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Corinne Low, PhD, is an associate professor of business economics and public policy at the Wharton School, where she teaches an award-winning course on the economics of discrimination. Her research has been published in journals such as the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Political Economy. She regularly speaks to and advises companies on their practices, and her research has been featured in media outlets from Vanity Fair to the Harvard Business Review. She received her PhD in economics from Columbia University and her BS in economics and public policy from Duke University, and formerly worked for McKinsey & Company. She lives in Philadelphia with her family.

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER

Women aren't getting a fair deal-at work or at home. Whether you're in "the squeeze" already or just starting your career path, this book gives you the data to understand why and the tools to change it.

The demands on working mothers and professional women are unsustainable. We're expected to build ambitious careers, fight for workplace equality, maintain equality at home, raise engaged children, and somehow find time for ourselves. And when we inevitably fall short? We're told to try harder and wake up earlier.

In Having It All, Wharton economist Dr. Corinne Low uses data to prove what you've always suspected: the system is rigged against women. She explains HOW we got here and WHY things feel so unsustainable. Then she offers a simple framework-along with loads of tools and scripts-to help you reclaim your time and happiness.

Inside, you'll learn:
Word-for-word scripts for asking for a raise, renegotiating with your partner, and setting boundaries
Why women negotiate differently than men - and how to use it to your advantage
A framework for career decisions: when to push, when to pivot, when to pause
How to evaluate whether your relationship is a good deal
How to structure your time, money, and energy around what you value

Dr. Low blends rigorous research with personal experience, including her own story of burning out as a working mother and rebuilding her life on her own terms.

In the tradition of Fair Play and Cribsheet, Having It All is the economics playbook for modern women-sharp, funny, and finally useful.

Inhalt

Introduction
1: Winning the Bread and Baking It Too
2: Leveling Up Instead of Leaning In
3: Love Is the Epsilon
4: Maximizing Subject to Constraints
5: What's (Still) Stopping Women from Making as Much Money as Men?
6: Turning Your Time into Money (Which Can Only Buy So Much Happiness)
7: Working Like a Girl
8: Investing in a Partner
9: Converting Time into Joy and Meaning
10: Raising Utility
11: When It Doesn't Work
12: The Big Shift
Afterword: Making the World Work for Women
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index