Johansson's 'Narratives' draws attention to the myths around women at work

The introduction gives the impression that this is a West-focused book, but that impre­ssion is quickly dispe­lled as you turn to chapter one, which begins with Indian woman narrating her experience

Narratives: The Stories That Hold Women Back at Work

Author: Mette Johansson

Publisher: Penguin

Pages: 238 + XV  

Price: ₹499

  It will be a good day when we don’t need the kind of book that is being reviewed in this space today. To settle for less, it would be a good day if both the author and the reviewer of such a book were a man. Unfortunately, today is not that day. And hence the need to write, read and talk about books such as this one.

 

Narratives: Stories That Hold Women Back at Work draws atten­tion to the myths around women at work,