WOMENOMICS

For the harried female professional, this will be a welcome source for problem solving, brainstorming, and proven strategies for negotiating a different type of nine-to-five with her employer. Narrator Gabra Zackman sounds soothing and self-assured throughout, a style that underscores the underlying message of the entire narrative: Women are the secret assets of any corporation—as demonstrated by research and autobiographical anecdotes. As the author covers economic analysis, as well as the dilemmas of individual female employees, Zackman's tone is slightly sarcastic when called for such as when referring to the concept of classically defined success as it is solely in terms of revenue generation. Appropriately, Zackman's voice is firm when delivering the book’s bottom-line message that women are major contributors at senior levels of organizations. M.R. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2009]