Harriet Harman

A personal memoir but also the story of women in politics and public life. Since Harriet entered parliament in 1982 &shy; pregnant with her first child &shy; she has seen the number of women MPs increase to more than 200. Many of us are there because of her

<i>A Woman's Work</i> is a fantastic and inspiring read which I would recommend to anyone interested in overcoming prejudice and promoting fairness. Over her 35 year career in Parliament no-one has fought harder or more effectively for gender equality than Harriet Harman. She is an outstanding role model

John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons

If I had a teenage daughter, especially one who didn't see the point of politics, this is the book I'd buy her. Chatty, accessible and occasionally eye-opening, it's a history of the things conventional political memoirs miss out ... a lively account of the one subject most political memoir writers know next to nothing about: how it felt to be a woman working in one of the least forgiving careers around

Compelling ... She has guts to spare and is interesting on the difficulties of a work-life balance in parliament ... Her own judgments on her performance are commendably unsparing ... An important story ... Role model? You bet

A painfully honest memoir ... where lesser politicians would have slunk from public gaze, Harman reacted by getting tougher

Countless blows have tempered Harman into something fearless and indestructible. Hell, why shouldn't this be her prime?

Fantastic - I can't recommend it highly enough

When Harriet Harman started her career, men-only job adverts and a  'women's rate' of pay were the norm, female MPs were a tiny minority - a  woman couldn't even sign for a mortgage. But, she argues, we should  never just be grateful that things are better now. There's still more to  do. In <i>A Woman's Work</i> Harriet, Britain's  longest-serving female MP, looks at her own life to see how far we've  come, and where we should go next. This is an inspiring and refreshingly  honest account of the part she has played (and the setbacks along the  way) in the movement that transformed politics and women's lives.

Harriet Harman

Praise for A Woman's Work

A personal memoir but also the story of women in politics and public life. Since Harriet entered parliament in 1982 pregnant with her first child she has seen the number of women MPs increase to more tha ...

A Woman's Work is a fantastic and inspiring read which I would recommend to anyone interested in overcoming prejudice and promoting fairness. Over her 35 year career in Parliament no-one has fought harder or ...

If I had a teenage daughter, especially one who didn't see the point of politics, this is the book I'd buy her. Chatty, accessible and occasionally eye-opening, it's a history of the things conventional political me ...

A personal memoir but also the story of women in politics and public life. Since Harriet entered parliament in 1982 pregnant with her first child she has seen the number of women MPs increase to more tha ...

A Woman's Work is a fantastic and inspiring read which I would recommend to anyone interested in overcoming prejudice and promoting fairness. Over her 35 year career in Parliament no-one has fought harder or ...

If I had a teenage daughter, especially one who didn't see the point of politics, this is the book I'd buy her. Chatty, accessible and occasionally eye-opening, it's a history of the things conventional political me ...

A personal memoir but also the story of women in politics and public life. Since Harriet entered parliament in 1982 pregnant with her first child she has seen the number of women MPs increase to more tha ...

A Woman's Work is a fantastic and inspiring read which I would recommend to anyone interested in overcoming prejudice and promoting fairness. Over her 35 year career in Parliament no-one has fought harder or ...

If I had a teenage daughter, especially one who didn't see the point of politics, this is the book I'd buy her. Chatty, accessible and occasionally eye-opening, it's a history of the things conventional political me ...

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Praise for A Woman's Work

A personal memoir but also the story of women in politics and public life. Since Harriet entered parliament in 1982 ­ pregnant with her first child ­ she has seen the number of women MPs increase to more tha ...

A Woman's Work is a fantastic and inspiring read which I would recommend to anyone interested in overcoming prejudice and promoting fairness. Over her 35 year career in Parliament no-one has fought harder or ...

If I had a teenage daughter, especially one who didn't see the point of politics, this is the book I'd buy her. Chatty, accessible and occasionally eye-opening, it's a history of the things conventional political me ...

A personal memoir but also the story of women in politics and public life. Since Harriet entered parliament in 1982 ­ pregnant with her first child ­ she has seen the number of women MPs increase to more tha ...

A Woman's Work is a fantastic and inspiring read which I would recommend to anyone interested in overcoming prejudice and promoting fairness. Over her 35 year career in Parliament no-one has fought harder or ...

If I had a teenage daughter, especially one who didn't see the point of politics, this is the book I'd buy her. Chatty, accessible and occasionally eye-opening, it's a history of the things conventional political me ...

A personal memoir but also the story of women in politics and public life. Since Harriet entered parliament in 1982 ­ pregnant with her first child ­ she has seen the number of women MPs increase to more tha ...

A Woman's Work is a fantastic and inspiring read which I would recommend to anyone interested in overcoming prejudice and promoting fairness. Over her 35 year career in Parliament no-one has fought harder or ...

If I had a teenage daughter, especially one who didn't see the point of politics, this is the book I'd buy her. Chatty, accessible and occasionally eye-opening, it's a history of the things conventional political me ...

A personal memoir but also the story of women in politics and public life. Since Harriet entered parliament in 1982 pregnant with her first child she has seen the number of women MPs increase to more tha ...

A personal memoir but also the story of women in politics and public life. Since Harriet entered parliament in 1982 pregnant with her first child she has seen the number of women MPs increase to more tha ...

A personal memoir but also the story of women in politics and public life. Since Harriet entered parliament in 1982 pregnant with her first child she has seen the number of women MPs increase to more tha ...