How Good Ideas Get Ignored in an Economy Built for Men
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Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics, believed that our actions stem from self-interest and the world turns because of financial gain. But every night Adam Smith's mother served him his dinner, not out of self-interest but out of love....
Praise for Mother of Invention A book with a radical agenda Maral wants nothing less than a revolution in the way we think about ourselves. The Times A smart, witty and fascinating warning from history. I loved this book. CAROLINE CRIADO PEREZ, Bestselling Author of Invisible Women wry and witty its high time to put the needs of all people and the planet at the heart of invention. KATE RAWORTH, author of Doughnut Economics Mother of Invention had me nodding along in emphatic agreement. To tackle the substantial problems ahead, we cannot afford to innovate with one hand tied behind our backs. IRISH TIMES This is an absolute must-read. Equal parts informative and infuriating. DR FERN RIDDELL, author of Sex: Lessons from History From wheeled suitcases to witch trials, Katrine Maral makes you look again at history in this funny, clever and provocative book HELEN LEWIS, author of Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights Infuriating, but always thought-provoking and intriguing. A clearly-needed wake-up call to future innovators not to view the world through a narrowly gendered lens but to pay attention to the skills and lived experiences of all. PROFESSOR GINA RIPPON bestselling author of The Gendered Brain [Katrine] brilliantly proves how male-driven technology over the ages has limited full human development by neglecting a liberating female narrative and perspective. JAN ELIASSON, Former Deputy Secretary-General of the UN This second book by the author of Who Cooked Adam Smiths Dinner? is both bracing and highly entertaining. Marcals contention is that while women have been coming up with ingenious inventions since the beginning of time, they are routinely sidelined in a world geared to men. THE BOOKSELLER
KATRINE MARCAL is a Swedish writer, journalist and correspondent for Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter. Her first book, Who Cooked Adam Smiths Dinner? was shortlisted for the August Prize and won the Lagercrantzen Award. She lives in London.