement and a convincing case for how and why the world needs to make a change。

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