That's What She Said
What Men and Women Need To Know About Working Together
by Joanne Lipman
Recommended by Adam Grant and Mark Cuban
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Should I read this?
Joanne Lipman's handbook mixes reporting, interviews, and prescriptive checklists to map what workplaces can change after #MeToo. It delivers concrete steps for managers and employees—policy fixes, communication practices, and hiring tweaks—while leaning on anecdotes and media-friendly case studies. The useful part is pragmatic, drawing on reporting and examples aimed at day-to-day implementation; the limiting part is a corporate orientation and frequent repetition of examples that may feel incremental rather than systemic to readers wanting radical critique or academic rigor.
Read this if...
- •an HR manager at a mid-sized company drafting a gender-equity action plan after an internal complaint — gives ready-to-adapt policies, meeting rules, and measurable next steps to pilot.
- •a team leader or product manager at a fast-growth startup trying to retain diverse talent — useful for quick changes to hiring language, interview processes, and meeting norms.
- •a corporate trainer or DEI program lead preparing short manager workshops — provides anecdotes, checklists, and sample scripts that can be adapted into training modules.
Skip this if...
- •you'll likely put it down when the same anecdotal examples and procedure lists repeat across chapters; readers wanting tight academic sourcing or deep structural theory will lose interest.
- •annoying if you prefer sharp, systemic economic or sociological analysis rather than practical, employer-focused fixes — the tone favors doable workplace changes over ideological critique.
- •annoying if you wanted hands-on exercises or step-by-step worksheets — this is not an exercises manual and lacks hands-on practice sections.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER The world has changed in the wake of the #MeToo movement. What comes next Going beyond the message of Lean In and The Confidence Code, Joanne Lippman, Gannett’s Chief Content Officer, offers solutions to help professionals solve gender gap issues and achieve parity at work in this inclusive and realistic handbook. Newly updated...
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Audience Fit
- an HR manager at a mid-sized company drafting a gender-equity action plan after an internal complaint — gives ready-to-adapt policies, meeting rules, and measurable next steps to pilot.
- a team leader or product manager at a fast-growth startup trying to retain diverse talent — useful for quick changes to hiring language, interview processes, and meeting norms.
- a corporate trainer or DEI program lead preparing short manager workshops — provides anecdotes, checklists, and sample scripts that can be adapted into training modules.
- you'll likely put it down when the same anecdotal examples and procedure lists repeat across chapters; readers wanting tight academic sourcing or deep structural theory will lose interest.
- annoying if you prefer sharp, systemic economic or sociological analysis rather than practical, employer-focused fixes — the tone favors doable workplace changes over ideological critique.
- annoying if you wanted hands-on exercises or step-by-step worksheets — this is not an exercises manual and lacks hands-on practice sections.
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Leadership, and Psychology.
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Adam Grant
Organizational psychologist; Wharton professor
“My list of the 20 most exciting books that debut in 2018 spanning timing to culture, grit to health, and hate to truth. | Yes. I learned so much from Joanne’s book . It’s a must read for every male executive who wants to get it right”
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