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Wir müssen über Geld sprechen: Frauen, Finanzen und Freiheit
Wie Geld, Klasse und Herkunft zusammenhängen und warum wir uns alle dringend damit beschäftigen Bestsellerautorin Otegha Uwagba widmet sich diesen wichtigen Fragen mit einem klugen, heutigen und weiblichen Blick.
Otegha Uwagba ist erfolgreiche Autorin, Rednerin und Unternehmerin – und ein Vorbild für zahlreiche Frauen, wenn es um Beruf, Karriere und modernen Lifestyle geht. Als Tochter nigerianischer Einwanderer in London war ihr Weg aber nicht immer einfach. In diesem Buch erzählt sie ihre persönliche Geschichte und ruft allen Frauen Wir müssen über Geld sprechen. Und zwar dringend.
Dieses Buch macht Mut und zeigt Frauen, wie sich Finanzen selbstbestimmt angehen lassen und weshalb sich das lohnt.
»Ein fesselndes und zupackendes Buch – wunderschön geschrieben und zugleich provokativ und bedacht.« Pandora Sykes
»Ein Muss!« Elizabeth Day
»Persönlich, aber doch universell. Uwagbas Geschichte, wie sie das Leben an der Uni und die Arbeitswelt meistert, während sie sich mit dem Druck durch Klasse, dem Nichtvorhandensein von Privilegien und Frauenfeindlichkeit auseinandersetzen muss, ist erhellend und aufschlussreich.« The Bookseller
Otegha Uwagba ist erfolgreiche Autorin, Rednerin und Unternehmerin – und ein Vorbild für zahlreiche Frauen, wenn es um Beruf, Karriere und modernen Lifestyle geht. Als Tochter nigerianischer Einwanderer in London war ihr Weg aber nicht immer einfach. In diesem Buch erzählt sie ihre persönliche Geschichte und ruft allen Frauen Wir müssen über Geld sprechen. Und zwar dringend.
Dieses Buch macht Mut und zeigt Frauen, wie sich Finanzen selbstbestimmt angehen lassen und weshalb sich das lohnt.
»Ein fesselndes und zupackendes Buch – wunderschön geschrieben und zugleich provokativ und bedacht.« Pandora Sykes
»Ein Muss!« Elizabeth Day
»Persönlich, aber doch universell. Uwagbas Geschichte, wie sie das Leben an der Uni und die Arbeitswelt meistert, während sie sich mit dem Druck durch Klasse, dem Nichtvorhandensein von Privilegien und Frauenfeindlichkeit auseinandersetzen muss, ist erhellend und aufschlussreich.« The Bookseller
345 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 2, 2022
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April 1, 2026
In general I welcome female authors discussing money and financial topics, so first of all I would like to commend Ms. Uwagba for contributing to this genre. We need much more publications within this niche! Especially from Women of Color.
The book itself is a mix of her autobiography + facts and figures concerning the economy and its unfavorable circumstances for women (gender pay gap, sexism, invisible work, patriarchal structures etc. pp.). Uwagba comments critically from her position as an intersectional feminist, also including her numerous experiences as a UK immigrant and Black woman. I think her contextualization and analyses are very valuable, however if you are already an even slightly more advanced reader in feminism and economics (or even feminist economics), the book will not be able to offer you any substantially new knowledge. At times, I have to admit that I felt quite bored and checked how many pages are still left.
Regarding Uwagba‘s personal experiences in her career path, it was nice to read from someone who (similarly to my own experience) had spent most of her life in vastly different circumstances at home vs. at school/work. There is a huge cognitive dissonance for people who attend or work at prestigious institutions, to then come home to a humble working class household. Fortunately for Uwagba, she largely had positive experiences during her youth, and the negative experiences only really began during her adult life.
What bothered me a little was that Uwagba‘s book largely focuses on the experiences of creative industry; on highly-educated, highly paid, millennial, white collar women. I felt that it is hard to relate to the book if you do not fit into this specific group — which may also be a very conscious choice regarding her target group. However, I felt that the title and description of the book in that regard were a little misleading. It presents itself as something that could be useful to read for any woman, but then is very specific in who it addresses.
All in all, I would say this book was neither bad, nor especially good. If you ask me if you should read it, I would definitely tell you to go ahead. „Worst“ case (which is not even bad but actually good) is that you read something from the perspective of a UK Black woman‘s life experiences; best case is that you actually even learn something new!
The book itself is a mix of her autobiography + facts and figures concerning the economy and its unfavorable circumstances for women (gender pay gap, sexism, invisible work, patriarchal structures etc. pp.). Uwagba comments critically from her position as an intersectional feminist, also including her numerous experiences as a UK immigrant and Black woman. I think her contextualization and analyses are very valuable, however if you are already an even slightly more advanced reader in feminism and economics (or even feminist economics), the book will not be able to offer you any substantially new knowledge. At times, I have to admit that I felt quite bored and checked how many pages are still left.
Regarding Uwagba‘s personal experiences in her career path, it was nice to read from someone who (similarly to my own experience) had spent most of her life in vastly different circumstances at home vs. at school/work. There is a huge cognitive dissonance for people who attend or work at prestigious institutions, to then come home to a humble working class household. Fortunately for Uwagba, she largely had positive experiences during her youth, and the negative experiences only really began during her adult life.
What bothered me a little was that Uwagba‘s book largely focuses on the experiences of creative industry; on highly-educated, highly paid, millennial, white collar women. I felt that it is hard to relate to the book if you do not fit into this specific group — which may also be a very conscious choice regarding her target group. However, I felt that the title and description of the book in that regard were a little misleading. It presents itself as something that could be useful to read for any woman, but then is very specific in who it addresses.
All in all, I would say this book was neither bad, nor especially good. If you ask me if you should read it, I would definitely tell you to go ahead. „Worst“ case (which is not even bad but actually good) is that you read something from the perspective of a UK Black woman‘s life experiences; best case is that you actually even learn something new!
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