About the Book
Anne-Marie Slaughter's hotly anticipated book on work-life balance and gender equality. When Anne-Marie Slaughter's Atlantic article, "Why Women Still Can't Have it All" first appeared, it immediately went viral, sparking a firestorm of debate across countries and continents. Within four days, it had become the mostread article in the history of the magazine. In the following months, Slaughter became a leading voice in the discussion on work-life balance and on women's changing role in the workplace. Now, Slaughter is here with her eagerly anticipated take on the problems we still face, and how we can finally get past them. In her pragmatic, down-toearth style, Slaughter bursts the bubble on all the "half-truths" we tell young women about "having it all", and explains what is really necessary to get true gender equality, both in the workplace and at home. Deeply researched, and filled with all the warm, wise and funny anecdotes that first made her the most trusted and admired voice on the issue, Anne-Marie Slaughter's book is sure to change minds, ignite debate and be the topic of conversation. ? Women's changing role in the 21st-century workplace is perhaps the single most discussed, controversial and important issue of the moment. ? Massive profile: Slaughter's article "Why Women Still Can't Have it All" now has over two million views. ? Since the publication of the Atlantic article, Slaughter has become the leading voice on all issues related to work-life balance. ? Slaughter includes practical prescriptive solutions that all men and women can take to achieve balance in work and family, breadwinning and care giving
About the Author
Anne-Marie Slaughter is President and CEO of the New America Foundation. A foreign policy analyst, academic and public commentator, she served as Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. State Department for two years under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.