Why are Self-Help Books with Career Advice for Women Popular?
Abstract
Self-help books with career advice for women who aspire to leadership are popular. This popularity is somewhat surprising, in that the advice appears to take us back to the “fix the women” approach to career advancement of the 1960s and 1970s. Sheryl Sandberg’s (2013) Lean In is a vivid example of this popular genre. In this paper, we use Sandberg’s book to examine why a focus on personal agency is resonating with so many women. We explain the...
Paper Details
Title
Why are Self-Help Books with Career Advice for Women Popular?
Published Date
Feb 1, 2019
Volume
33
Issue
1
Pages
82 - 93
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