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Mother of Invention: How Good Ideas Get Ignored in an Economy Built for Men Book

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Mother of Invention: How Good Ideas Get Ignored in An Economy Built for Men 
by Katrine Marçal
Paperback – 7 July 2021
WATERSTONES BEST POLITICAL BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2021
LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL
‘I am absurdly excited for this book’ Caroline Criado Perez
Bestselling author Katrine Marçal reveals the shocking ways our deeply ingrained ideas about gender continue to hold us back. Every day, extraordinary inventions and innovative ideas are side-lined in a world that remains subservient to men.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. From the beginning of time, women have been pivotal to our society, offering ingenious solutions to some of our most vexing problems. More recently, it is women who have transformed the way we shop online, revolutionised the lives of disabled people and put the climate crisis at the top of the agenda.
Despite these successes, we still fail to find and fund the game-changing ideas that could alter the future of our planet, giving just 3% of venture capital to female founders. Instead, ingrained ideas about men and women continue to shape our economic decisions; favouring men and leading us to the same tired set of solutions.
For too long we have underestimated the consequences of sexism in our economy, and the way it holds all of us – women and men – back. Katrine Marcal’s blistering critique sets the record straight and shows how, in a time of crisis, the ingenuity and intelligence of women is that very thing that can save us.
About the Author
KATRINE MARCAL is a Swedish writer, journalist and correspondent for Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter. Her first book, Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner? was shortlisted for the August Prize and won the Lagercrantzen Award. She lives in London.
Product details
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins GB (7 July 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0008430780
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780008430788
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.3 x 2.5 x 23.4 cm

Additional information

Weight 0.500 g
Dimensions 24 × 15 × 3 cm
Subject Area

Human Biology, Social Work

Publication Name

Mother of Invention: How Good Ideas Get Ignored

Publisher

HarperCollins

Subject

Business, Economics, Evolution, Government, Politics

Publication Year

2021

Type

Textbook

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Item Height

234mm

Educational Level

Comprehensive School, Adult & Further Education

Level

Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

Country/Region of Manufacture

United Kingdom

Item Width

153mm

Item Weight

390g

Number of Pages

304 Pages

Condition

Brand new

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