Annabel Crabb

While reading this, I think I messaged my friend about three times, saying you *must* read this. It will become the book we refer to every single time we watch QandA, during which messages are exchanged saying ‘have you seen X? She will make a wonderful wife.’
This was a fascinating and well researched book which confirmed so many of my suspicions and I swear AC must have been hiding in my house because her portrayal of an Aussie household in a ‘traditional’ set up is on the money.

A look at the support that a 'wife' of either gender can provide and the career advantages that result. Looks at the way men and women are viewed and expectations regarding childcare. Nothing startling in this book.

This a clear, well-written discussion of the ways in which men and, particularly, women are constrained by the ways of the modern workplace. It's convincing and well argued, but really feels like something for people who've not really given the topic much thought before - anyone who has been interested or bothered by workplace inequality will have covered most of this ground before. Still - the book seems to have reached a broad audience and that's definitely valuable.