Main Challenges In Ivanka Trump's Women Who Work

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Ivanka Trump’s latest book, Women Who Work, has raised controversy as to whether this book is beneficial to the modern working woman. Women Who Work, is a self-help book that contains essays by business people and advice from Ivanka Trump on achieving self-actualization. However, being the daughter of a wealthy business man prevents Ivanka Trump from empathizing with readers. Trump claims this novel as initiative to inspire working women in all dimensions of their lives. The main flaw within Women Who Work, is that it glamorizes the American working woman and fails to recognize the ones working in low-wage service jobs. Sejal Singh agrees when she writes: “Most low-wage workers in America are women. You won’t see their faces on Ivanka Trump’s …show more content…

Ivanka Trump claims to be a Feminist and provides an idealistic example of a woman who is able to easily balance work with life. Jill Filipovic writes in The New York Times, how Women Who Work is an example of “fake feminism” as the book hardly applies to American women at all. Filipovic states, “Ms. Trump has written a book called Women Who Work, so must presumably think she has advice to offer other women. But trying to emulate the Ivanka model without her financial means is a precarious path.” It is difficult to apply Trump’s suggested methods without her financial means to do so. Some have applauded Ivanka Trump and her successes with Women Who Work, Kate Taylor of Business Insider, addresses some overlooked points in Trump’s book. Ivanka Trump wrote the book prior to her father’s presidency. Taylor states, “There are a handful of interesting tidbits in the book that help illuminate the powerful first daughter.” Taylor acknowledges popular scrutiny and emphasizes Ivanka Trump’s power in writing a book for American working …show more content…

While Taylor shows how Ivanka Trump has displayed a great deal of power in writing her novel, she does not address what is fundamentally lacking in Women Who Work. Several articles seem to be scrutinizing the novel in the same way. Jia Tolentino states in her article “Ivanka Trump Wrote a Painfully Oblivious Book for Basically No One” contained within The New Yorker, “Women Who Work is mostly composed of artless jargon (“All women benefit immeasurably by architecting their lives”) and inspirational quotes you might find by Googling “inspirational quotes.” The quotes within this book are again lacking in originality and do little to benefit the American working woman. Ivanka Trump claims to be a feminist, and her actions of trying to promote change within politics by earning more parental leave in most firms are contributing to the feminist movement. However, her book has been considered to be a step backwards since her advice on getting ahead in one’s career is coming from a woman who already has a head start. Work-life balance is easier for her because of the household assistance she receives. Despite Ivanka Trump’s personal experiences she does not give success tips to those working in low-wage positions. This exludes a large part of the

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