The Authority Gap:
Why women are still taken less seriously than men,
and what we can do about it by Mary Ann Sieghart
“Imagine living in a world in which you were routinely patronised by women.
Imagine having your views ignored or your expertise frequently challenged by them.
Imagine people always addressing the woman you are with before you.
Now imagine a world in which the reverse of this is true”.
The Authority Gap 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.
Bringing together a wealth of data with precision and insight including interviews with pioneering women Mary Ann exposes unconscious bias in this fresh feminist take on how to address and counteract systemic sexism in ways that benefit us all.
‘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. – Mary McAleese, Former President of Ireland.
‘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
Interviews with pioneering women include:
Baroness Hale; Mary Beard; Bernadine Evaristo; Mary McAleese; Julia Gillard; Dolly Alderton and Pandora Sykes; Cherie Blair; Amber Rudd; Frances Morris; Laura Bates