Gender Smart “Men are insensitive. Women are too emotional. Men don’t listen. Women talk too much It’s extremely easy for most of us to repeat stereotypes and form opinions about a person based just on their gender, skin color, and the way they dress or talk. Sometimes we do not even realize we do that. Gender Smart focuses on the problem of communication between genders and the ways we can use all our resources to reach the maximum potential both at work and in a personal life. The author of the book, Jane Sanders, has researched the subject of gender for over 12 years. She has talked about this subject during numerous trainings and workshops as well as various articles. She is considered to be one of the best experts on gender communication in the country. Gender Smart could be considered a fast and brief course of gender communication. It is divided into several short and comprehensive chapters. Each chapter is full of useful examples and helpful clues to make it easier for the reader to digest the book and put the theory into use. The first step in the readers’ education is realizing how much influence the gender stereotypes have on us and stressing that sometimes they can also be quite harmful. The author shows us ways to avoid them. She also presents us with many different ways we can improve our careers, relationships and everyday life by taking into consideration few simple facts. I believe the book is a great source of self-improvement techniques for everyone who strives to be better. The author is very objective, which makes the book great for both men and women. The book proves that even though the two genders are quite different, there are many ways to communicate and thus be much more successful. |