Having It All

What Data Tells Us About Women's Lives and How to Get the Most Out of Yours

De: Corinne Low PhD

You’re not imagining it: Women aren’t getting a good deal at home or at work. We have the evidence to prove it. This book gives you the power to change it.

For women in America today, the promise of “having it all” is an ever-elusive carrot; the reality is that while we are doing it all, we face unsustainable demands on our time and efforts, in every sphere. The data shows that biologically, culturally, economically, we are on an uneven playing ground, and one that drains us of our happiness. But that same data can empower us to make choices that will reclaim our time, our energy—and even our joy.

In Having It All, Wharton professor and economist Dr. Corinne Low unpacks the hidden factors that influence women’s decision-making, and how these choices can alter the course of our lives. From whether to obtain an advanced degree to what type of career to pursue, when or whether to get married and/or have children, or even where to live—Dr. Low explores essential questions such as:

- What if flexible working isn't the answer, and we actually need more boundaries?

- What if there is no optimal time to “have a family” but rather a slew of different considerations at different life stages?

-What if we approached decisions around marriage and partnership as rigorously as we would an employment opportunity?

For too long, women have been expected to accept labor-intensive solutions to systemic problems–optimize, lean in, work harder. But Dr. Low isn’t suggesting women need to do more. In the tradition of bestselling books like Eve Rodsky’s Fair Play and Emily Oster’s Cribsheet, Having It All blends personal experience, research, and analysis to help shed light on the constraints women face, and offer an evidence-based framework for getting a better deal. Consider it the essential economics textbook for life as a woman—but hopefully, a little more fun.

©2025 Corinne Low, PhD (P)2025 Macmillan Audio

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"Having It All shows us in painfully clear detail that women cannot bend anymore without breaking. Dr. Low brilliantly illustrates that we must confront outdated social structures harming women, and she offers us an evidence-based roadmap for moving forward. This is a groundbreaking book that will have an impact on the life of the individual reader, and the society that surrounds them."—Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play

"Corinne Low replaces the idea that we're ‘just not trying hard enough,’ and offers instead a data-driven inventory of the forces that impact our wellbeing—and our bank accounts. Having It All is a must-read for women in every stage of life.”—Vivian Tu, New York Times bestselling author of Rich AF