ARC Review: “Womentality: Thirteen Empowering Stories by Everyday Women Who Said Goodbye to the Workplace and Hello to Their Lives” by Erin Wildermuth

“Womentality: Thirteen Empowering Stories by Everyday Women Who Said Goodbye to the Workplace and Hello to Their Lives” by Erin Wildermuth

Publishing Date: October 8, 2019

Genre: Feminism, Non-Fiction, Essays

Page Length: 220 pages (paperback review copy)

Synopsis:

Womentality: Thirteen Empowering Stories by Everyday Women Who Said Goodbye to the Workplace and Hello to Their Lives is a collection of powerful, personal essays from enterprising women around the world who came to the same realization: work shouldn’t have to be painful and demeaning. Armed with an internet connection and plenty of creativity and ingenuity, they prove that it is possible to redefine the nine-to-five work paradigm and create a flourishing career that is flexible and fulfilling outside the corporate structure.

The thirteen women—from diverse countries such as Nigeria, Venezuela, Poland, Palestine, and the Philippines—approach independent work in different ways, but are all motivated by the same impulses—to escape the drudgery of office life, to have control of their time, and to enjoy the freedom of working for themselves. Importantly, many discover that—outside of the office—it is possible to triumph over global pay disparities that favor men.

Womentality is not a book about people who do not work—on the contrary, these women work hard and their stories illustrate how they overcame challenges to achieve their goals—whether they sought freedom to travel, to spend more time with the family, escape demeaning office politics, or simply to control their career.

The essays in Womentality prove that a life of independence is not reserved for elite, American workers. It is possible for anyone. As the women who contributed to Womentality can attest: escaping the nine-to-five life isn’t easy—it takes guts and persistence—but it’s absolutely worthwhile. (description from Goodreads)

Review:

Womentality is a book with a collection of essays from women around the world and their stories of leaving the traditional workforce of working 9 to 5pm. Each section is a different woman’s story and why they chose to shift to freelance work and how it has changed their lives. It also gives a glimpse of the workforce environment of the field they work in.

What I appreciated the most about this book is that the women come from different backgrounds and are diverse (profiles from a global perspective). Often I had read similar books such as this and they all seem to have the same voice or types of people and I appreciated the diversity. It was eye-opening to learn about women in the workforce in different parts of the world.

This book also offers some motivational and helpful career tips on finding what you want to do in life. It focuses on finding your passion and making money off something that you genuinely enjoy doing. Each essay was thoroughly engrossing while showing the many facets of freelancing. If you like books with essays about business or finding a career in freelancing, I’d recommend this read.

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