She Wins, You Win: The Most Important Rule Every Businesswoman Needs to Know

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Summary: Women, empower thyselves!
Review: As a progressive gen-X male, I have always wondered why the unprecedented level of opportunity for women in our society has translanted into equality of education and equal representation in the workforce, but not into equal pay for equal work or equal representation in the boardroom. Gail Evans not only offers an explanation; she tells her readers how to rectify the situation. She has been there, done that, and is spreading the word on how. This book is a great gift for any woman of ambition who is ready to help herself and other women overcome the final obstacles to gender equality.

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Summary: Insightful!
Review: Even if you're not a team player, this book will draft you in the first round. In plain language, author Gail Evans outlines the corporate playing field. She clearly marks the opponents, the cheerleaders and the goals women must conquer to score points in the corporate game. The book is at its best when Evans uses real-life examples to demonstrate the dramas, the discrimination and the disadvantages women face while working. Like a video of game highlights and lowlights, her examples are pulled from the pages of her own agenda book and e-mail box. She provides concrete tips to tell women how to establish and cultivate formal and informal networks. Although she does address the tug-of-war women survive while balancing home and work commitments, the book could have scored more points on the home front. Maybe Evans will do that for us next time - meanwhile, we recommend this book to women on all rungs of the corporate ladder.

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Summary: Gail Evans "gets it"
Review: Every woman struggling to break through in her career will benefit tremendously from reading this book. It's hands down the most relevant book about women and business that I have ever read. Evans' insights are clear, meaningful and ultimately very empowering. The book is full of thought provoking material, good information and interesting case studies. She Wins You Win is perfect for book clubs - trust me, you are going to want to talk about this book when you are done reading it!

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Summary: Read it and pass it on
Review: For every time I ever felt left out of the guys' sports pool in the office, this book is my best revenge. This book helped articulate all of the feelings I've had at work and gave a lot of useful, practical advice about how to help out other deserving women at work and build a network of support instead of envy.

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Summary: Women helping women is good; it's not gender warfare
Review: Gail Evans states, "I don't want you to stop helping deserving guys. I don't want you to feel like a bad person. I just want you to take care of other women. The boys are doing a great job of taking care of themselves already." Evans' book has made me realize the many times I've asked for a recommendation for a professional and have received the names of several men and no women. Because female professionals often don't self-promote, their names aren't on the tips of tongues as they deserve to be. Now, when I add, "Are there also any qualified women you'd recommend?" I usually receive at least one name. Women receive more than half of the college degrees and are now 46.5% of the workforce, but only 16% of upper management. Don't you think it's a good idea - for women and men - to make an attempt to include women in a pool of referrals? It's hard to believe this is considered gender warfare.

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Summary: Women helping women is good; it's not gender warfare
Review: Gail Evans states, "I don't want you to stop helping deserving guys. I don't want you to feel like a bad person. I just want you to take care of other women. The boys are doing a great job of taking care of themselves already." Evans' book has made me realize the many times I've asked for a recommendation for a professional and have received the names of several men and no women. Because female professionals often don't self-promote, their names aren't on the tips of tongues as they deserve to be. Now, when I add, "Are there also any qualified women you'd recommend?" I usually receive at least one name. Women receive more than half of the college degrees and are now 46.5% of the workforce, but only 16% of upper management. Don't you think it's a good idea - for women and men - to make an attempt to include women in a pool of referrals? It's hard to believe this is considered gender warfare.

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Summary: Thank You Gail
Review: I am a hermit crab only talking to the people I know at the office. After reading Gails' good book, I made a point of breaking out of my shell and networking at the office. So much has opened up for me beacuse of this. I really think all women should read this book.

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Summary: A MUST read!
Review: I love this new book by Gail Evans. She really illuminates how important is for women to help other women to succeed. I am giving a copy to my (female) boss in the hopes that she will heed Evans' good advice. You will read through this book in one day, great read, and so helpful. I feel recharged after reading this book and inspired to be a woman at my office. A must read!

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Summary: Bad Advice From A Big Ego
Review: Ms. Evans supports the view that women should help women just because they are women. Well, this girl-centered view is just as bad as a good old boys network. Discrimination by any other name is still discrimination, but Gail Evans puts her blinders on in this rather dopey book and says if women just help women discrimination is okay. By this thinking it would be okay for white people to help just white people and Asians should only help asians and let us not forget that fat people should help only those who weigh 200 pounds or more. You see the idea is really silly and Ms Evans needs to be less concerned about trying to sell her book and more concerned about writing a good book with a good idea.

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Summary: Gender Warfare Here We Come
Review: Never have I read such a book that attempts to pull men and women apart instead of forming a basis that they can work together. According to Gail Evans, women must work with women because they are women. Give us all a break Gail. Don't you think that the best person should get the job instead of what you think is the best gender?