#79 How Diverse Is Your Bookshelf?

Published: Oct. 14, 2018, 6:44 p.m.

b'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.\\u2029\\n\\nResources in this episode:\\u2029\\nMolly Flatt, The Guardian, "Is The Future Female? Fixing Sci-Fi\'s Women Problem."\\xa0Check out: Molly Flatt\'s "A Darker Wave," Kassandra Khaw\\u2019s "There are Wolves in These Woods," Madeline Ashby\\u2019s "The Cure For Jetlag," Liz Williams\\u2019 "In the God Fields."\\n\\u2029Jodi Picoult, "Small Great Things"\\u2029\\nDebby Irving, "Waking Up White"\\n\\u2029Karen Catlin, "Present! A Techie\'s Guide to Public Speaking"\\u2029\\nEd Yong, 4/19/2018, "When Will the Gender Gap in Science Disappear?"\\u2029\\nEmma Pierson, 8/5/2014 "In Science, It Matters That Women Come Last"\\n\\u2029The Unraveling Pink\'s Brain Trust List of fav female authors and books:\\u2029\\nArundhati Roy, "God of Small Things"\\u2029\\nNtozage Shange, "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf"\\n\\u2029Curtis Sittenfeld\\u2029\\nDoris Kearns Goodwin\\u2029\\nLoung Ung, "First They Killed My Father"\\u2029\\nAyn Rand\\u2029\\nKate Germano, "Fight Like A Girl"\\u2029\\nJulie Kratz, "ONE: How Male Allies Support Women for Gender Equality"\\n\\u2029Amy Waninger, "Network Beyond Bias: Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage for Your Career"\\u2029\\nJennifer Brown, "Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace & the Will to Change"\\u2029\\nIris Bohnet, "What Works: Gender Equality by Design"\\u2029\\nAnother list of favorite female-authored business books\\u2029:\\nShona Brown and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, "Competing on the Edge:\\xa0 Strategy as Structured Chaos"\\u2029\\nAndrea Kates, "Find Your Next:\\xa0Using the Business Genome Approach to Find your Company\'s Next Competitive Edge"\\n\\u2029Angeles Arrien, "The Four-Fold Way:\\xa0Walking the Paths of Warrior, Teacher, Healer and Visionary"\\u2029\\nRayona Sharpnack, "Trade Up:\\xa0Five Steps for Redesigning Your Leadership and Your Life from the Inside Out"\\u2029\\nGail Larsen, "Transformational Speaking:\\xa0If You Want to Change the World, Tell a Better Story"'