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Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women’s Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours

Economist Corinne Low uses data to examine the choices, constraints, and tradeoffs that shape women's adult lives. She looks beyond slogans about “having it all” to study how careers, partnership, fertility, caregiving, health, and time interact across different stages of life. The book shows how institutions and biological timelines can turn seemingly personal decisions into difficult coordination problems, while unequal expectations increase the cost for women. Low translates economic evidence into practical guidance without pretending there is one optimal path, helping readers make more informed choices and recognize where policy and workplace design must change.

Publisher: Flatiron Books
Publication date: 2025
Format: Print edition
Pages: 272
ISBN: 9781250369512

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1. The Third Shift: On the Mental Load — Can Women Have It All? Reading Corinne Low’s Having It All with a Fintech Product ManagerChecked

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2. So Money with Farnoosh Torabi — 1919: What the Data Proves About Marriage, Motherhood, and Having It All - A Conversation with Wharton Professor Dr. Corinne LowChecked

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3. Bare Naked Moms — The Myth of Having It All — And the Power of Having It Almost (Corinne Low, PhD)Checked

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4. What Fresh Hell: Parenting, Relationships, and Making Life Better, with Two Funny Moms — Fresh Take: Corinne Low, HAVING IT ALLChecked

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