#79 How Diverse Is Your Bookshelf?

Unraveling Pink

This week's episode shines the spotlight on the representation of women on our big screens, little screens, conference daises, and bookshelves. It's worth taking some time to consider the messages we receive from all forms of entertainment and education and whether we are getting a balanced view of the world. If you come to the realization that your bookshelf needs more female authors on it, never fear, we have a list of some favorite female authors and books. Check them out! Tweet your favorites to @UnravelingPink and we'll add them to the list. Resources in this episode: Molly Flatt, The Guardian, "Is The Future Female? Fixing Sci-Fi's Women Problem." Check out: Molly Flatt's "A Darker Wave," Kassandra Khaw’s "There are Wolves in These Woods," Madeline Ashby’s "The Cure For Jetlag," Liz Williams’ "In the God Fields." Jodi Picoult, "Small Great Things" Debby Irving, "Waking Up White" Karen Catlin, "Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking" Ed Yong, 4/19/2018, "When Will the Gender Gap in Science Disappear?" Emma Pierson, 8/5/2014 "In Science, It Matters That Women Come Last" The Unraveling Pink's Brain Trust List of fav female authors and books: Arundhati Roy, "God of Small Things" Ntozage Shange, "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf" Curtis Sittenfeld Doris Kearns Goodwin Loung Ung, "First They Killed My Father" Ayn Rand Kate Germano, "Fight Like A Girl" Julie Kratz, "ONE: How Male Allies Support Women for Gender Equality" Amy Waninger, "Network Beyond Bias: Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage for Your Career" Jennifer Brown, "Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace & the Will to Change" Iris Bohnet, "What Works: Gender Equality by Design" Another list of favorite female-authored business books: Shona Brown and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, "Competing on the Edge: Strategy as Structured Chaos" Andrea Kates, "Find Your Next: Using the Business Genome Approach to Find your Company's Next Competitive Edge" Angeles Arrien, "The Four-Fold Way: Walking the Paths of Warrior, Teacher, Healer and Visionary" Rayona Sharpnack, "Trade Up: Five Steps for Redesigning Your Leadership and Your Life from the Inside Out" Gail Larsen, "Transformational Speaking: If You Want to Change the World, Tell a Better Story"