The novel 50 Ways to Improve Women’s Lives, has been compiled by nationally recognized women. Contributors include Hillary Clinton, Congresswomen Maloney, Eleanor Smeal, Betty Friedan, Madeline Albright, Slaughter and Pelosi, Gloria Steinem and various others. It is the second book in the series for MoveOn’s 50 Ways to Love Your Country.
The New York Times bestseller is aimed at becoming an instrument for change in the inequality for women by reinvigorating the movement. The book includes the collective knowledge from the National Council of Women’s Organizations’, which includes 200 member organizations. These stem from the League of Women Voters, National Council of Negro Women, Planned Parenthood, Code Pink, NOW, the AAUW and the YWCA. The in depth account includes 50 inspirational essays to provide the reader with knowledge, advice and overall inspiration.
50 Ways to Improve Women’s Lives covers a broad range of topics that affect all women on both a political and personal level. The themes explored include racism, childcare, pay equity, women in leadership and reproductive health. For racism, it involves the discrimination women face in the workplace and on the family level to pursue both working and familial responsibilities. Childcare is explored in relation to the advantage it gives women to continue their successful careers and have a dual income household. Pay equity is a key focus of the novel and explains the trend and causes as to why women face the differential gap when compared to men. Statistics are explored in relation to the number of females in senior management and leadership positions, and how more women are able to seek these roles through adequate planning. Lastly, reproductive health is viewed based on the female’s biological clock and how this affects a woman’s goals as well as her partners.
The book is contemporary as it replaces old and traditional arguments, with new more relevant challenges that women face. The writers explore the work and family balance notion as a parent’s issue, rather than solely a mother’s focus. There is also insight from successful female leaders who give advice and tips for more women to become leaders and politicians in decision-making positions.
The themes and arguments presented give a well rounded view of the challenges common to most women in their futures. The comprehensive 50 tips covering an array of issues that all advocate for social change. Drawing on past experience, the well known contributors provide inspiring pieces that include realistic advice for all women.
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