Femonomics
The Empowering, Data-Driven Guide to Making Better Decisions at Home and Work - a 'life-changing' book
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Femonomics
Narrated by:
Corinne Low, Yael Rizowy
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Narrated by:
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Corinne Low
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Yael Rizowy
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Corinne Low
About this listen
'I loved it, my husband loved it, and I've sent copies to my sisters and closest friends . . . who then turned around and told me how much it helped them too.' - 5* READER REVIEW
IT'S NOT IN YOUR HEAD. IT'S IN THE DATA.
To be a woman today is to be overwhelmed from every angle. The data proves that the odds are still stacked against us - biologically, culturally, economically. But that same data can empower us to make choices that will reclaim our time, energy and help us find joy.
In Femonomics, economist Corinne Low explodes the myths about what makes women successful and happy such as:
- What if flexible working isn't the answer, and we actually need more boundaries?
- What if the gender happiness gap was as important as the gender pay gap?
- What if you had the power to prioritise things you actually value, rather than the things that other people value?
- What if being more 'successful' actually meant putting family before work?
Femonomics gives you the tools to design the life you want. It will teach you how to turn your time into money, how to work out what you value, how to invest in the right partner, how to plan your career at every stage, how to organise your family life - and ultimately how to make the world work for you.
Critical acclaim for Femonomics:
'Empowering.' FINANCIAL TIMES
'Life-changing.' LUCY MANGAN
'Revelatory . . . rigorous . . . exhilarating'. IRISH TIMES
'A passionate, provocative case for change.' ADAM GRANT
'A book for evey woman. Optimistic and hopeful.' PHILIPPA GREGORY
'Insightful, enlightening, practical. I devoured it.' DEBORAH FRANCES WHITE©2025 Corinne Low
Critic reviews
'An evidence-based look at how to overcome the barriers that still hold women back. Corinne Low is an influential economist, and she presents a passionate, provocative case for changes to boost women's earning power and well-being. This isn't just a book for women - it's filled with insights to help men better understand and support the women in their lives.' (ADAM GRANT, bestselling author of THINK AGAIN and HIDDEN POTENTIAL, and host of the podcast Re:Thinking)
'The more I read, the more I felt that a wise, steely friend was reaching out across the abyss, offering to escort me to the far side of chaos and settle me there... To say this was life-changing sounds disingenuous, but I really believe that once your eyes are opened to this stuff, you can't go back to being blinkered.... The process of assuming that you have value, that your time has quantifiable value, is deeply educational... I feel like I've entered a whole new, streamlined era... Looking at life through a Femonomics lens is that rare thing - a genuinely empowering endeavour.' (LUCY MANGAN)
This is a book for every woman. It uses detailed research to show how women get squeezed out of careers and into the home, and economic analysis to show how to get rewarded for your work - paid and unpaid. Practical and hopeful (Philippa Gregory, bestselling author of NORMAL WOMEN)
An enlightening, meticulously researched exposé of the systemic forces behind economic gender gaps - and an inspiring, powerful guide to negotiating those gaps and forging a path to success, validation, and joy. (Elinor Cleghorn, bestselling author of UNWELL WOMEN)
'Insightful, enlightening, practical. I devoured it.' (DEBORAH FRANCES WHITE, host of THE GUILTY FEMINIST)
Femonomics focuses on the struggle among women today to balance their roles as producer and reproducer...There are some striking findings... Her manifesto - to recognise the value of "having it almost" - is empowering.
Bracing...[Low's]forensic focus on time make the book revelatory...rigorous...exhilarating... Femonomics feels like an intervention and a permission slip. It intervenes in a culture that blames women for retreating from marriage and motherhood while refusing to ask why these institutions so reliably erode women's joy. And it gives permission to prioritise their own time, happiness and ambition, even if that means refusing the role they were promised would complete them.
A groundbreaking book. A brilliant, evidence-based roadmap for navigating the unique challenges faces by women. (Eve Rodsky, bestselling author of FAIR PLAY)
Femonomics is a must-read for working women and their allies - evidence-based, grounded in economics, and engaging. Dr. Low provides the empowering guidance you need to optimize a fulfilling life without overcommitting. (Katy Milkman, bestselling author of HOW TO CHANGE)
A must read for all women and their partners.
“Don’t compare yourself to those who do not have the same utility function as you”
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Femonomics feels far more like a “self help” book than an economic argument. It is also very light on data, despite the title.
Chapter 4 focuses in quite some depth on steps individuals can take to manage credit card debt. Low goes as far as to recommend apps that might be useful for the reader. Chapter 6 leans heavily into career advice specific to women. The fact the advice is specific to women is entirely expected - that’s the point of the book. However, large swathes of the chapter are just that, advice, based on the author’s experiences. Chapter 9 is the final nail in the coffin. The chapter focuses on time management. Again, there is little data here; Low choose to discuss topics such as how to save money for the future and prioritise leisure activities.
Whilst I like the idea put forward by the author, in chapter 9, that we can attribute points to how we choose to spend our time, and effectively “invest” points into activities we want to commit to, I just felt after finishing this book that this was a guide the reader could use to improve certain aspects of their life, as opposed to an economics book.
Femonomics
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