Review of Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman: What Men Know About Success That Women Need to Learn by Gail Evans.

Authors

Amy Lee Andreassen, English Valleys Elementary - Iowa

Date of this Version

10-2004

Document Type

Article

Citation

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, Vol. 2, No. 4-October 2004 ISSN: 1541-6224

Comments

©2003 Pro>Active Publications

Abstract

In her book, Evans, now retired, attempted to define the "unwritten rules" in business. Her premise is that to get ahead in today's corporate environment, women need to understand and "play" by the rules written by men. Evans believes in the bottom line, "When it comes to business, most women are at a disadvantage. We're forced to guess, to improvise, to bluff. That is why so few of us play the game well, and even fewer find it fulfilling" (p. 7).