{"product_id":"authority-gap","title":"Authority Gap","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A WATERSTONES ''BEST POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR''*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A \u003ci\u003eTIMES\u003c\/i\u003e ''BEST PHILOSOPHY AND IDEAS'' BOOK OF 2021*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e ''BEST POLITICS BOOKS OF THE YEAR''*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BUSINESS BOOK AWARD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A brilliant manifesto explaining why women are still so underestimated and overlooked in today''s world, but how we can also be hopeful for change'' - Philippa Perry\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003en impassioned, meticulously argued and optimistic call to arms for anyone who cares about creating a fairer society'' - \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImagine living in a world in which you were routinely patronised by women.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImagine having your views ignored or your expertise frequently challenged by them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImagine people always addressing the woman you are with before you.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow imagine a world in which the reverse of this is true.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Authority Gap\u003c\/i\u003e provides a startling perspective on the unseen bias at work in our everyday lives, to reveal the scale of the gap that still persists between men and women. Would you believe that US Supreme Court Justices are interrupted four times more often than male ones... 96% of the time by men? Or that British parents, when asked to estimate their child''s IQ will place their son at 115 and their daughter at 107?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarshalling a wealth of data with precision and insight, and including interviews with pioneering women such as Baroness Hale, Mary Beard and Bernadine Evaristo, Mary Ann exposes unconscious bias in this fresh feminist take on how to address and counteract systemic sexism in ways that benefit us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes interviews with pioneering women such as:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBaroness Hale\u003cbr\u003eMary Beard\u003cbr\u003eBernadine Evaristo\u003cbr\u003eMary McAleese\u003cbr\u003eJulia Gillard\u003cbr\u003eDolly Alderton and Pandora Sykes\u003cbr\u003eCherie Blair\u003cbr\u003eLiz Truss\u003cbr\u003eAmber Rudd\u003cbr\u003eFrances Morris\u003cbr\u003eLaura Bates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Hugely exciting'' - Emily Maitlis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Deeply researched, profoundly thoughtful and a book very much for the here and now: Mary Ann Sieghart''s\u003ci\u003e The Authority Gap\u003c\/i\u003e is the book she was probably born to write'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Marr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''At last here is a credible roadmap that is capable of taking women from the margins to the centre by bridging the authority gap that holds back even the best and most talented of women. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary McAleese, Former President of Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57313865269630,"sku":"NW9781784165888","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781784165888.jpg?v=1778514842","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/authority-gap","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}