Publisher |
Harpercollins Publisher, UK |
Publication Year |
2018 |
ISBN-13 |
9780008241612 |
ISBN-10 |
9780008241612 |
Binding |
Paperback |
Edition |
First |
Number of Pages |
272 Pages |
Language |
(English) |
Dimensions (Cms) |
21 X 14.8 X 2 |
Weight (grms) |
290 |
Five years have passed since women were exhorted to ‘lean in’. Over that time, the world has transformed beyond all expectations. But why should anyone ‘lean in’ to a patriarchal system that is out of date? Why not change it entirely for the good of us all?
In a good time to be a girl, Helena Morrissey sets out how we might achieve the next big breakthrough towards a truly inclusive modern society.
Drawing on her experience as a city CEO, mother of nine and founder of the influential 30 percent club which campaigns for gender-balanced UK company boards, her manifesto for new ways of working, living, loving and raising families is for everyone, not just women. Making a powerful case for diversity and difference in any workplace, she shows how, together, we can develop smarter thinking and broader definitions of success. Gender balance, in her view, is an essential driver of economic prosperity and part of the solution to the many problems we face today.
Her approach is not aimed merely at training a few more women in working practices that have outlived their usefulness. Instead, this book sets out a way to reinvent the game not at the expense of men but in ways that are right and relevant for a digital age. It is a powerful guide to success for us all.
Helena Morrissey
Helena Morrissey is one of the best known women in the city. She started her career in New York with Schroder capital management. After returning to London she joined newton in 1994 as a junior fund manager and was appointed CEO in 2001. During her fifteen years leading the firm, assets under management grew from dollar 20 billion to over dollar 50 billion. Helena is now chair of the investment association, the UK’s industry trade body whose members manage more than dollar 5 trillion and head of personal investing at legal and general management, a new role aimed at engaging the nation to save and invest more.
Helena Morrissey
Harpercollins Publisher, UK