Why we can't sleep : women's new midlife crisis
Calhoun, Ada2020
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When Ada Calhoun found herself in the throes of a midlife crisis, she thought that she had no right to complain. She was married with children and a good career. So why did she feel miserable? And why did it seem that the women around her were miserable, too? Calhoun decided to find some answers. She looked into housing costs, HR trends, credit card debt averages and divorce data. At every turn, she saw a pattern- sandwiched between the Boomers and the Millennials, Gen X women were facing new problems as they entered middle age, problems that were largely overlooked. Speaking with women across America about their experiences as the generation raised to 'have it all,' Calhoun found that most were exhausted, terrified about money, under-employed, and overwhelmed. Instead of being heard, they were told instead to lean in, take 'me-time', or make a chore chart to get their lives and homes in order. In Why We Can't Sleep, Calhoun opens up the cultural and political contexts of this predicament and offers solutions for how to pull oneself out of the abyss-and keep the next generation of women from falling in. The result is reassuring, empowering and essential reading for all middle-aged women, and anyone who hopes to understand them.
Main title:
Why we can't sleep : women's new midlife crisis / Ada Calhoun.
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Imprint:
Melbourne, Vic. : Text Publishing, 2020.
Collation:
[xi], 267 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
First published in North America by Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2020. This edition published by the Text Publishing Company, 2020. Reprinted 2020.Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Possibilies create pressure -- The doldrums -- The caregiving rack -- Job instability -- Money panic -- Decision fatigue -- Single, childless -- After the divorce -- Perimenopause -- The very filtered profile picture -- New narritives.
ISBN:
9781922268419
Dewey class:
305.2442
Language:
English
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BRN:
365012
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 305.2442 CAL | Available |
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 305.2442 CAL | Available |