Patriarchy Inc. : Why Workplace Inequality Persists – and How to Fix It by Cordelia Fine

The most lucrative industries are male-dominated - yet half of men think they're the ones being discriminated against. Post #MeToo, we're all committed to stamping out sexual harassment - but not to changing the conditions that foster it. Women work more hours than men and accumulate less wealth - while many children want more time with their dad.

Inequality in the workplace impacts all areas of our lives, from health and self-development to economic security and family life. But, despite the world's richest countries' long-avowed commitments to gender equality, there is still so much to fix - and so much we don't see. With perceptive and razor-sharp insight, award-winning author Cordelia Fine reveals how the status quo - Patriarchy Inc.

- is harming us all, in our working lives and beyond. Drawing on social and cultural history, examples from hunter-forager societies to high finance and the latest thinking in evolutionary science, she dismantles the existing, inadequate visions for gender equality and charts an inspiring path towards a fairer and freer society.

'Excellent and incredibly timely' Caroline Criado-Perez, author of Invisible Women'You should read this book' Philippa Gregory

Format:Paperback / softback 352 pages
Publisher:Atlantic Books
Imprint:Atlantic Books
Edition:Main
ISBN:9781838953379
Published:5 Feb 2026
Classifications:Feminism & feminist theory, Sociology, Economic systems & structures
Weight:248g